ASU ASB 222 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS
(carbon)What do ratios found in bones reveal? correct answer the diet of the
human is plant based
(nitrogen)What do ratios found in bones reveal? correct answer the diet of the
human was meat based
air photos correct answer They can be used to visually survey large areas for
evidence of large archaeological remains (buildings, mounds, large surface artifact
scatters etc.)
archaeological record correct answer The source of information for archaeologists
Archaeology correct answer talking rationally about ancient things
Artifact correct answer are objects made or modified by humans
Attributes correct answer specific, measurable and irreducible characteristics
that, combined, can define an artifact, a feature or an ecofact
Component correct answer the elements of a site, all spatially related features of
a site
Context correct answer the spatial and temporal relation of archaeological
material
, Determining Age for Human Remains correct answer •A person's age at death is
estimated using patterns of growth and degeneration in the skeleton.
Determining Sex for Human Remains correct answer •Overall Males:
•Are larger, more muscular (i.e. larger, denser bones)
•Have more pronounced brow ridges / chins
•Have a narrower pelvis
very hard to tell sex of child
digging units correct answer •Arbitrary units: the archaeologist picks a unit (e.g.
2x2 m, or 4x4) (e.g. Palaeolithic camp site)
•
•Architectural units: the observable structures are excavated as a single
horizontal provenience (e.g. Palace of King Minos in Crete)
Ecofact correct answer are natural materials that have been used by humans
electron spin resonance dating correct answer An absolute dating method that
uses microwave spectroscopy to measure electrons' spins in various materials.
Ethnoarchaeology correct answer The study of contemporary peoples to
determine how human behavior is translated into the archaeological record.
ANSWERS
(carbon)What do ratios found in bones reveal? correct answer the diet of the
human is plant based
(nitrogen)What do ratios found in bones reveal? correct answer the diet of the
human was meat based
air photos correct answer They can be used to visually survey large areas for
evidence of large archaeological remains (buildings, mounds, large surface artifact
scatters etc.)
archaeological record correct answer The source of information for archaeologists
Archaeology correct answer talking rationally about ancient things
Artifact correct answer are objects made or modified by humans
Attributes correct answer specific, measurable and irreducible characteristics
that, combined, can define an artifact, a feature or an ecofact
Component correct answer the elements of a site, all spatially related features of
a site
Context correct answer the spatial and temporal relation of archaeological
material
, Determining Age for Human Remains correct answer •A person's age at death is
estimated using patterns of growth and degeneration in the skeleton.
Determining Sex for Human Remains correct answer •Overall Males:
•Are larger, more muscular (i.e. larger, denser bones)
•Have more pronounced brow ridges / chins
•Have a narrower pelvis
very hard to tell sex of child
digging units correct answer •Arbitrary units: the archaeologist picks a unit (e.g.
2x2 m, or 4x4) (e.g. Palaeolithic camp site)
•
•Architectural units: the observable structures are excavated as a single
horizontal provenience (e.g. Palace of King Minos in Crete)
Ecofact correct answer are natural materials that have been used by humans
electron spin resonance dating correct answer An absolute dating method that
uses microwave spectroscopy to measure electrons' spins in various materials.
Ethnoarchaeology correct answer The study of contemporary peoples to
determine how human behavior is translated into the archaeological record.
