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The site of Pincevent is
A.a burial site with flowers placed on the carcass.
B.located in eastern Romania.
C.a late Paleolithic reindeer hunting camp.
D.a late Paleolithic mammoth hunting camp.
Archaeology is
A.the study of variation among contemporary human groups.
B.the collection, display, and marketing of exotic artifacts from temples and tombs.
C.the study of the evolution of Homo sapiens.
D.the study of culture and cultural evolution using the remains of past societies.
E.the study of the origins of diversity of languages.
The first person to recognize and name an australopithecine was
A.Donald Johansen.
B.Louis Leakey.
C.Mary Leakey.
D.Raymond Dart.
Contrast the early states of the Indus Valley with those of Mesopotamia.
Answer:Answers will vary.
Vedbk is
A.located in the western United States.
B.a Mesolithic site in southern France.
C.an area with a Mesolithic cemetery.
D.a place with early evidence for the use of fire.
The Acheulean lithic industry is characterized by the presence of handaxes and
cleavers. The Acheulean was made by
A.Homo habilis.
B.Australopithecus afarensis.
C.Australopithecus africanus.
D.classic Neanderthals.
E.Homo erectus.
The term "cyclopean" describes the massive ______ at Mycenaean sites.
A.walls
B.tombs
C.temples
D.houses
Stone tools include all of the following characteristics except:
A.intricate carvings.
B.striking platform.
C.sharp edges.
D.bulbar surface.
The site of "Ain Mallaha' in the Levant
A.provides the best evidence we have yet for Neanderthal ritual.
B.is the earliest example of a shell midden anywhere in the world.
C.was a Neolithic town.
D.was a permanent settlement directly preceding the earliest farming period.
E.has been shown to be nothing more than a carnivore kill.
The talud-tablero style of architecture is typical of the site of
A.San Jos Mogote.
B.Cuicuilco.
C.Palenque.
D.Teotihuacn.
E.La Venta.
The human skeleton is a storehouse of information on the individual who died and may
provide estimates of the person's
A.name.
B.age.
C.social security number.
D.number of siblings.
The individuals buried in the pyramid at Sipn appear to have been key participants in
the
A.Inca conquest.
B.creation of Nazca geoglyphs.
C.Sacrifice Ceremony.
D.mit'a.
Mesopotamian cuneiform has its roots in a system of clay tokens that dates back to
A.the Upper Paleolithic.
B.the ninth millennium B.C.
C.the fourth millennium B.C.
D.1500 B.C.
_______ was not among the most important centers of Bronze Age Europe.
A.Czechoslovakia.
B.Denmark.
C.England.
D.Spain.
E.Greece.
An Archaeological Problem
The following multiple choice questions refer to the paragraph below. Base your
answers on the information given below, your archaeological knowledge, and common
sense.
Recent excavations in the Levant have uncovered a small settlement of approximately
twenty houses. These structures were circular in shape and had rock-wall foundations. A
number of burials were found in a small cemetery adjacent to the settlement. Storage
pits and roasting areas for preparing plant foods also were found, but there was no
evidence for domesticated plants at the site. Animal bones from deer, gazelle, sheep,
and goat were common at the site. The investigators noticed that a high number of
young male animals were represented in the sheep bones. This difference was not noted
among the bones of the other species. Other materials from the site included sickle
blades, bone tools, charcoal, and grinding slabs.
The settlement probably belongs to the _________period.
A.Natufian
B.Oldowan
C.Mousterian
D.Ali Kosh
