ASB 222 MODULE 1-2 QUIZ QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
Stratigraphy is a relative chronology method where objects are dated in relation to each
other by which layer with which they are associated. - ANSWER-True
Archaeology without excavation - ANSWER-noninvasive
Archaeology applies scientific methods and theories to the material remains of past
cultures to understand human behavior. - ANSWER-True
For archaeologists, the definition of an archaeological site is: - ANSWER-a place or a
cluster of artifacts
Which of the following places the four types of human societies in order from smallest in
size and least complex, to the largest in size and most complex? - ANSWER-Bands,
Tribes, Chiefdoms , States
Radiocarbon dating can date things that lived up to 500,000 years ago. - ANSWER-
False, it is highly effective for +40k ya
Cultural evolution is the process by which people progress to better ways of life. -
ANSWER-False, development isn't inherently "better"
Which of the following is NOT a goal of archaeology? - ANSWER-Examining human
biological evolution
Cultural evolution is a form of progress and improvement in the lives of humans. -
ANSWER-False
Which technologies were widespread among Homo Sapiens during the last glaciation? -
ANSWER-Control of fire, specialized weapons, built shelters
An object's provenience is its location in in horizontal and vertical space. - ANSWER-
True
Archaeologists that live in other cultures to learn about how artifacts are are made and
used are called: - ANSWER-Ethnoarchaeologists
The last glaciation (during the Late Pleistocene) was marked by large continental ice
sheets, and a cool, dry climate, and a drop in sea level. - ANSWER-True, Younger
Dryas 10800BC-9600BC, then Neolithic
AND ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
Stratigraphy is a relative chronology method where objects are dated in relation to each
other by which layer with which they are associated. - ANSWER-True
Archaeology without excavation - ANSWER-noninvasive
Archaeology applies scientific methods and theories to the material remains of past
cultures to understand human behavior. - ANSWER-True
For archaeologists, the definition of an archaeological site is: - ANSWER-a place or a
cluster of artifacts
Which of the following places the four types of human societies in order from smallest in
size and least complex, to the largest in size and most complex? - ANSWER-Bands,
Tribes, Chiefdoms , States
Radiocarbon dating can date things that lived up to 500,000 years ago. - ANSWER-
False, it is highly effective for +40k ya
Cultural evolution is the process by which people progress to better ways of life. -
ANSWER-False, development isn't inherently "better"
Which of the following is NOT a goal of archaeology? - ANSWER-Examining human
biological evolution
Cultural evolution is a form of progress and improvement in the lives of humans. -
ANSWER-False
Which technologies were widespread among Homo Sapiens during the last glaciation? -
ANSWER-Control of fire, specialized weapons, built shelters
An object's provenience is its location in in horizontal and vertical space. - ANSWER-
True
Archaeologists that live in other cultures to learn about how artifacts are are made and
used are called: - ANSWER-Ethnoarchaeologists
The last glaciation (during the Late Pleistocene) was marked by large continental ice
sheets, and a cool, dry climate, and a drop in sea level. - ANSWER-True, Younger
Dryas 10800BC-9600BC, then Neolithic
