ANT 2100 Test
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1. In geology, the principle of uniformitarianism asserts - ANSWER that
the processes now operating to modify the earth's surface are the same as
those of the geologic past
2. Analogies justified on the basis of close cultural continuity between the
archaeological and ethnographic cases or similarity in general cultural form
are known as - ANSWER relational analogies
3. Analogies justified by similarities in the formal attributes of archaeological
and ethnographic objects and features are known as - ANSWER formal
analogies
4. The goal of middle-level theory is to - ANSWER help build secure
inferences from archaeological remains
5. Taphonomy is useful to archaeology because it - ANSWER helps
archaeologists separate the effects of natural processes and human
behavior on site formation
6. Exploring the possible ways to make a projectile point is an example of
_________, while observing the way a living group of people make
, projectile points is an example of _________ - ANSWER experimental
archaeology; ethnoarchaeology
7. Taphonomic research at the Hudson-Meng bison bonebed in northwest
Nebraska showed that: - ANSWER Natural processes such as
incomplete burial and subsequent exposure to sunlight could have caused
the tops of the bison skulls to decompose
8. Trying to move stones weighing several tons using only the tools and
materials that the ancient Egyptians had available to them, with the goal of
determining whether or not Egyptian technology was sufficiently
sophisticated to produce monuments like the pyramids, is an example of -
ANSWER experimental archaeology
9. The primary objective of ethnoarchaeology is to - ANSWER relate
behavior to archaeologically observable phenomena
10. Regarding trash disposal, Kelly's research among the Mikea of Madagascar
revealed - ANSWER that people deposited their trash further from
their homes the longer the settlement was occupied
11. The first step in faunal analysis is to assign each specimen to
_____________ - ANSWER element
12. When analyzing a faunal assemblage, zooarchaeologists attempt to
identify a specimen to all of the following except - ANSWER date
Set Questions & Revised Correct
Detailed Answers
1. In geology, the principle of uniformitarianism asserts - ANSWER that
the processes now operating to modify the earth's surface are the same as
those of the geologic past
2. Analogies justified on the basis of close cultural continuity between the
archaeological and ethnographic cases or similarity in general cultural form
are known as - ANSWER relational analogies
3. Analogies justified by similarities in the formal attributes of archaeological
and ethnographic objects and features are known as - ANSWER formal
analogies
4. The goal of middle-level theory is to - ANSWER help build secure
inferences from archaeological remains
5. Taphonomy is useful to archaeology because it - ANSWER helps
archaeologists separate the effects of natural processes and human
behavior on site formation
6. Exploring the possible ways to make a projectile point is an example of
_________, while observing the way a living group of people make
, projectile points is an example of _________ - ANSWER experimental
archaeology; ethnoarchaeology
7. Taphonomic research at the Hudson-Meng bison bonebed in northwest
Nebraska showed that: - ANSWER Natural processes such as
incomplete burial and subsequent exposure to sunlight could have caused
the tops of the bison skulls to decompose
8. Trying to move stones weighing several tons using only the tools and
materials that the ancient Egyptians had available to them, with the goal of
determining whether or not Egyptian technology was sufficiently
sophisticated to produce monuments like the pyramids, is an example of -
ANSWER experimental archaeology
9. The primary objective of ethnoarchaeology is to - ANSWER relate
behavior to archaeologically observable phenomena
10. Regarding trash disposal, Kelly's research among the Mikea of Madagascar
revealed - ANSWER that people deposited their trash further from
their homes the longer the settlement was occupied
11. The first step in faunal analysis is to assign each specimen to
_____________ - ANSWER element
12. When analyzing a faunal assemblage, zooarchaeologists attempt to
identify a specimen to all of the following except - ANSWER date
