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Representational art is most visible in the archaeological record. Janet Spector found that the Dakota had different questions and conclusions about their own cultural resources than did the archaeologists. Answer: TRUE Boucher de Perthes’ discoveries immediately revolutionized public perceptions of […]

Looting of archaeological sites has become less frequent since the passage of antiquities laws. Relative dating establishes the exact chronological relationship between two artifacts found in the same context. Answer: FALSE Even with well-preserved skeletons, one rarely can determine successfully […]

The National Historic Preservation Act was passed in reaction to the destruction of historic buildings that was resulting from a push to “clean up” American urban centers. Piltdown Man was important because he was the Missing Link.ʺ ʺ Answer: FALSE […]

Middens are always located close to habitation sites. The presence of hookworms and pinworms in palaeofeces indicates unhygienic and unhealthful conditions. Answer: TRUE Optimization models are used to explain aspects of behavior related to the use of resources. Answer: TRUE […]

Pompeii and Herculaneum are particularly valuable to archaeologists because __________. A) they provide the most complete view of Roman life currently available B) they are the only ancient cities ever found that had been covered by volcanoes C) they date […]

Christian Thomsen suggested the Three Age System, which divides the past into the Stone, Bronze, and Iron Ages. The rate of epiphyseal union is the same in every bone, and so cannot be used to age skeletons. Answer: TRUE The […]

Diseases can leave evidence in bone as well as in human soft tissue. It is a felony to destroy an archaeological site. Answer: TRUE Because archaeology is a scientific discipline, archaeologists cannot ever be fooled by fakes. Answer: FALSE Absolute […]

The most commonly used and most important method of radiometric dating in archaeology is radiocarbon dating Most CRM archaeologists are employed by universities. Answer: FALSE Archaeology is an apolitical enterprise. Answer: FALSE Hunter-gatherers sometimes practice horticulture on a part-time basis. […]

Geophysical survey includes non-invasive and non-destructive techniques for discovering buried features within sites. Postmortem changes to bone can inform archaeologists about disease in past populations. Answer: FALSE At Olduvai Gorge, potassium-argon dating was used to date the eruption of the […]