ANT 2100 FINAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
In geology, the principle of uniformitarianism asserts - Answers - that the processes now
operating to modify the earth's surface are the same as those of the geologic past
Analogies justified on the basis of close cultural continuity between the archaeological
and ethnographic cases or similarity in general cultural form are known as - Answers -
relational analogies
Analogies justified by similarities in the formal attributes of archaeological and
ethnographic objects and features are known as - Answers - formal analogies
The goal of middle-level theory is to - Answers - help build secure inferences from
archaeological remains
Taphonomy is useful to archaeology because it - Answers - helps archaeologists
separate the effects of natural processes and human behavior on site formation
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
_________ - Answers - experimental archaeology; ethnoarchaeology
Taphonomic research at the Hudson-Meng bison bonebed in northwest Nebraska
showed that: - Answers - Natural processes such as incomplete burial and subsequent
exposure to sunlight could have caused the tops of the bison skulls to decompose
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 - Answers - experimental archaeology
The primary objective of ethnoarchaeology is to - Answers - relate behavior to
archaeologically observable phenomena
Regarding trash disposal, Kelly's research among the Mikea of Madagascar revealed -
Answers - that people deposited their trash further from their homes the longer the
settlement was occupied
What would the MNI be for the following hypothetical assemblage of adult bison bones:
4 left humeri, 2 left femura, 4 right femura, 5 skulls, and 6 left scapulae - Answers - 6
The faunal assemblage from the site of Chavín de Huántar, Peru, contains an
abundance of leg bones with few cranial and foot bones. This pattern has been
explained by - Answers - ch'arki trade; dried llama and alpaca meat on leg bones was
traded into the site from high-altitude herding communities
, An archaeologist involved in analyzing and interpreting plant remains from
archaeological sites in order to understand past interactions between human
populations and plants would be a - Answers - paleoethnobotanist
Macrobotanical remains include all of the following except - Answers - camelid bones
In reconstructing ancient environments, pollen is useful for all of the following reasons
except - Answers - it rarely fluctuates in quantity making it ideal for reconstructing
ancient environments
What do fluctuations in pollen percentages in a pollen diagram indicate? - Answers -
Changes in local and regional plant densities
The first step in faunal analysis is to assign each specimen to _____________ -
Answers - element
When analyzing a faunal assemblage, zooarchaeologists attempt to identify a specimen
to all of the following except - Answers - date
Size classes categorize faunal remains to one of five categories based on body size.
Animals assigned to class 5 include - Answers - giraffes, hippos, and elephants
Neanderthal burials from Shanidar Cave, Iraq, associated with pollen indicate - Answers
- that archaeologists need to take formation processes into account when interpreting
the meaning of data from ecofacts
When did Homo floresiensis die off? - Answers - 12000 years ago
Compared to modern human skulls, neanderthal skulls are ______ and _____ -
Answers - longer, lower
From which ancestor, shared with modern humans, did Neanderthals originate? -
Answers - Homo heidelbergensis
Most modern human people descending from populations outside of Africa share
______% of their DNA with Neanderthals - Answers - 2-3%
In cross-section, neanderthal humerus bones are ______, while modern human bones
are _____ - Answers - oval, rounded
What kind of tool is typically found in neanderthal stone tool assemblages? - Answers -
side scraper
What is the name of the bone that both humans and neanderthals possess that tells
scientists about the size and position of the larynx? - Answers - Hyoid
In geology, the principle of uniformitarianism asserts - Answers - that the processes now
operating to modify the earth's surface are the same as those of the geologic past
Analogies justified on the basis of close cultural continuity between the archaeological
and ethnographic cases or similarity in general cultural form are known as - Answers -
relational analogies
Analogies justified by similarities in the formal attributes of archaeological and
ethnographic objects and features are known as - Answers - formal analogies
The goal of middle-level theory is to - Answers - help build secure inferences from
archaeological remains
Taphonomy is useful to archaeology because it - Answers - helps archaeologists
separate the effects of natural processes and human behavior on site formation
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
_________ - Answers - experimental archaeology; ethnoarchaeology
Taphonomic research at the Hudson-Meng bison bonebed in northwest Nebraska
showed that: - Answers - Natural processes such as incomplete burial and subsequent
exposure to sunlight could have caused the tops of the bison skulls to decompose
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 - Answers - experimental archaeology
The primary objective of ethnoarchaeology is to - Answers - relate behavior to
archaeologically observable phenomena
Regarding trash disposal, Kelly's research among the Mikea of Madagascar revealed -
Answers - that people deposited their trash further from their homes the longer the
settlement was occupied
What would the MNI be for the following hypothetical assemblage of adult bison bones:
4 left humeri, 2 left femura, 4 right femura, 5 skulls, and 6 left scapulae - Answers - 6
The faunal assemblage from the site of Chavín de Huántar, Peru, contains an
abundance of leg bones with few cranial and foot bones. This pattern has been
explained by - Answers - ch'arki trade; dried llama and alpaca meat on leg bones was
traded into the site from high-altitude herding communities
, An archaeologist involved in analyzing and interpreting plant remains from
archaeological sites in order to understand past interactions between human
populations and plants would be a - Answers - paleoethnobotanist
Macrobotanical remains include all of the following except - Answers - camelid bones
In reconstructing ancient environments, pollen is useful for all of the following reasons
except - Answers - it rarely fluctuates in quantity making it ideal for reconstructing
ancient environments
What do fluctuations in pollen percentages in a pollen diagram indicate? - Answers -
Changes in local and regional plant densities
The first step in faunal analysis is to assign each specimen to _____________ -
Answers - element
When analyzing a faunal assemblage, zooarchaeologists attempt to identify a specimen
to all of the following except - Answers - date
Size classes categorize faunal remains to one of five categories based on body size.
Animals assigned to class 5 include - Answers - giraffes, hippos, and elephants
Neanderthal burials from Shanidar Cave, Iraq, associated with pollen indicate - Answers
- that archaeologists need to take formation processes into account when interpreting
the meaning of data from ecofacts
When did Homo floresiensis die off? - Answers - 12000 years ago
Compared to modern human skulls, neanderthal skulls are ______ and _____ -
Answers - longer, lower
From which ancestor, shared with modern humans, did Neanderthals originate? -
Answers - Homo heidelbergensis
Most modern human people descending from populations outside of Africa share
______% of their DNA with Neanderthals - Answers - 2-3%
In cross-section, neanderthal humerus bones are ______, while modern human bones
are _____ - Answers - oval, rounded
What kind of tool is typically found in neanderthal stone tool assemblages? - Answers -
side scraper
What is the name of the bone that both humans and neanderthals possess that tells
scientists about the size and position of the larynx? - Answers - Hyoid
