ASB 222 Exam Questions with Correct
Answers
Archaeology uses analogy and comparison to understand sites and artifacts
true
the goals of archaeology include
A. Discovering evidence of the human past
B. Reconstructing cultural history around the world
C. Reconstructing past lives and societies
ALL OF THE ABOVE !!
Archaeology applies scientific methods and theories to the material remains of past
cultures to understand human behavior.
true
Which of the following places the four types of human societies in order from smallest
in size and least complex, to largest in size and most complex.
Bands, Tribes, Chiefdoms, States
Radiocarbon dating can date things that lived up to 500,000 years ago
false
An objects provenience is its location in horizontal and vertical space
true
Excavation reveals
A. The three dimensional patterning of the site
B. The temporal and spatial relationship among artifacts in three dimensional space
A and B only
Archaeology is a historical science
true
, Which of the following is NOT a goal of archaeology
got this wrong
NOT-RECONSTRUCTING HUMAN CULTURAL HISTORY
Archaeologists that live in other cultures to learn about how artifacts are made and
used are called
Ethnoarchaeologists
You are an archaeologists excavating a site and you find an artifact of a type you've
never seen before. Which method would NOT help you figure out what the artifact was
used for in the past?
Survey
The second human diaspora, when humans colonized much of the planet including
Australia, and the Americas occurred when?
10-50 kya
The development of complex language helps separate modern humans from our earlier
ancestors
True
What tool tradition, featuring standardized bifaces, was produced by Homo erectus?
Acheulean
Two major hypotheses explaining the origins of modern humans are
The multiregional model vs the out-of-Africa model
The hominis that exited Africa during the first out of Africa migrations were
anatomically modern humans
False
How did humans disrupt ecological balance through globalization?
Answers
Archaeology uses analogy and comparison to understand sites and artifacts
true
the goals of archaeology include
A. Discovering evidence of the human past
B. Reconstructing cultural history around the world
C. Reconstructing past lives and societies
ALL OF THE ABOVE !!
Archaeology applies scientific methods and theories to the material remains of past
cultures to understand human behavior.
true
Which of the following places the four types of human societies in order from smallest
in size and least complex, to largest in size and most complex.
Bands, Tribes, Chiefdoms, States
Radiocarbon dating can date things that lived up to 500,000 years ago
false
An objects provenience is its location in horizontal and vertical space
true
Excavation reveals
A. The three dimensional patterning of the site
B. The temporal and spatial relationship among artifacts in three dimensional space
A and B only
Archaeology is a historical science
true
, Which of the following is NOT a goal of archaeology
got this wrong
NOT-RECONSTRUCTING HUMAN CULTURAL HISTORY
Archaeologists that live in other cultures to learn about how artifacts are made and
used are called
Ethnoarchaeologists
You are an archaeologists excavating a site and you find an artifact of a type you've
never seen before. Which method would NOT help you figure out what the artifact was
used for in the past?
Survey
The second human diaspora, when humans colonized much of the planet including
Australia, and the Americas occurred when?
10-50 kya
The development of complex language helps separate modern humans from our earlier
ancestors
True
What tool tradition, featuring standardized bifaces, was produced by Homo erectus?
Acheulean
Two major hypotheses explaining the origins of modern humans are
The multiregional model vs the out-of-Africa model
The hominis that exited Africa during the first out of Africa migrations were
anatomically modern humans
False
How did humans disrupt ecological balance through globalization?
