ASB 222 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS
(Movie) Describe the challenges the river created for the archeologists working at
Fort St. Joseph. correct answer In 1930's city started dumping landfill there,
causing confusion because some archeologists thought site was beneath landfill
and others thought it had been washed away by the river.
(Movie) describe the lines of evidence that suggest the presence of a gunsmith
shop at the site correct answer gun parts (cocks, trigger guards), gun smith repair
kit with hammers
(Movie) Name an artifact made of glass found on the site correct answer glass
beads
(Movie) name an artifact made of metal found on the site correct answer gun
parts
(Movie) name an artifact made of stone found on the site correct answer nails
(Movie) What animal species were identified among the archeologists use?
correct answer white tailed deer, beaver, cow, pig
(Movie) what kind of public outreach activity did the archeologists conduct?
correct answer allowed students in the Michigan field school to work on the sight
for a 5 weeks
, (Movie) What piece of information did the archeologists working at Fort St.
Joseph obtain through such historical documents? correct answer Where a
building might have stood, therefore where they find structural remains
(Movie) what potential benefit the river may have had for the site of Fort St.
Joseph? correct answer Easy access for commercial purposes, such as trade
(Movie) what type of screening method do archeologists use? correct answer wet
screening
Absolute Dating correct answer - gives you specific numbers (like age)
- Vary in:
• Material they can be applied to (remains, ceramic, organic)
• Event they date (death of an organism, volcanic explosion)
• Time range over which they work
• Accuracy and precision
□ Accuracy - how close the date is to the true age
- Precision - Random errors in the technique; how often you get the same answer
for repeated things
- used in calendars and chronologies, dendrochronology, radioactive clocks, and
potassium argon
- Used to date very early sights in human history: Laetoli Foot prints of ancient
animals from moistened ash covering ground after eruption
- Between 3.76 - 3.56 million years ago
- This evidence predates tools
ANSWERS
(Movie) Describe the challenges the river created for the archeologists working at
Fort St. Joseph. correct answer In 1930's city started dumping landfill there,
causing confusion because some archeologists thought site was beneath landfill
and others thought it had been washed away by the river.
(Movie) describe the lines of evidence that suggest the presence of a gunsmith
shop at the site correct answer gun parts (cocks, trigger guards), gun smith repair
kit with hammers
(Movie) Name an artifact made of glass found on the site correct answer glass
beads
(Movie) name an artifact made of metal found on the site correct answer gun
parts
(Movie) name an artifact made of stone found on the site correct answer nails
(Movie) What animal species were identified among the archeologists use?
correct answer white tailed deer, beaver, cow, pig
(Movie) what kind of public outreach activity did the archeologists conduct?
correct answer allowed students in the Michigan field school to work on the sight
for a 5 weeks
, (Movie) What piece of information did the archeologists working at Fort St.
Joseph obtain through such historical documents? correct answer Where a
building might have stood, therefore where they find structural remains
(Movie) what potential benefit the river may have had for the site of Fort St.
Joseph? correct answer Easy access for commercial purposes, such as trade
(Movie) what type of screening method do archeologists use? correct answer wet
screening
Absolute Dating correct answer - gives you specific numbers (like age)
- Vary in:
• Material they can be applied to (remains, ceramic, organic)
• Event they date (death of an organism, volcanic explosion)
• Time range over which they work
• Accuracy and precision
□ Accuracy - how close the date is to the true age
- Precision - Random errors in the technique; how often you get the same answer
for repeated things
- used in calendars and chronologies, dendrochronology, radioactive clocks, and
potassium argon
- Used to date very early sights in human history: Laetoli Foot prints of ancient
animals from moistened ash covering ground after eruption
- Between 3.76 - 3.56 million years ago
- This evidence predates tools
