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Assignment 2 Unit 9 - Environmental Forensics Popular
  • Assignment 2 Unit 9 - Environmental Forensics

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  • A distinction-grade assignment on the time of death and how taphonomy and entomology can aid in the process of determining the time of death. Well laid out, and easy to read.
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Bio A 201 Final UW Questions With Complete Solutions
  • Bio A 201 Final UW Questions With Complete Solutions

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  • Paleoanthropology correct answer: - The Study of immediate ancestors of humans (hominins) - Relies on fossils - Geographically specific: 1) East and South Africa 2) East Asia 3) Middle East Taphonomy correct answer: - Study of decomposition - Process may be arrested by 1) Dry 2) Cold 3) Wet (anaerobic environments) Fossilization correct answer: - Rare process - Conditions must be right Types of Fossils: - Sedimentary Rock - Volcanic Activity Law of superposition correc...
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Unit 9 Assignment A - Stages of Decomposition
  • Unit 9 Assignment A - Stages of Decomposition

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  • This got a distinction without the need for resubmission. Some of the information isn’t necessarily applicable and is just extra research (for example heat graphs for taphonomy), follow the brief and you should be ok!
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ANT 3520 Final Exam | Answered with complete solutions
  • ANT 3520 Final Exam | Answered with complete solutions

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  • ANT 3520 Final Exam | Answered with complete solutions The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command Central Identification Laboratory (JPAC-CIL) is known for: Identifying missing U.S. servicemembers Which of the following components are assessed or determined by forensic anthropologists? a. Sex b. Ancestry c. Age d. Manner of death e. A, B, C only Which of the following is NOT one of the sub-specialties of biological anthropology? a. Primatology b. Archaeology c. Morphology d. Paleoanthropology e. Fo...
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Auburn ANTH-1000 Midterm 2022/2023 EDITION GUARANTEED GRADE A+
  • Auburn ANTH-1000 Midterm 2022/2023 EDITION GUARANTEED GRADE A+

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  • Anthropology Study of the origins and development of people and their societies AAA's Code of Ethics -Do No Harm -Be Open and Honest About your Work -Obtain Informed Consent and Permissions -Weigh Competing Ethical Obligations -Make Results Accessible -Protect and Preserve Records Adaptation refers to the processes by which organisms cope with environmental forces and stresses Archaeology reconstructs, describes, and interprets human behavior and cultural patterns through mater...
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ANTH 447 || WITH 100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS.
  • ANTH 447 || WITH 100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS.

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  • biological filter correct answers attempting to characterize aspects of the living but must use information from the dead death sample is affected by: correct answers - mortality (age-specific probability of death) - fertility (age-specific probability of bearing offspring) - length of time a cemetery is used Things to remember when looking at death samples: correct answers - lineage may not be representative of the population - location - sequencing may be misconstrued as different mo...
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ARCL 228 final exam Questions With 100% Correct Ans..
  • ARCL 228 final exam Questions With 100% Correct Ans..

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  • Best method to determine geographical origin? - elemental analysis (ie. finding stable isotopes in teeth or bone) Best methods to find ethnocultural identity: - • Facial similarity (maybe) • Dental morphology (maybe) • Contextual information: belongings & personal effects (if available) Can you assess sex in non-adult remains? - Only with DNA Characteristics of blunt force trauma on cranial vault: - • Localized depressed (bending) fractures • Radiating fractures • Concentric ...
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ANT3520 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
  • ANT3520 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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  • Why is the use of sharp, metal tools discouraged during maceration? - Answer-they can leave marks on the bone that may be confused with perimortem trauma Which of the following is NOT traditionally considered one of the four fields of american anthropology? - Answer-paleontology the principle that "with contact between two items there will be an exchange" is known as - Answer-Locard's Principle which of the following would be LEAST likely to initiate a medicolegal investigation? - An...
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ASM 275 Lab_14___Taphonomy
  • ASM 275 Lab_14___Taphonomy

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  • ASM 275 Lab_14___Taphonomy ASM 275 Lab_14___Taphonomy ASM 275 Lab_14___Taphonomy
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ANT2511 TOP Exam Questions And  CORRECT Answers
  • ANT2511 TOP Exam Questions And CORRECT Answers

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  • Fossils Remains of organisms chemically changed into rock Taphonomy Study of what happens to an organism's remains after death. Describes circumstances for fossilization, how they got to where they are. Where are fossils usually found? In sedimentary or volcanic rock. Fossils are most commonly found in sedimentary rock (deposit of sediments) Fossils can also be found in ash from Volcanic activity Sometimes vestiges of ____ can be found within fossils DNA Chemical segments of bone can al...
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