Asb 222 Exam 1 Questions And Answers

ASB 222 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS LATEST
AND ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
In an ideal world archeology... - ANSWERS-reflects the past perfectly


Pompeii - ANSWERS--Ash fell up to 6 inches an hour and made
buildings collapse; Covered buildings and people acting as a mold,
ultimately preserving the forms of the perished people.
- Pyroclastic surge: pieces of volcanic debris that rolled down the
mountain at extremely high speeds; what really killed people
○ Erupted August 25th


Archeological Record - ANSWERS-study of past behavior and
formation processes (how archeological records are formed)


Dynamic and Archeological Context - ANSWERS-- Dynamic: actively
being used in time period
- Archeological: things we are looking at now from the past


Formation Processes - ANSWERS-- When dynamic context switches to
archeological context
- Transform the material remnants of past behavior
- They can:

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, ASB 222 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS LATEST
AND ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
- Modify objects
- Move objects around
- Dissociate objects that were used together
- Can create spurious association between unrelated objects
Decrease/increase quantities of objects


Depositional Processes - ANSWERS-Transforms material remnants
from dynamic to archeological context


Cultural Disturbance processes - ANSWERS-Change the materials
within the archeological record itself
- EX: looting


Preservation Processes - ANSWERS-Affect the survival of material
remains in archeological context


Natural Disturbance Processes - ANSWERS-Change the materials
within the archeological record itself


Archeological Data - ANSWERS-- Minimal:
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