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ANTH 224 Final Exam Questions With
Correct Answers.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a chronometric dating method? -
answer✔biostratigraphy
which of the following is NOT an example of a relative dating method? -
answer✔dendrochronology
which of the following is NOT one of the goals of archaeology? - answer✔none of the above
BLANK are natural materials that give environmental information about a site -
answer✔ecofacts
BLANK are unmodified rocks of types that are not typical of the local geology where they were
recovered - answer✔manuports
BLANK is the study of sequential layering of deposits - answer✔stratigraphy
BLANK are the products of human activity that cannot be removed from the archaeological
record as a single discrete entity - answer✔features
BLANK is an approach used by archaeologists to gain insights into the past by studying
contemporary people. - answer✔ethnoarcheology
BLANK is part of the legally mandated efforts to conserve the records of the past for future
generations under the threat of encroaching development and construction. - answer✔cultural
resource management
BLANK is a research method that attempts to replicate ancient technologies and construction
procedures to test hypotheses about past activities. - answer✔experimental archaeology
BLANK is the systematic attempt to locate, identify, and record the distribution of
archaeological sites and materials within a site on the ground and in relation to their natural
environment. - answer✔Archaeological survey
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Analyses show that Homo erectus and Homo ergaster represent closely related species and
possibly geographical varieties of a single species. - answer✔true
Both Neanderthals and early Homo sapiens had use of a spear-thrower for hunting. -
answer✔false
Darwinius is an example of an early Oligocene primate. - answer✔false
Early Homo sapiens made tools from bone, antler, and ivory, as well as stone. - answer✔true
Hunter-gatherers who live in small groups that move camp frequently are known as collectors. -
answer✔false
Match the following early and middle Holocene cultures with their geographic areas. -
answer✔Archaic - North America
Mesolithic - Europe
Epipaleolithic - Near East
Neanderthals had more varieties of stone tools than Homo sapiens. - answer✔false
Neanderthals practiced the deliberate burial of their dead. - answer✔true
Neanderthals transported the raw materials necessary for making stone tools over long
distances. - answer✔false
Only one species of animal was domesticated in both the Old World and the New World. What
species was it? - answer✔dogs
Place the following Upper Paleolithic archaeological industries in order from oldest (number 1)
to youngest (number 4). - answer✔Aurignacian
Gravettian
Solutrean
Magdalenian
Place the following early hominins in order from oldest (number 1) to youngest (number 6). -
answer✔Sahelanthropus
Ardipithecus
Australopithecus afarensis
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11/16/2024 10:16 AM
ANTH 224 Final Exam Questions With
Correct Answers.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a chronometric dating method? -
answer✔biostratigraphy
which of the following is NOT an example of a relative dating method? -
answer✔dendrochronology
which of the following is NOT one of the goals of archaeology? - answer✔none of the above
BLANK are natural materials that give environmental information about a site -
answer✔ecofacts
BLANK are unmodified rocks of types that are not typical of the local geology where they were
recovered - answer✔manuports
BLANK is the study of sequential layering of deposits - answer✔stratigraphy
BLANK are the products of human activity that cannot be removed from the archaeological
record as a single discrete entity - answer✔features
BLANK is an approach used by archaeologists to gain insights into the past by studying
contemporary people. - answer✔ethnoarcheology
BLANK is part of the legally mandated efforts to conserve the records of the past for future
generations under the threat of encroaching development and construction. - answer✔cultural
resource management
BLANK is a research method that attempts to replicate ancient technologies and construction
procedures to test hypotheses about past activities. - answer✔experimental archaeology
BLANK is the systematic attempt to locate, identify, and record the distribution of
archaeological sites and materials within a site on the ground and in relation to their natural
environment. - answer✔Archaeological survey
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Analyses show that Homo erectus and Homo ergaster represent closely related species and
possibly geographical varieties of a single species. - answer✔true
Both Neanderthals and early Homo sapiens had use of a spear-thrower for hunting. -
answer✔false
Darwinius is an example of an early Oligocene primate. - answer✔false
Early Homo sapiens made tools from bone, antler, and ivory, as well as stone. - answer✔true
Hunter-gatherers who live in small groups that move camp frequently are known as collectors. -
answer✔false
Match the following early and middle Holocene cultures with their geographic areas. -
answer✔Archaic - North America
Mesolithic - Europe
Epipaleolithic - Near East
Neanderthals had more varieties of stone tools than Homo sapiens. - answer✔false
Neanderthals practiced the deliberate burial of their dead. - answer✔true
Neanderthals transported the raw materials necessary for making stone tools over long
distances. - answer✔false
Only one species of animal was domesticated in both the Old World and the New World. What
species was it? - answer✔dogs
Place the following Upper Paleolithic archaeological industries in order from oldest (number 1)
to youngest (number 4). - answer✔Aurignacian
Gravettian
Solutrean
Magdalenian
Place the following early hominins in order from oldest (number 1) to youngest (number 6). -
answer✔Sahelanthropus
Ardipithecus
Australopithecus afarensis
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