ARCHAEOLOGY FIELD STUDIES FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
________ is based on the counting, measurement, and patterning of annual
growth rings in known species of trees. correct answer dendrochronology
A methodological issue that may impact the accuracy of paleodemographic
interpretations includes... correct answer the inability to generate accurate age-
at-death estimates for subadult skeletons
A remote sensing technique, SLAR, stands for ________ and was used successfully
to suggest that Maya agriculture was more intensive than previously believed.
correct answer sideways-looking airborne radar
A skeletal lineage is... correct answer human remains accumulated over a period
of several generations from some larger cultural and/or biological unit
A stone tool can be separated from an eolith it is necessary to find evidence of
human agency. Which of the following is considered proof of human agency?
correct answer bulb of percussion
A typology is... correct answer an arrangement of artifacts in chronological or
developmental sequence
Accessioning is... correct answer An item becoming part of the collection
An artifact's context includes its...
,- provenience
- matrix
- association with other finds
- all of these correct answer All of these
Anomalies in soil resistivity to electric currents fall into which category of site
constituents... correct answer Instrument Anomalies
Archaeological information on diet and subsistence can be gained from the study
of...
- material culture
- faunal remains
- human remains
- All of these correct answer All of these
Archaeological sites may be defined quite simply as... correct answer any place
where significant traces of human activity are identified
Archaeologists must always remember that their artifact sample might be biased.
Stone tools may be overrepresented in the archaeological record because...
correct answer stone preserves better than such materials as wood
Assume that you receive a radiocarbon date that reads 500 years before present
and has a standard deviation of 25 years. Which of the following statements is
true? correct answer there is a 68% chance that the date is between 475 and 525
years before present
,At midden sites where shells vastly outnumber bones, this is usually interpreted
as evidence that... correct answer shells survive much more successfully than
bone
Burnishing the surface of a pot...
- makes the pottery more durable
- makes the surface less permeable to water
- strengthens the outer surface of the pot
- All of these correct answer All of these
Cataloging is... correct answer Associating the item with its archaeological context
and other basic info
Chronological methods are selected based on...
- kinds of sample that can be collected
- the techniques that are available
- probable time span of the archaeological site
- all of these correct answer All of these
Cons of cleaning artifacts correct answer danger of damaging artifacts and you
can't undo the process
, Consideration during the interpertation/reports correct answer - what type of
tests do you need or want to run in the future?
- How does the care and condition affect what you are going to do with the info?
- When will you release the information?
Considerations during excavation correct answer - how much you are excavating?
- What amount should you be excavating?
Considerations during lab correct answer - check all paperwork
- check all numbers
- proper labeling?
-
Considerations in the field During project design correct answer - what are you
going to do with the items
- how are you going to store them?
- where are they goig to go?
- Budget money for appropriate storage
Culture History correct answer focuses on description without the use of theory
Determining the MNI of a faunal sample by determining the most abundant
skeletal feature on a specific right or left bone is referred to as the correct answer
landmark method
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
________ is based on the counting, measurement, and patterning of annual
growth rings in known species of trees. correct answer dendrochronology
A methodological issue that may impact the accuracy of paleodemographic
interpretations includes... correct answer the inability to generate accurate age-
at-death estimates for subadult skeletons
A remote sensing technique, SLAR, stands for ________ and was used successfully
to suggest that Maya agriculture was more intensive than previously believed.
correct answer sideways-looking airborne radar
A skeletal lineage is... correct answer human remains accumulated over a period
of several generations from some larger cultural and/or biological unit
A stone tool can be separated from an eolith it is necessary to find evidence of
human agency. Which of the following is considered proof of human agency?
correct answer bulb of percussion
A typology is... correct answer an arrangement of artifacts in chronological or
developmental sequence
Accessioning is... correct answer An item becoming part of the collection
An artifact's context includes its...
,- provenience
- matrix
- association with other finds
- all of these correct answer All of these
Anomalies in soil resistivity to electric currents fall into which category of site
constituents... correct answer Instrument Anomalies
Archaeological information on diet and subsistence can be gained from the study
of...
- material culture
- faunal remains
- human remains
- All of these correct answer All of these
Archaeological sites may be defined quite simply as... correct answer any place
where significant traces of human activity are identified
Archaeologists must always remember that their artifact sample might be biased.
Stone tools may be overrepresented in the archaeological record because...
correct answer stone preserves better than such materials as wood
Assume that you receive a radiocarbon date that reads 500 years before present
and has a standard deviation of 25 years. Which of the following statements is
true? correct answer there is a 68% chance that the date is between 475 and 525
years before present
,At midden sites where shells vastly outnumber bones, this is usually interpreted
as evidence that... correct answer shells survive much more successfully than
bone
Burnishing the surface of a pot...
- makes the pottery more durable
- makes the surface less permeable to water
- strengthens the outer surface of the pot
- All of these correct answer All of these
Cataloging is... correct answer Associating the item with its archaeological context
and other basic info
Chronological methods are selected based on...
- kinds of sample that can be collected
- the techniques that are available
- probable time span of the archaeological site
- all of these correct answer All of these
Cons of cleaning artifacts correct answer danger of damaging artifacts and you
can't undo the process
, Consideration during the interpertation/reports correct answer - what type of
tests do you need or want to run in the future?
- How does the care and condition affect what you are going to do with the info?
- When will you release the information?
Considerations during excavation correct answer - how much you are excavating?
- What amount should you be excavating?
Considerations during lab correct answer - check all paperwork
- check all numbers
- proper labeling?
-
Considerations in the field During project design correct answer - what are you
going to do with the items
- how are you going to store them?
- where are they goig to go?
- Budget money for appropriate storage
Culture History correct answer focuses on description without the use of theory
Determining the MNI of a faunal sample by determining the most abundant
skeletal feature on a specific right or left bone is referred to as the correct answer
landmark method
