ASB 222 Practice Questions with Correct
Answers
Four methods for chronometrically dating the past are Potassium-Argon dating, Radio
Carbon dating, Historical documents, and
lithics
True or false: Archaeology applies scientific methods and theories to the material
remains of past cultures to understand human behavior.
True
True or false: Radiocarbon dating can date things that lived up to 500,000 years ago.
False
True or false: When an archaeologist attempts to find sites with a conservation goal in
mind, s/he is trying to identify the potential damage of a proposed project by finding
any archaeological sites in its path.
True
The goals of archaeology include:
A. Discovering evidence of the human past
B. Reconstructing cultural history around the world
C. Reconstructing past lives and societies
ALL OF THE ABOVE !!
True or false: The archaeological remains of bands and tribes are generally more
difficult to find than that of chiefdoms and states.
True
, Archaeologists that live in other cultures to learn about how artifacts are are made and
used are called:
ethnoarchaeologists
Archaeology without excavation
is a hypothesis
Archaeological theories
A. Explain and describe the past
B. Provide a broad explanatory framework for material evidence
C. Are based on existing evidence and research
ALL OF ABOVE
True or false: Stratigraphy is a relative chronology method where objects are dated in
relation to each other by which layer with which they are associated.
True
Which of the following technologies were widespread among Homo Sapiens during the
last glaciation?
A. Control of fire
B. Specialized weapons
C. Built shelters
ALL OF THE ABOVE
What tool tradition, featuring standardized bifaces, was produced by Homo erectus?
Answers
Four methods for chronometrically dating the past are Potassium-Argon dating, Radio
Carbon dating, Historical documents, and
lithics
True or false: Archaeology applies scientific methods and theories to the material
remains of past cultures to understand human behavior.
True
True or false: Radiocarbon dating can date things that lived up to 500,000 years ago.
False
True or false: When an archaeologist attempts to find sites with a conservation goal in
mind, s/he is trying to identify the potential damage of a proposed project by finding
any archaeological sites in its path.
True
The goals of archaeology include:
A. Discovering evidence of the human past
B. Reconstructing cultural history around the world
C. Reconstructing past lives and societies
ALL OF THE ABOVE !!
True or false: The archaeological remains of bands and tribes are generally more
difficult to find than that of chiefdoms and states.
True
, Archaeologists that live in other cultures to learn about how artifacts are are made and
used are called:
ethnoarchaeologists
Archaeology without excavation
is a hypothesis
Archaeological theories
A. Explain and describe the past
B. Provide a broad explanatory framework for material evidence
C. Are based on existing evidence and research
ALL OF ABOVE
True or false: Stratigraphy is a relative chronology method where objects are dated in
relation to each other by which layer with which they are associated.
True
Which of the following technologies were widespread among Homo Sapiens during the
last glaciation?
A. Control of fire
B. Specialized weapons
C. Built shelters
ALL OF THE ABOVE
What tool tradition, featuring standardized bifaces, was produced by Homo erectus?
