Exam 1 Questions
(Archaeology) and Answers
Updated 2026
TheB"cultureBhistory"BphaseBofBAmericanBarchaeologyBtookBplaceBduringBtheByears/Bf
romBaboutB_____BandBwasBheavilyBinfluencedBby:B-
BAnswerBearlyB1900sBtoB1960;BanthropologistBFranzBBoas
AccordingBtoBtheBtext,BtheBmainBwayBthatBarchaeologistsBfindBnewBsitesBandBfeatures
Bis:B-BAnswerBReconnaissanceBSurvey
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBabsoluteBdatingBmethodsBwouldBworkBbestBforBdatingBearlyB
homininBsitesBassociatedBwithBvolcanicBrocks?B-BAnswerBPotassium-ArgonBdating
TheBthreeBcomponentsBofBcontextBare?B-
BAnswerBMatrix,Bprovenience,BandBassociation
AnthropologicalBarchaeologyBisBreferredBtoBasBsuchBbecause"B-
BAnswerBitBisBoneBofBtheBmajorBsubfieldsBofBanthropologyBinBtheBU.S.BandBCanada.
TheBuseBofBevolutionaryBtheoryBinBarchaeologyBemphasizes:B-
BAnswerBhowBnaturalBselectionBcanBbeBusedBtoBhelpBexplainBpastBhumanBbehavior.
TheBideaBthatBanBartifactBisBolderBorByoungerBrelativeBtoBanotherBartifactBisBtheBbasi
cBdefinitionBof?B-BAnswerBRelativeBDating
InBAmericanBArchaeology,BwhatBdoesBCRMBstandBfor?B-
BAnswerBCulturalBResourceBManagement
DuringBtheB"Classificatory-Descriptive"BperiodBofBAmericanBArcheology:B-
BAnswerBResearchBprioritiesBincludedBformalizingBartifactBclassifications,BandBestablishi
, ngBsiteBchronologiesB&BadvancesBinBgeologyBhelpedBtoBchallengeBexistingBtheoriesBre
gardingBtheBearth'sBantiquity.
TheBtermsBPaleolithicBandBNeolithic:B-
BAnswerBmeanBOldBStoneBAgeBandBNewBStoneBAge,Brespectively.
WhatBkindBofBfieldBsamplingBerrorsBcanBnegativelyBimpactBradiocarbonBdateBandBlabB
procedures?B-
BAnswerBTheBarchaeologistsBinvolvedBw/BtheBsiteBsmokedBnearBanBopenBunit,BtheBsa
mpleBcameBfromBaBwaterloggedBsite,BtheBsampleBcameBfromBaBunitBwithBextensiveBr
ootBsystems,BcharcoalBthatBisBsentBtoBtheBlabBcomesBfromBcharredBconstructionBmat
erial.
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBanBexampleBofBaBculturalBsiteBformationBprocess?B-
BAnswerBABmodernBfarmerBplowingBaBfieldBandBpullingBburiedBartifactsBupBtoBtheBs
urface
AccordingBtoBDr.BFranklin,BarchaeologistsBhaveBconsideredBceramicBvesselBformsBfromB
slave-relatedBsitesBinBVirginiaBinBorderBtoBdetermine:B-
BAnswerBtheBratioBofBfollowBtoBflatBvesselBformsBwhichBisBevidenceBforBfoodBprepar
ationBtechniques
TheBlawBofBsuperpositionBholdsBthat:B-
BAnswerBlayersBatBaBsiteBwillBgenerallyBgoBfromBoldestBatBtheBbottom,ByoungestBatB
theBtop.
RadiocarbonBdatingBusingBtheBAMSBtechniqueBcanBdateBartifactsBupBtoBhowBlongBago
?B-BAnswerB50,000ByearsBago
Nuts,Bseeds,BandBsmallBanimalBbonesBrecoveredBthroughBflotationBatBtheBColonialBWi
lliamsburgBsiteBareBexamplesBof:B-BAnswerBEcofacts
(Archaeology) and Answers
Updated 2026
TheB"cultureBhistory"BphaseBofBAmericanBarchaeologyBtookBplaceBduringBtheByears/Bf
romBaboutB_____BandBwasBheavilyBinfluencedBby:B-
BAnswerBearlyB1900sBtoB1960;BanthropologistBFranzBBoas
AccordingBtoBtheBtext,BtheBmainBwayBthatBarchaeologistsBfindBnewBsitesBandBfeatures
Bis:B-BAnswerBReconnaissanceBSurvey
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBabsoluteBdatingBmethodsBwouldBworkBbestBforBdatingBearlyB
homininBsitesBassociatedBwithBvolcanicBrocks?B-BAnswerBPotassium-ArgonBdating
TheBthreeBcomponentsBofBcontextBare?B-
BAnswerBMatrix,Bprovenience,BandBassociation
AnthropologicalBarchaeologyBisBreferredBtoBasBsuchBbecause"B-
BAnswerBitBisBoneBofBtheBmajorBsubfieldsBofBanthropologyBinBtheBU.S.BandBCanada.
TheBuseBofBevolutionaryBtheoryBinBarchaeologyBemphasizes:B-
BAnswerBhowBnaturalBselectionBcanBbeBusedBtoBhelpBexplainBpastBhumanBbehavior.
TheBideaBthatBanBartifactBisBolderBorByoungerBrelativeBtoBanotherBartifactBisBtheBbasi
cBdefinitionBof?B-BAnswerBRelativeBDating
InBAmericanBArchaeology,BwhatBdoesBCRMBstandBfor?B-
BAnswerBCulturalBResourceBManagement
DuringBtheB"Classificatory-Descriptive"BperiodBofBAmericanBArcheology:B-
BAnswerBResearchBprioritiesBincludedBformalizingBartifactBclassifications,BandBestablishi
, ngBsiteBchronologiesB&BadvancesBinBgeologyBhelpedBtoBchallengeBexistingBtheoriesBre
gardingBtheBearth'sBantiquity.
TheBtermsBPaleolithicBandBNeolithic:B-
BAnswerBmeanBOldBStoneBAgeBandBNewBStoneBAge,Brespectively.
WhatBkindBofBfieldBsamplingBerrorsBcanBnegativelyBimpactBradiocarbonBdateBandBlabB
procedures?B-
BAnswerBTheBarchaeologistsBinvolvedBw/BtheBsiteBsmokedBnearBanBopenBunit,BtheBsa
mpleBcameBfromBaBwaterloggedBsite,BtheBsampleBcameBfromBaBunitBwithBextensiveBr
ootBsystems,BcharcoalBthatBisBsentBtoBtheBlabBcomesBfromBcharredBconstructionBmat
erial.
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBanBexampleBofBaBculturalBsiteBformationBprocess?B-
BAnswerBABmodernBfarmerBplowingBaBfieldBandBpullingBburiedBartifactsBupBtoBtheBs
urface
AccordingBtoBDr.BFranklin,BarchaeologistsBhaveBconsideredBceramicBvesselBformsBfromB
slave-relatedBsitesBinBVirginiaBinBorderBtoBdetermine:B-
BAnswerBtheBratioBofBfollowBtoBflatBvesselBformsBwhichBisBevidenceBforBfoodBprepar
ationBtechniques
TheBlawBofBsuperpositionBholdsBthat:B-
BAnswerBlayersBatBaBsiteBwillBgenerallyBgoBfromBoldestBatBtheBbottom,ByoungestBatB
theBtop.
RadiocarbonBdatingBusingBtheBAMSBtechniqueBcanBdateBartifactsBupBtoBhowBlongBago
?B-BAnswerB50,000ByearsBago
Nuts,Bseeds,BandBsmallBanimalBbonesBrecoveredBthroughBflotationBatBtheBColonialBWi
lliamsburgBsiteBareBexamplesBof:B-BAnswerBEcofacts
