Archaeology Essentials: Theories, Methods, and Practice 3rd Edition

Post-processual archaeology has completely replaced the New Archaeology. Answer: False Answer: False Answer: False Multi-period, deep sites, such as village mounds in the Near East, show few if any traces of their deepest levels on the surface. Answer: False Answer: False Answer: False The main difference between optical dating and thermoluminescence dating is that optical dating is

Diatoms are useful for identifying whether ancient bodies of water were fresh, brackish or salt, but not for finer-grained analytical questions, such as the level of water salinity or nutrient status. Answer: False Answer: False Answer: False It is not easy to identify the intentions of the people in the past that left

Darwin's work on evolution did not have a large or immediate impact on archaeologists. Answer: False Answer: False Answer: False The Rosetta Stone was discovered during Pitt-Rivers's military expedition to India (1798"1800). Answer: False Answer: False Answer: False Using differences in tree-rings to tie a wooden structure to a calendar date is an example of a relative dating

Through seriation, assemblages of artifacts are arranged in serial order, which is taken to indicate a) their relative worth b) what year they were excavated c) their relative ordering in time d) where they were discovered on the site grid e) where the object originally came from Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c Isotopic analysis of lead is not

The process of excavation inherently entails destruction. Answer: True Answer: True Answer: True Power relationships in the past are often depicted pictorially. Answer: True Answer: True Answer: True Thanks to the efforts of dedicated aboriginal groups in Australia, some human remains that were exhumed in the past by archaeologists without permission have been returned. Answer: True Answer: True Answer:

Although ice core analysis suggests that the next ice age should be 15,000 years in the future, _________ appears to be having an effect on the normal cycle of the earth's temperature a) the tilt of the earth b) human activity c) solar flares d) continental drift e) changes in the orbit of the earth Answer:

The return of human remains or other artifacts to their country of culture of origin is called a) colonialism b) repatriation c) preservation d) restoration e) reconstruction Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b Volcanic glass which is used to make chipped stone tools is a particularly good material to perform trace-element analysis on. Another word for Volcanic glass is a)

Much of the portable art from the Ice Age is of animals, but the most famous pieces are the so-called _____________, such as the example from Willendorf, Austria a) fertility figurines b) Venus figurines c) birthing figurines d) grotesque figurines e) action figurines Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b Considered a useful starting point for archaeologists who wish to

The Pazyryk bodies, found in ________________, were so well preserved by their constant frozen state that archaeologists not only recovered linen shirts, aprons, and stockings but could also see tattoos a) southern Siberia b) southern Sinai c) South Africa d) southern Botswana e) South Carolina Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a Which of the following is not an example

The vast majority of archaeological sites that are found during survey in advance of construction in the United States a) do not meet the criteria to be considered significant and are recorded and destroyed b) are major archaeological sites that require full excavation c) are automatically destroyed and not recorded d) cause construction plans

The most effective system ever devised by humans to describe the world around them is a) cave art b) mobiliary art c) pictorial representation d) writing e) all of these systems are equally effective Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d The argument that large-scale irrigation alone leads to urbanization is known as the a) evolutionary hypothesis b) hydraulic hypothesis c) New Archaeology d)