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Archaeology Final Exam
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Archaeology Final ExamWhat is faunal assemblage? - ANS-The animal remains recovered from archaeological
site (different from paleontological b/c humans might have a hand in it)
What is a kill site? - ANS-Places where animals were killed in the past
What is an zooarchaelogist what do they perform usually? - ANS-An individual who
studies the faunal (animal) remains recovered and faunal analysis = identification and
interpretation of animal remains
What is the significance of Agate Basin Site? - ANS-Showed the seasonality of the site
being used and determined/reconstruction of human behavior using bones
What are the 3 steps in identifying bones? - ANS-1. Element - skeletal part of the body
(humerus/sternum)
2. Taxon (species, genus, family, order)
3. Size classes (1-5 category based on size)
What are the 2 ways that zooarchaeologists count bones? - ANS-1. Number of
Identified Specimens (NISP) - the raw number of identified bones (specimens) per
species (ex: 100 bison, 25 antelope)
2. Minimum Number of Individuals (MNI) - the smallest number of individuals necessary
to account for all identified bones (ex: 4 right radial - determine if different number of
animal or same animal)
What is the axial skeleton? - ANS-head, mandibles, vertebrae, ribs, sacrum, and tail
What is the appendicular skeleton? - ANS-all the parts of an animal excluding the axial
skeleton
What is a paleoethnobotanist? - ANS-An archaeologist who analyzes and interprets
plant remains from archaeological sites to understand the past interactions between
human populations and plants
What is the significance of the Chavin de Huantar site? - ANS-Shows the relative
abundance of the major animal groups and how the Llamas has taken over when it
came to bones
, Paleoethnobotanist - ANS-an archaeologist who specialize in recovering and identifying
these plant remains, focusing on the world of plant-people interaction
Clovis - ANS-The earliest well-established Native American culture, distributed
throughout much of North America
coprolite - ANS-desiccated feces, often containing macrobotanical remains, pollen and
the remains of small animals
What is palynology? - ANS-The technique through which the fossil pollen grains and
spores from archaeological sites are studied.
What is bioarchaeology? - ANS-The study of the human biological component evident in
the archaeological record.
What is burial population? - ANS-A set of human burials that come from a limited region
and a limited time period. The more limited the region and the time period, the more
accurate will be inferences drawn from analysis of the burials
What is paleopathology? - ANS-The study of ancient patterns of disease and disorders.
What plants did people eat in the Stillwater marsh - ANS-bulrush/cattail which they
brought to the site
What is osteology - ANS-Study of bones
What is charnel house? - ANS-A structure that eastern Native Americans used to lay
out the dead where the body would decompose. The bones would later be gathered and
buried or cremated
What is bundle burial? - ANS-Burial of a person's bones, bundled together, after the
flesh has been removed or allowed to decay off the bones
Sciatic notch - ANS-a U-shaped indentation in each -- tis wider for women than that of
men
What are the skeletal difference between male and female? - ANS-Male skulls = more
robust/heavier brow ridges over the eyes, squarer chins and eye orbits
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