Taphonomy - Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

What is paleontology? -Paleontology is the study of the history of life and its meaning. It is a four-dimensional science (three spatial dimensions plus time) -Paleontology is an eclectic field that draws on many other disciplines, including, but not limited to geology, developmental biology, physics, and chemistry -Paleontologists focus on extinct organisms but we also study extant (present day) ones too What are fossils? -Fossils are preserved remains of organisms from the remote pa...

ity rather than function or chronological significance. Temporal type - answerA morphological type that has temporal significance; also known as a time-marker or index fossil. Functional type - answerA class of artifacts that performed the same function; these may or may not be temporal and/or morphological types. How did people use the pottery? - Water jars - Cooking pots - Serving bowls - answerFunctional Type: Based on function How did pottery styles change over time? - Orange - Bl...

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...

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...

Research on stages and processes of taphonomy and entomology for presentation, with supporting observation form completed by assessor. A written report with a vocational aspect on the effects of the environment and burial on decomposition and entomology. This assignment was graded a distinction piece, so guarantees a high quality and good grade

Scenario-led examination of taphonomy and entomological evidence. A written report with method, results and evaluation of analysis. Scenario-led questions on TOD estimation calculations, supported with worksheets. This assignment was graded a distinction piece, so guarantees a good grade.

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...

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...

Archaeology Exam 3 Questions With 100% Correct Answers Analogy - answerNoting similarities between two entities and inferring from that similarity that an additional attribute of one (the ethnographic case) is also true for the other (the archaeological case). Principal of Uniformitarianism - answerThe principle asserting that the processes now operating to modify the earth's surface are the same processes that operated long ago in the geological past. faunal - answerin archaeology, ani...