Archaeology Exam 4
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
HistoricalBArchaeologyB-BAnswerB-
TheBstudyBofBhumanBbehaviorBthroughBmaterialBremains,BforBwhichBwrittenBhistoryBi
nBsomeBwayBaffectsBitsBinterpretationB(KathleenBDeegan)
-
BecauseBhistoricalBarchaeologyBinBtheBUSBfocusesBonBtheBlastB500Byears,BsomeBargue
BthatBweBmustBaddressBtheBhistoryBofBcolonialismBandBcapitalism
MotivationsB-BAnswerB-
InterestBinBdynamicBandBpersonalBconnectionBtoBtheBrecentBpast
-RelevanceBofBtheBpastBtoBtheBpresent
-FatherBFelixBMartin,BaBJesuitBpriestBfromBMontreal,BexcavatedBSainte-
Marie.BABmissionBoutpostBtoBtheBHuronB(ADB1639-1649)BinB1855.
DocumentsB-BAnswerB-BiasedBandBSelective-
BauthorsBmotivatedBbyBtheBinterestsBofBtheirBparticularBsocial,Bcultural,BorBpoliticalBgr
oup
-OccasionallyBwrong
-OftenBdoBnotBdescribeBdailyBlifeBofBcommonBindividuals
-TreatedBasBanBindependenceBlineBofBevidence
HistoricalBDataB-
BAnswerBadministrative,Bpublic,BandBpersonalBdocuments,Bphotographs,BpersonalBhisto
ries,Bethnographies
, PhotographsB-BAnswerB-
EdwardBCurtisB(photographedBlateBIndianBtribesBinBtheBlateB1800sBearlyB1900s)
-PosedBthemBtoBlookBhowBheBthoughtBtheyBwould'veBlookedBdecadesBbefore
PersonalBHistoriesB-BAnswerBDiariesBandBJournals
Pre-1960sB-BAnswerB-FocusedBonBsupplementingBtheBhistoricalBrecord-B"TheB-
HandmaidenBtoBHistory"
-PredominantlyBsitesBwere:
RichBandBFamous
Forts
MilitaryBSites
Post-1960sB-BAnswerB-RiseBofBCRM
-
MainstreamBhistoricalBarchaeologyBbeganBtoBlookBatBlargerBsocialBcontext,BratherBtha
nBsimplyBhistoricalBsignificance
-KeyBIndividuals:
JamesBDeetz
HenryBGlassie
StanleyBSouth
Post-1990sB-BAnswerBDiverse
ThreeBCommonalitiesB-BAnswerB-FocusBonBhistoricallyBdisenfranchisedBgroups
-
FocusBonBtheBpoliticalBandBsymbolicBaspectsBofBourBrecentBpastBwithBgoodBtemporal
Bprecision
-Post-ProcessualBandBCritical
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
HistoricalBArchaeologyB-BAnswerB-
TheBstudyBofBhumanBbehaviorBthroughBmaterialBremains,BforBwhichBwrittenBhistoryBi
nBsomeBwayBaffectsBitsBinterpretationB(KathleenBDeegan)
-
BecauseBhistoricalBarchaeologyBinBtheBUSBfocusesBonBtheBlastB500Byears,BsomeBargue
BthatBweBmustBaddressBtheBhistoryBofBcolonialismBandBcapitalism
MotivationsB-BAnswerB-
InterestBinBdynamicBandBpersonalBconnectionBtoBtheBrecentBpast
-RelevanceBofBtheBpastBtoBtheBpresent
-FatherBFelixBMartin,BaBJesuitBpriestBfromBMontreal,BexcavatedBSainte-
Marie.BABmissionBoutpostBtoBtheBHuronB(ADB1639-1649)BinB1855.
DocumentsB-BAnswerB-BiasedBandBSelective-
BauthorsBmotivatedBbyBtheBinterestsBofBtheirBparticularBsocial,Bcultural,BorBpoliticalBgr
oup
-OccasionallyBwrong
-OftenBdoBnotBdescribeBdailyBlifeBofBcommonBindividuals
-TreatedBasBanBindependenceBlineBofBevidence
HistoricalBDataB-
BAnswerBadministrative,Bpublic,BandBpersonalBdocuments,Bphotographs,BpersonalBhisto
ries,Bethnographies
, PhotographsB-BAnswerB-
EdwardBCurtisB(photographedBlateBIndianBtribesBinBtheBlateB1800sBearlyB1900s)
-PosedBthemBtoBlookBhowBheBthoughtBtheyBwould'veBlookedBdecadesBbefore
PersonalBHistoriesB-BAnswerBDiariesBandBJournals
Pre-1960sB-BAnswerB-FocusedBonBsupplementingBtheBhistoricalBrecord-B"TheB-
HandmaidenBtoBHistory"
-PredominantlyBsitesBwere:
RichBandBFamous
Forts
MilitaryBSites
Post-1960sB-BAnswerB-RiseBofBCRM
-
MainstreamBhistoricalBarchaeologyBbeganBtoBlookBatBlargerBsocialBcontext,BratherBtha
nBsimplyBhistoricalBsignificance
-KeyBIndividuals:
JamesBDeetz
HenryBGlassie
StanleyBSouth
Post-1990sB-BAnswerBDiverse
ThreeBCommonalitiesB-BAnswerB-FocusBonBhistoricallyBdisenfranchisedBgroups
-
FocusBonBtheBpoliticalBandBsymbolicBaspectsBofBourBrecentBpastBwithBgoodBtemporal
Bprecision
-Post-ProcessualBandBCritical