ASB 222 Exam Review Questions with Correct
Answers
Cultural items, features, ecofacts, and human remains are types of:
Artifacts
Cultural evolution is the term to describe the linear changes in human societies through
deep time. Being linear, these changes are the same everywhere and there are no
reversals to previous systems.
False
The goals of archaeology include:
Discovering evidence of the human past
Reconstructing cultural history around the world
Reconstructing past lives and societies
All of the above
An objects provenience is its location in in horizontal and vertical space.
True
Being sensitive to the kind of language you use, such as with words like traditional
history and abandonment, can be important for good relationships between Native
Americans and archaeologists.
True
Some archaeologists have difficulty accepting Native American claims on cultural
affiliated items and remains because they believe it will restrict archaeological research
and cause a loss of knowledge.
, True
Cyark is
An archive of three-dimensional digital renderings of archaeological sites
NAGPRA covers:
Human remains
Funerary objects
Sacred objects
Cultural patrimony
All of the above
Of the following, which are threats to archaeological sites
Development
Unsustainable tourism
Warfare and conflict
Looting
All of the above
Archaeologists disagree with some Native American groups over how to define cultural
affiliation and relevant research questions.
True
Development is a threat to archaeological sites because
Many of the largest archaeological sites are located in the developing world, in cities
In the film "Bones of Contention", which group chose to cooperate with local
researchers to answer the cultural and medical questions important to them.
Answers
Cultural items, features, ecofacts, and human remains are types of:
Artifacts
Cultural evolution is the term to describe the linear changes in human societies through
deep time. Being linear, these changes are the same everywhere and there are no
reversals to previous systems.
False
The goals of archaeology include:
Discovering evidence of the human past
Reconstructing cultural history around the world
Reconstructing past lives and societies
All of the above
An objects provenience is its location in in horizontal and vertical space.
True
Being sensitive to the kind of language you use, such as with words like traditional
history and abandonment, can be important for good relationships between Native
Americans and archaeologists.
True
Some archaeologists have difficulty accepting Native American claims on cultural
affiliated items and remains because they believe it will restrict archaeological research
and cause a loss of knowledge.
, True
Cyark is
An archive of three-dimensional digital renderings of archaeological sites
NAGPRA covers:
Human remains
Funerary objects
Sacred objects
Cultural patrimony
All of the above
Of the following, which are threats to archaeological sites
Development
Unsustainable tourism
Warfare and conflict
Looting
All of the above
Archaeologists disagree with some Native American groups over how to define cultural
affiliation and relevant research questions.
True
Development is a threat to archaeological sites because
Many of the largest archaeological sites are located in the developing world, in cities
In the film "Bones of Contention", which group chose to cooperate with local
researchers to answer the cultural and medical questions important to them.
