Question 1

Prehistory begins with the advent of writing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Identifying the species of animal in bone remains is the job of the

Accepted Answer

A)   palynologist
B)   archaeobotanist
C)   GIS expert
D)   zooarchaeologist D

Question 3

GIS allows data to be collected, stored, manipulated, retrieved, and presented in visual form.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Because of the habitats they inhabit, beetles and land mollusks can be good indicators of changes in climate and environment

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Dendrochronological dating is useful in all regions of the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Ethnoarchaeology is the

Accepted Answer

A)   study of organic material
B)   study of stone tools
C)   observation of existing traditional societies from an archaeological perspective
D)   study of landscapes

Question 7

Theoretically each stratum in a stratigraphic sequence should be older than the stratum covering it and younger than the one on which it rests

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Differentiate the goals of early archaeologists, processual archaeologists, and post processual archaeologists.

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The answer of Differentiate the goals of early archaeologists, processual...

Question 9

The context of finds comprises

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A)   matrix
B)   provenience
C)   association
D)   all of the above

Question 10

Which of the following is a cultural transformation process?

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A)   meandering rivers mixing layers
B)   animal burrows
C)   bacteria decaying organic artifacts
D)   recycling wooden house beams

Question 11

Discuss three of the major ways artifacts can be preserved for long periods of time, citing what is preserved and why.

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The answer of Discuss three of the major ways artifacts...

Question 12

The lithic analyst studies

Accepted Answer

A)   bone
B)   pottery
C)   stone tools
D)   plants

Question 13

The primary aim of prehistoric archaeology is to

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A)   excavate sites
B)   collect artifacts
C)   describe the life of people in the past
D)   date sites

Question 14

Processual archaeology that began in the 1960s focused primarily on

Accepted Answer

A)   describing past cultures
B)   scientifically explaining culture
C)   using symbols to interpret cultures
D)   predicting culture change by climate

Question 15

You are about to begin an archaeological excavation. What would you do in your research design to keep track of the stratigraphy and under what circumstances would you do a vertical or a horizontal excavation?

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The answer of You are about to begin an archaeological...

Question 16

The use of flotation has enabled archaeologists to recover small seeds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The most common way archaeologists find sites is by

Accepted Answer

A)   remote sensing
B)   ground survey
C)   GIS
D)   electrical resistivity

Question 18

Of the following, the dating technique with the highest level of confidence in its accuracy is

Accepted Answer

A)   K-Ar
B)   TL
C)   OSL
D)   FUN

Question 19

Artifacts are portable objects made and used by humans in the past.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

How do archaeologists approach the reconstruction of past environments?

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The answer of How do archaeologists approach the reconstruction of...

Exam 8: The Archaeology of Early Human Societies: Theories and Methods in Studying Prehistoric Archaeology

Prehistory begins with the advent of writing.

Identifying the species of animal in bone remains is the job of the

GIS allows data to be collected, stored, manipulated, retrieved, and presented in visual form.

Because of the habitats they inhabit, beetles and land mollusks can be good indicators of changes in climate and environment

Dendrochronological dating is useful in all regions of the world.

Ethnoarchaeology is the

Theoretically each stratum in a stratigraphic sequence should be older than the stratum covering it and younger than the one on which it rests

Differentiate the goals of early archaeologists, processual archaeologists, and post processual archaeologists.

The context of finds comprises

Which of the following is a cultural transformation process?

Discuss three of the major ways artifacts can be preserved for long periods of time, citing what is preserved and why.

The lithic analyst studies

The primary aim of prehistoric archaeology is to

Processual archaeology that began in the 1960s focused primarily on

You are about to begin an archaeological excavation. What would you do in your research design to keep track of the stratigraphy and under what circumstances would you do a vertical or a horizontal excavation?

The use of flotation has enabled archaeologists to recover small seeds.

The most common way archaeologists find sites is by

Of the following, the dating technique with the highest level of confidence in its accuracy is

Artifacts are portable objects made and used by humans in the past.

How do archaeologists approach the reconstruction of past environments?