1. The Levallois technique is
2. The peopling of the New World
3. The earliest Australians arrived on the continent “down under” around
4. The site of Lindenmeier is
5. Artifacts at the site of Lindenmeier did not include
6. The site of Monte Verde is all of the following except
7. Bordes has explained the variability in Middle Paleolithic stone tool assemblages as a reflection of
8. If you were interested in Upper Paleolithic cave paintings, you would probably travel to
9. The first colonists of the New World
10. Which of the following would you expect to find at a Folsom site?
11. The functions of Upper Paleolithic cave paintings may have been all of the following except
12. Venus figurines are probably
13. Which of the following are caves with Upper Paleolithic paintings?
14. Which of the following is NOT true of Homo neanderthalensis?
15. The half-life of carbon-14 is
16. Radiocarbon dating can be used to obtain the age of all of the following except
17. AMS in archaeology stands for
18. The following term does not belong with radiocarbon dating
19. A diverse range of blade tools is common to the
20. Solutrean leaf-shaped “points” were made by the _______ method.
21. Innovations in the techniques of stone tool manufacture gradually increased
22. Ninety-nine percent of all known Upper Paleolithic cave art sites are
23. Mousterian tools are characteristic of the
24. Upper Paleolithic lithic industries are most notably characterized by the presence of
25. One of the most important and most famous Upper Paleolithic cave art sites is called
26. During the interglacial periods of the Pleistocene
27. Which of the following would you not expect to find at a Mousterian site?
28. Late Paleolithic hunting groups in northern Europe mainly hunted the
29. The Mousterian lithic industry is characterized by
30. Faunal remains found at Mesolithic sites
31. Gatecliff Shelter was NOT
32. Vedbæk is
33. Carbon isotope evidence from human bone indicates that Mesolithic groups at Vedbæk were
34. Vænget Nord was
35. The Black Earth site at Carrier Mills does NOT
36. Carrier Mills is located in
37. The Mesolithic and the __________ are similar in age.
38. The earliest known pottery containers in the world are from
39. The period between the end of the Pleistocene and the introduction of agriculture in Europe is called
40. The Mesolithic in Europe
41. Which of the following would you NOT expect to find in a Mesolithic site in southern Scandinavia?
42. Discuss the major changes witnessed during the Upper Paleolithic period.
43. Discuss the evidence for the extinction of large mammals in the New World at the end of the Pleistocene
and the role of humans in their disappearance.
44. Discuss the evolution of the hominins through the Pliocene and the Pleistocene.
45. Describe at least four major species in our evolution in terms of their physical characteristics and when they
lived.
46. The “Mousterian Problem” is a complex question in the interpretation of archaeological remains. What
caused the problem, who are the principle antagonists, and what are the possible explanations?
47. Upper Paleolithic mural art may have been created for a variety of reasons. What are some of these possible
reasons and the evidence that suggests them?
48. The emergence of Homo sapiens is one of the big questions in archaeology at present. Discuss the primary
evidence for this transition and the major positions involved in the argument.
49. Describe and discuss the two major categories of Upper Paleolithic art. Include distribution, age, and
interpretation.
50. Create a definition of language and argue that the development of language was responsible for the creative
explosion of the Upper Paleolithic.
51. Discuss some of the recent evidence for the peopling of the New World and the primary route of the first
colonists.
52. The archaeological record for the European Mesolithic documents a number of innovations and changes
from the Late Paleolithic. Outline some of these differences, using specific sites as examples.
53. Archaeologists have a number of techniques for determining the season of occupation at a site. Describe
some of these methods using examples from the sites of Holocene hunter-gatherers.
54. The term hunter-gatherer is commonly used in anthropology and archaeology. What does it mean? Define
hunter-gatherer and give some examples.
55. Compare the European Mesolithic and the North American Archaic in terms of human settlement and
subsistence.
56. Describe some of the environmental changes that took place in Europe during the Holocene.
57. The human skeleton is a remarkable storehouse of information. Discuss some of the ways that
archaeologists study the skeleton and the kinds of information they obtain.
58. Mesolithic sites in Europe have certain common features. Discuss the general characteristics of the
Mesolithic in the context of several of the Mesolithic sites you know.
59. Gatecliff Shelter required many years of excavation and analysis. Describe the site and discuss what was
learned there.
60. The Holocene in South Africa is represented by the remains found at Elands Bay Cave and De Hangen.
Describe these sites and the information they provide about human groups in this area.
Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age, location, and significance.
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61. Endocasts
62. Magdalenian
63. Homo neanderthalensis
64. Dolni Vestonice
65. Lascaux
66. Venus figurines
67. Homo sapiens sapiens
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68. Fluted Point
69. Levallois technique
70. Bone chemistry
71. Mesolithic
72. Archaic
73. Vænget Nord
74. Multi-disciplinary
75. Postglacial sea level
76. Shell midden
77. Cultural resource management
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