Taphonomy - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Anthropology 101 Garry Kerr UMTPhysical Anthropology focuses on humans as biological organisms - correct answer True The dog is the nanooks most valuable possesion - correct answer true archaeology is the study of material remains to help explain the past - correct answer true all humans are nocturnal primates - correct answer false humans evolved directly from chimps - correct answer false Nanooks have great family relations with time for non-food activities - correct answer true...

What do anthropologists study? Correct answer human kind Seasonal variation effect correct answer the ability to accurately cross date tree rings within a limited region What does the mound-builder myth prove? Correct answer that social, political, and cultural beliefs can influence archaeological theories Artifact's provenience is correct answer its horizontal and vertical positions in the surrounding site matrix What is goal of a ground reconnaissance survey? Correct answer to fin...

ANT 240: Final Exam Questions With Verified Answers How do we get from the archaeological record to data? - answer- Low level theory: transforming observation into interpretation in the field and lab. - Hearth, midden/trash heap, pottery type. How do we get from the data to human behavior? - answerHow can we connect statics to dynamics? - Archaeological record (dead, unmoving). - Human behavior (living). Processual archaeology's answer: middle-level theory. Trying to establish necessar...

ANTH 101 All Chapters Exam Questions and Answers All Correct Humans and other primates have powerful masticatory muscles to bite prey. - Answer- FALSE This is the study of what happens to a fossil from the time of death to the time of discovery. - Answer-TAPHONOMY Charles Lyell was the first scientist to help us understand the distribution of the earth layers, which influenced Darwin's work. - Answer-TRUE This principle of stratigraphy states that with all other factors equal, older...

Fossil - ANSWER-traces or remnants of organisms found in geological beds on the earths surface Fossil Record - ANSWER-the fossilized remains of organisms that lived in the past Paleontology - ANSWER-the study of extinct organisms based on their fossilized remains Taphonomy - ANSWER-study of processes that affect carcasses after death Taphonomic Processes - ANSWER-carnivore predation, decomposition, weathering, transport Bone modification - ANSWER-tooth marks, tool marks, weatherin...

Archaeology 232 Final Exam What method have archaeologists used to calculate the relative abundance and number of animals represented at a site? NISP and MNI What is NISP and what is it good for? Number of Identified Specimens- counts the number of whole and fragmented bone pieces to determine the number of individuals present in assemblage What is MNI and what is it good for? Minimum Number of Identified Individuals- shows the minimum number of animals in a skeletal assemblage and is us...

SOCA 105 WVU EXAM 2 SNYDER VERIFIED SOLUTIONS Absolute Dating Establishing dates in numbers or ranges of numbers. Accountability Belonging to the public, informing the people Anthropomentry The measurement of human body parts and dimensions. Archaeology The study of human behavior and cultural change in the past through the reconstruction, description, and interpretation of material remains. Artifacts Anything made, used, or altered in some way by humans. Bone Biology The study of ...

Anthropology 101 Exam Questions with Correct Answers Taxonomic categories and classifications - Answer-are generally based on a comparison of traits and the adaptations of the organism Primates rely primarily on to negotiate their environment. - Answer- vision Primates ability to grasp with their limbs is called - Answer-prehensile Primates have a long period of dependency after birth because they - Answer-rely more on learned behaviors for survival In primate societies, the soci...

ANTH 101 Practice Test Questions with Correct Answers Explain how fossils are formed and why they are not equally prevalent in all areas. - Answer-fossils are the remains of past life forms that have been partially or wholly transformed into rock and displaced through a long process of chemical replacement. minerals in bones and teeth are replaced with rock forming minerals like iron and silica. can be from any body part however 99% are made up of teeth and and bones. taphonomy (how fossils a...

HOSA Forensic Medicine 2018 Exam what is forensic science? - CORRECT ANSWERS application of medical knowledge to investigation of crime, particularly in establishing causes of injury or death what are opioids? (downers) - CORRECT ANSWERS analgesic and central nervous system depressant effects; euphoria or a sense of well-being what are stimulants? (uppers) - CORRECT ANSWERS increase mental alertness and focus; enhance p...