CWB LEVEL 2 STUDY QUESTIONS REV 1 2026
UPDATED EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ intentional remodelling. Answer: many sites are intentionally
changed
easier to see in sites with architecture but can be present in hunter
gatherer sites
◉ ritual destruction. Answer: better known for larger scale sites
when buildings or entire areas are abandoned , these are sometimes
ritually destroyed
◉ how are artifacts transformed or altered. Answer: through
intentional modification
use
breakage
reshapening ( lithic artifiacts)
intentional acts of destructions
-ritually killing
,burning
◉ modern re-use. Answer: Sites are routinely altered by modern
development.
Some damage is minor, and leaves much of the site intact
.Other damage is considerable, and destroys the entire site or large
portions of it
◉ modern construction. Answer: Sometimes impacts to sites are not
readily apparent.
Occasionally large portions of sites will be moved -more or less
intact -to a new location
.This can happen in prehistory (usually by natural means), or can
result from large-scale construction
◉ how are ecofacts ( bone shell ) altered. Answer: hunting itself
and patterned damage
butchery and marrow extraction ( human ways)
◉ bioturbation. Answer: when archaeological sites are frequently
disturbed by living things which can result in movement or removal
or destruction of items
,ex. animals burrowing and roots
◉ how rapidly are material buried. Answer: Longer surface
exposure results in poor preservation of organics, such as bone
.Rapid burial more likely to preserve objects and context
◉ how are coastal sites damaged. Answer: wave action
◉ tree roots. Answer: grow into archaeological sites
can distrub deposites and grow directly into skeletal remains
can pull up materials if trees are overturned
◉ Neandertals. Answer: homo sapiens
a separate sub species or race of humans
first appear 130,000 years ago
disappeared 35k years ago
◉ neandertal 1. Answer: first hominin fossil discovered
, first described as a victim of the biblical flood, a member of hannibal
and napolean's army and a pathological idiot
◉ two forms of neandertal. Answer: the classic european and the
middle eastern form
◉ classic neandertal cranium. Answer: brain size : larger than H
sapiens
cranium : large , long low, and bulging at the sides
structure : robust, barrel chested and powerfully muscled with
shorter limbs than modern homo sapiens
◉ le chapelle aux saints. Answer: one of the earliest neandertal finds
referred to as the old man of la chappelle due to near complete
skeleton
robust and suffered from arthiritis
cited as an example of neadnertal altruism
would have difficulty chewing teeth since molar teeth is removed
but also have icisors , canines, and premolars
UPDATED EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ intentional remodelling. Answer: many sites are intentionally
changed
easier to see in sites with architecture but can be present in hunter
gatherer sites
◉ ritual destruction. Answer: better known for larger scale sites
when buildings or entire areas are abandoned , these are sometimes
ritually destroyed
◉ how are artifacts transformed or altered. Answer: through
intentional modification
use
breakage
reshapening ( lithic artifiacts)
intentional acts of destructions
-ritually killing
,burning
◉ modern re-use. Answer: Sites are routinely altered by modern
development.
Some damage is minor, and leaves much of the site intact
.Other damage is considerable, and destroys the entire site or large
portions of it
◉ modern construction. Answer: Sometimes impacts to sites are not
readily apparent.
Occasionally large portions of sites will be moved -more or less
intact -to a new location
.This can happen in prehistory (usually by natural means), or can
result from large-scale construction
◉ how are ecofacts ( bone shell ) altered. Answer: hunting itself
and patterned damage
butchery and marrow extraction ( human ways)
◉ bioturbation. Answer: when archaeological sites are frequently
disturbed by living things which can result in movement or removal
or destruction of items
,ex. animals burrowing and roots
◉ how rapidly are material buried. Answer: Longer surface
exposure results in poor preservation of organics, such as bone
.Rapid burial more likely to preserve objects and context
◉ how are coastal sites damaged. Answer: wave action
◉ tree roots. Answer: grow into archaeological sites
can distrub deposites and grow directly into skeletal remains
can pull up materials if trees are overturned
◉ Neandertals. Answer: homo sapiens
a separate sub species or race of humans
first appear 130,000 years ago
disappeared 35k years ago
◉ neandertal 1. Answer: first hominin fossil discovered
, first described as a victim of the biblical flood, a member of hannibal
and napolean's army and a pathological idiot
◉ two forms of neandertal. Answer: the classic european and the
middle eastern form
◉ classic neandertal cranium. Answer: brain size : larger than H
sapiens
cranium : large , long low, and bulging at the sides
structure : robust, barrel chested and powerfully muscled with
shorter limbs than modern homo sapiens
◉ le chapelle aux saints. Answer: one of the earliest neandertal finds
referred to as the old man of la chappelle due to near complete
skeleton
robust and suffered from arthiritis
cited as an example of neadnertal altruism
would have difficulty chewing teeth since molar teeth is removed
but also have icisors , canines, and premolars
