ASB 222 Final Exam 2025 Questions
and Answers
artifacts - ANSWER✔️✔️-anything used, made/ modified by humans
Site (Behavioral) - ANSWER✔️✔️-a place where human activity once took place
site (Archaeological) - ANSWER✔️✔️-a cluster of artifacts
archaeology - ANSWER✔️✔️-study of past human societies through their material remain
cultural items - ANSWER✔️✔️-Physical/material objects that have meaning, value, or use
features - ANSWER✔️✔️-a collection of one or more contexts representing some human non-
portable activity
ecofacts - ANSWER✔️✔️-the natural remains of plants and animals found in the archaeological
record
human remains - ANSWER✔️✔️-body of a deceased person, including cremated remains
goals of archaeology - ANSWER✔️✔️-1) Discover evidence of the human past
2) Reconstruct cultural history around the world
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, 3)Reconstruct past lives and societies
4) Explain changes in past societies
cultural evolution - ANSWER✔️✔️-major changes in human societies over time; no progress
band - ANSWER✔️✔️-hunters and gathers
tribe - ANSWER✔️✔️-a social group made up of families or clans
chiefdom - ANSWER✔️✔️-Form of political organization with rule by a hereditary leader who
held power over a collection of villages and towns. Less powerful than kingdoms and empires, they
were based on gift giving and commercial links.
state - ANSWER✔️✔️-a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under
one government.
hypothesis - ANSWER✔️✔️-An educated guess
survey - ANSWER✔️✔️-initial data gathering stage; has a specific research Q & statistical sampling
period
excavation - ANSWER✔️✔️-the process of digging up the remains of the past
absolute dating - ANSWER✔️✔️-A technique used to determine the actual age of a fossil
relative dating - ANSWER✔️✔️-Method of determining the age of a fossil by comparing its
placement with that of fossils in other layers of rock
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and Answers
artifacts - ANSWER✔️✔️-anything used, made/ modified by humans
Site (Behavioral) - ANSWER✔️✔️-a place where human activity once took place
site (Archaeological) - ANSWER✔️✔️-a cluster of artifacts
archaeology - ANSWER✔️✔️-study of past human societies through their material remain
cultural items - ANSWER✔️✔️-Physical/material objects that have meaning, value, or use
features - ANSWER✔️✔️-a collection of one or more contexts representing some human non-
portable activity
ecofacts - ANSWER✔️✔️-the natural remains of plants and animals found in the archaeological
record
human remains - ANSWER✔️✔️-body of a deceased person, including cremated remains
goals of archaeology - ANSWER✔️✔️-1) Discover evidence of the human past
2) Reconstruct cultural history around the world
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, 3)Reconstruct past lives and societies
4) Explain changes in past societies
cultural evolution - ANSWER✔️✔️-major changes in human societies over time; no progress
band - ANSWER✔️✔️-hunters and gathers
tribe - ANSWER✔️✔️-a social group made up of families or clans
chiefdom - ANSWER✔️✔️-Form of political organization with rule by a hereditary leader who
held power over a collection of villages and towns. Less powerful than kingdoms and empires, they
were based on gift giving and commercial links.
state - ANSWER✔️✔️-a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under
one government.
hypothesis - ANSWER✔️✔️-An educated guess
survey - ANSWER✔️✔️-initial data gathering stage; has a specific research Q & statistical sampling
period
excavation - ANSWER✔️✔️-the process of digging up the remains of the past
absolute dating - ANSWER✔️✔️-A technique used to determine the actual age of a fossil
relative dating - ANSWER✔️✔️-Method of determining the age of a fossil by comparing its
placement with that of fossils in other layers of rock
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