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ANT 2100 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSIn geology, the principle of uniformitarianism asserts - Answers-that the processes now
operating to modify the earth's surface are the same as those of the geologic past.
Analogies justified on the basis of close cultural continuity between the archaeological
and ethnographic cases or similarity in general cultural form are known as - Answers-
relational analogies
Analogies justified by similarities in the formal attributes of archaeological and
ethnographic objects and features are known as - Answers-formal analogies
The goal of middle-level theory is to - Answers-help build secure inferences from
archaeological remains
Taphonomy is useful to archaeology because it - Answers-helps archaeologists
separate the effects of natural processes and human behavior on site formation
Exploring the possible ways to make a projectile point is an example of _________,
while observing the way a living group of people make projectile points is an example of
_________. - Answers-experimental archaeology; ethnoarchaeology
Trying to move stones weighing several tons using only the tools and materials that the
ancient Egyptians had available to them, with the goal of determining whether or not
Egyptian technology was sufficiently sophisticated to produce monuments like the
pyramids, is an example of - Answers-experimental archaeology
The primary objective of ethnoarchaeology is to - Answers-relate behavior to
archaeologically observable phenomena.
Regarding trash disposal, Kelly's research among the Mikea of Madagascar revealed -
Answers-that people deposited their trash further from their homes the longer the
settlement was occupied.
The best place for a bioarchaeologist to look to determine the sex of human skeletal
remains is: - Answers-the pelvis
What could a bioarchaeologist look at to determine the age at death of a mature human
skeleton (>30 years old)? - Answers-patterns of wear on the pubic symphysis
Harris lines and dental hypoplasias can be used by bioarchaeologists to make
inferences about - Answers-disease and malnourishment during infant-to-adolescent
growth periods.
Bioarchaeologists can distinguish male from female skeletons, but only for adults, not
young children. - Answers-True
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