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Part of our ethical responsibilities to the past does NOT include a. reporting new finds. b. recording the location of any collected artifacts. c. respecting the sanctity of all burial sites. d. obeying tribal laws. The earliest known hominin, found […]

Which two archaeologists discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun? a. Heinrich Schliemann and Alexander Conze b. Alexander Conze and Flinders Petrie c. Leonard Woolley and Arthur Evans d. Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon The Grotte de Chauvet is one of the […]

Much Olmec pottery contains images of this important motif. a. human-quetzal b. human-butterfly c. human-snake d. human-jaguar Perhaps the most famous ax quarries are located here. a. western Siberia b. western Europe c. southern China d. northern Siberia Answer: b. […]

Most public archaeology activity operates through a. academic archaeology. b. private sectors. c. larger companies. d. government. Somewhat akin to the well-known process of natural selection in biological evolution. a. cultural selection b. invention c. diffusion d. social selection Answer: […]

Food production is a phenomenon of a. the last 100,000 years. b. the last 12,000 years. c. 99 percent of our existence. d. the last millennia. This culture’s art shows some Pukara influence, including motifs that feature anthropomorphic feline, eagle, […]

After about 16,000 years ago, Cro-Magnons began hunting a. doves, finches, and robins. b. buffalo and wild cattle. c. whales and narwhales. d. salmon, trout, perch, and eels. The quiet philanthropy of volunteers has a. endowed professorships. b. paid for […]

Of the animals killed at the Olsen-Chubbuck site, it is estimated that what percentage were actually butchered? a. 25% b. 50% c. 75% d. 100% Entry level archaeologists will find the best opportunities and career potential in a. academic archaeology. […]

The system of behavior in which every individual participates is the a. cultural environment. b. cultural process. c. cultural condition. d. cultural system. Interpretation based on developing specific hypotheses using induction and then testing the hypotheses against data. a. scientific […]

The story of humanity begins deep in geological time, during the later part of the Cenozoic erathe age of a. humanity. b. the dinosaurs. c. enlightenment. d. mammals. An education in archaeology should begin as being a. somewhat specialized. b. […]

The people of any Maya community could identify and verify their a. cosmos. b. neighborhood. c. leaders. d. ancestors. Finding archaeological sites depends on locating telltale signs of a. animal activity. b. quarrying. c. migration. d. human settlement. Answer: d. […]

As early as 8000 B.C., Mesopotamian villagers were carrying tokens made of a. clay. b. bronze. c. gold. d. wood. The rulers of Harappa and Mohenjodaro lived in this part of the city. a. center b. citadel c. tenements d. […]

Archaeological theory aims to explain the past as well as to a. change it. b. change our understanding of it. c. describe it. d. alter it. The first archaeologists were a. historians. b. mathematicians. c. adventurers. d. physicists. Answer: c. […]

Clay vessels that are built up with a lump of clay placed over the top of a convex shape. a. clay b. mold c. coil d. temper Archaeologists are not a. romantic adventurers. b. scientists. c. anthropologists. d. critical thinkers. […]

Sumerian civilizations came into being as a result of a combination of social and a. religious factors. b. economic factors. c. environmental factors. d. warfare factors. This consequence of food production prevented people from reverting back to hunting and gathering. […]

Which city in the Valley of Mexico was a trading center for the Mesoamerican world? a. Lima b. Cuzco c. Teotihuacn d. Tuzigoot Computer-aided systems for the collection, storage, retrieval, analysis, and presentation of spatial data of all kinds. a. […]

How many bison were unearthed at the Olsen-Chubbuck kill site? a. 90 b. 600 c. 10 d. 190 How do we know that forest cover expanded rapidly at the end of the Ice Age in southwestern Asia? a. pollen samples […]