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1.Anartifact’sprovenienceis:
a.thegeologicsourceoftherawmaterialfromwhichtheartifactwasmanufactured.
b.theartifact’slocationrelativetoasystemofspatialdatacollection.
c.thefacilitywheretheartifactiscurrentlystored.
d.howtheartifactwasusedintheprehistoricpast.
2.Itisessentialthatarchaeologiststakeabundant,accurate,anddetailedfieldnotesduringexcavationsbecause:
a.archaeologydestroysdataasitisgathered;onceasiteisexcavateditcannotbere-excavated.
b.federallegislationmandatesabundant,accurate,anddetailedfieldnotes.
c.archaeologystudentsgenerallylearnfieldtechniquesfromthesenotes.
d.noneoftheabove;itisnotessentialbecausearchaeologistscanalwaysgobackandreconstructthe
excavationlater.
3.TheFolsomsiteinNewMexicowasdiscoveredby:
a.GeorgeMcJunkin,anex-slaveandrancher.
b.JesseFiggins,directoroftheColoradoMuseumofNatureandScience.
c.BoucherdePerthes,aFrenchcustomsofficialandnaturalist.
d.A.V.Kidder,FounderofAnthropologicalArchaeology.
4.TheFolsomsiteisimportantinthehistoryofAmericanarchaeologybecause:
a.itwasthefirstsitethatwasexcavatedusingthestratigraphicmethod,abreakthroughinarchaeological
techniquethatallowedforchronologicalcontrol.
b.itfinallydisprovedtheMythoftheMoundbuilders,establishingthatNativeAmericanshadindeedbuiltthe
earthworksoftheeasternUnitedStates.
c.itprovedtheextentofhumanantiquityintheAmericas.
d.atatimewhenmostAmericanarchaeologistswereconcentratingonAmericanprehistory,itdemonstrated
theimportanceofhistoricarchaeology.
5.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutthePleistocene?
a.Itwasageologicperiodlastingfrom2millionto10thousandyearsago.
b.Itwascharacterizedbyperiodsofextensiveglaciation.
c.ManyspeciesofnowextinctfaunaexistedduringthePleistocene.
d.Alloftheanswersarecorrect.
6.Ifanartifactissaidtobeinsitu,itis:
a.missing.
b.inplace.
c.intheprocessofbeinganalyzed.
d.embeddedinananimalbone.
7.TheantiquityofhumansintheNewWorldwasestablishedbytheFolsomsite.Why?
a.ThedrydesertenvironmentofnortheasternNewMexicoallowedforthebestpreservation.
b.Carefulproveniencethatrecordedcontext:theassociationofaspearpointwiththeskeletonofanextinct
formofbison.
c.Theageofthesite,establishedbyradiocarbondatingcharredcornrecoveredduringexcavation.
d.Alloftheanswersarecorrect.
8.TheduckdecoysofLovelockCave,Nevadaillustrate:
a.thatcaveswereimportanthabitationsitesthroughoutGreatBasinprehistory.
b.theimportanceofcontextinarchaeologicalexcavations.
c.theamazingdegreeofpreservationpossibleindrycaves.
d.alloftheabove.
9.Organicremainsarebestpreservedin:
a.acave,whereconditionsremainpermanentlycoolanddry.
b.abog,whereconditionsremainpermanentlywetanddepletedofoxygen.
c.afield,exposedtohot,dryconditionswithperiodicrainfall.
d.bothapermanentlydry,coolcaveandapermanentlywetbog.
10.WaterloggedsitessuchasOzetteonWashington’sOlympicPeninsulademonstrate:
a.howwatercandestroystructuresandorganicremainsthatwouldnormallybepreservedindryconditions.
b.howorganicremainscanberemarkablypreservedifsaturatedbywaterandsealedinananaerobic
environment.
c.thatarchaeologistscannotexcavatethesekindsofsites.
d.therelativeeaseofunderwaterexcavationcomparedtoexcavationsondryland.
11.Otzi,theIceManoftheAlps,providesanexampleof:
a.howcoldconditionscaninhibitdecompositionoforganicmaterialbypreventingtheproductionof
microorganismsthatcausedecay.
b.thepeacefullifeanddeathofaNeolithicfarmer.
c.theimportanceofarchaeologicalsurveyinhighaltitudemountainsettings.
d.Alloftheanswersarecorrect.
12.Atestexcavationwouldbemostappropriateinwhichofthefollowingsituations?
a.Whendeterminingwhetherornotfieldschoolstudentsunderstandarchaeologicalfieldmethods.
b.Whentryingtodetermineasite’spotentialforansweringaresearchquestion.
c.Whenaresearchquestionmustbeansweredwithalimitedamountoftimeandmoney.
d.Whenaresearcherisalreadyknowswhattoexpectduringexcavations.
13.Whenarchaeologistsdigexcavationunits,theyareconcernedwith:
a.horizontalprovenience.
b.verticalprovenience.
c.keepingthewallsoftheunitstraightandperpendicular.
d.Alloftheanswersarecorrect.
14.Whydoarchaeologistsuseadatumpointratherthansimplymeasuringfromthegroundsurface?
a.Thedatumpointprovidesauniversalreferencepointthatcanbeusedacrossanyarchaeologicalsite,
allowingarchaeologiststoeasilycomparedatabetweenexcavations.
b.Whileverticalproveniencecouldeasilybemeasuredfromthegroundsurface,obtainingaccuratehorizontal
proveniencewouldbemuchmoredifficultwithoutadatumpoint.
c.Thegroundsurfacedoesnothavethesameelevationconsistentlyacrossasitewhileadatumpointprovides
afixedreference.
d.Useofadatumpointisanarchaeologicaltraditionestablishedintheearly20thcentury;whileitservesno
usefulpurpose,itisanexampleofhowoutdatedexcavationmethodologyisstillembeddedinarchaeology
today.
15.WhiletheverticalexcavationstrategyatGatecliffwasdesignedtoclarifychronology,thehorizontalexcavation
strategywasdesignedto:
a.exposelivingfloors.
b.reinforcetheartifacttypologiesinuseatthetime.
c.clarifythesite’sstratigraphy.
d.alsoclarifychronology,butonalargerscale.
16.Ifanarchaeologistisexcavatinginarbitrarylevels:
a.heorsheisfollowingthenaturalbreaksinthesediments(followingthestratigraphy).
b.naturalstrataareprobablylackingordifficulttorecognize.
c.thenaturalstratamaybemorethan10centimetersthick.
d.thenaturalstrataareprobablylackingordifficulttorecognize,andmaybemorethan10centimetersthick.
17.Naturallevelsarepreferabletoarbitrarylevelsbecause:
a.arbitrarylevelscanpotentiallyjumbletogetherartifactsthatcomefromdifferentnaturalstrataandthus
differentperiodsoftime.
b.thedepthofnaturallevelsisdeterminedbystatisticalsamplingstrategies,whilearbitrarylevelsarechosen
subjectively.
c.arbitrarylevelsfollowthenaturalstratigraphy,whichmaynotbeabletodistinguishbetweenoccupational
surfaces.
d.naturallevelsaremuchsimplerandfastertoexcavatethanarbitrarylevels.
18.ByrecordingtheprovenienceofallartifactsencounteredinsituduringGatecliff’sexcavations,thearchaeologists
weretryingto:
a.documentdifferencesinartifactsequencesthroughtime.
b.obtaininformationthatwouldallowthemtoreconstructtheactivitiesthattookplaceondiscretelivingfloors.
c.determinethedepthoftimerepresentedbythedepositsintherockshelter.
d.speeduptheexcavationprocesswithoutlosingimportantinformation.
19.Inadditiontoanartifact’sprovenience,archaeologistsmightalsobeinterestedin:
a.whichsideofanartifactwas“up”whenitwasuncovered.
b.thecompassorientationofanartifact’slongaxis.
c.whetherornottheartifactisburned.
d.Alloftheanswersarecorrect.
20.Atotalstation:
a.isaccurateto+/-3millimeters.
b.iseasilyaffordablebystudentsandprofessionalsalike.
c.isroughlythesameintermsofaccuracyasalinelevelandameasuringtape.
d.Alloftheanswersarecorrect.
21.Whyarearchaeologistsconcernedaboutthefutureofartifactcuration?
a.Somecurationfacilitiescannotaffordtomeetfederalguidelines,andsoarchaeologicalcollectionsarebeing
keptinsubstandardconditions.
b.Somecurationfacilitieshaveshuttheirdoorsbecausetheynolongerhaveroomforanymorearchaeological
collections
c.Somecurationfacilitiesaresostrainedtocatchuponinventoriesthattheycannotaffordthetimetoloan
materialstoresearchers,contradictingtheverypurposeoftherepository.
d.Alloftheanswersarecorrect.
22.Water-screeningisanespeciallyusefultechniquewhen:
a.thedepositsarecoarse-grainedandhavelowclaycontent.
b.artifactsareexpectedtobelargeandnoteasilybroken,aswaterscreeningcanbeverydestructive.
c.artifactsareexpectedtobesmalland/ordifficulttofindwithoutwashing.
d.tinyfragmentsofcarbonizedplantremainsmustberecovered.
23.Let’ssayyouareexcavatingasite.Youarebeingprettycareful,andareusing1/4"meshscreenstosievethedirt
afteritisremovedbyatrowelanddustpanfromthesite.Youfindafewverysmallbutwell-preservedfishbones.
Thenextday:
a.youdecidetostopusingtrowelsandstartusingdentaltoolsfortheexcavation;youareprobablynot
recoveringmanyfishbonesbecausetheyarebeinginadvertentlydestroyedbytroweling.
b.youconcludethatpeopleinthepastwerenotusingminnowsandyouceaseexcavation.
c.youfearthatthe1/4"meshofthescreenmayallowmostoftheverysmallfishbonestopassthrough;you
decidetoswitchto1/8"mesh,andmaybeevenscreenasampleofdirtthrough1/16"meshtoseeifyouare
findingfewbonesbecausetheyarenotpresent,orbecausethescreeningmethodissystematicallylosing
them.
d.yourealizethatfishwerenotbeingusedprehistoricallyanddecidethatasinglebackhoetrenchthroughthe
sitewillprobablygiveyouasufficientamountofremainsofotheranimalstopermityoutotestyour
hypothesis.
24.Whichofthefollowingwerethetextbookauthors,ThomasandKelly,interestedinmappingatGatecliff?
a.Thelocationofanyartifactsfoundinsitu
b.Thelocationofanyfeatures,suchashearths
c.Thelocationofanylargeecofacts
d.Alloftheanswersarecorrect.
25.Matrixsortingisatechnique:
a.thatinvolveshandsortingofprocessedbulksoilsamplesforminuteartifactsandecofacts.
b.inwhichlarge,obviousartifactsareremovedpriortoscreeningtopreventtheartifactsfrombeingdamaged
bythescreeningprocess.
c.thatusesfluidsuspensiontorecovertinyburnedplantremainsandbonefragments.
d.inwhichsedimentisplacedinascreenandthematrixiswashedawaywithhoses.
26.Theprocessofflotationisbasedontheprinciplethat:
a.themostappropriatescreensizeforrecoveringcarbonizedplantremainsandbonefragmentsis1/4”mesh.
b.carbonizedplantremainsandverysmallbonefragmentswillfloatwhensubmergedinwater,whileheavier
items(includingdirt)willnot.
c.artifactprovenienceisthemostimportantinformationanarchaeologistcanrecordduringanexcavation.
d.Alloftheanswersarecorrect.
27.Theimportanceofplantsinprehistoricdietswaslargelyunknownuntilwhichofthefollowingtechniqueswasused?
a.Totalstationmappingofinsituartifacts
b.Thestratigraphicmethod
c.Excavationbynaturalratherthanarbitrarylevels
d.Flotation
28.Atotalstation,orEDM,isadevicethat:
a.allowstheboundariesofarchaeologicalsitestobeobjectivelydetermined.
b.efficientlyandaccuratelyanalyzesartifactsfoundduringsurvey.
c.usesabeamofinfraredlightbouncedoffaprismtodetermineanartifact’sprovenience.
d.usestriangulationfromradiowavesreceivedfromsatellitestodetermineyourposition,eitherintermsof
latitudeandlongitudeortheUTMgrid.
29.Proveniencerefersto:
a.therelationshipofanartifact,ecofact,orfeaturetootherartifacts,ecofacts,features,andgeologicstrataina
site.
b.theartifact’slocationrelativetoasystemofspatialdatacollection.
c.thepositionofthearchaeologistwhendocumentingasite.
d.anoutdatedwaytomapasite.
30.TheperiodoftheIceAgeknownasthePleistoceneendedabout:
a.25,000yearsago.
b.100,000yearsago.
c.10,000yearsago.
d.1.5millionyearsago.
31.Whenarcheologistsrefertotheplacewhereanartifact,ecofact,orfeaturewasfoundduringsurveyorexcavation,
theyusetheterm:
a.provenience.
b.insitu.
c.strata.
d.position.
32.RealizingthesignificanceofÖtzi,the“IceMan”,archaeologistsscouredthesiteandrecovered:
a.clothing,tools,andpreservedfood.
b.clothing,tools,andstomachcontents.
c.clothing,tools,andacedarcanoe.
d.tools,stomachcontents,andanimalbones.
33.Decompositioniscarriedoutbymicroorganismsthatrequire:
a.cold,oxygen,andwatertosurvive.
b.warmth,carbondioxide,andwatertosurvive.
c.warmth,oxygen,anddryconditionstosurvive.
d.warmth,oxygen,andwatertosurvive.
34.Thefollowingitemsarenecessaryintheexcavator’stoolkit,allexcept:
a.toiletpaper.
b.rootclippers.
c.toothpicks.
d.aCDplayer.
35.Whendiggingtestpits,archaeologists:
a.maintainthree-dimensionalcontrolofthefinds.
b.recordonlyhorizontalcoordinates.
c.recordonlyverticalcoordinates.
d.digroundholes.
36.Whenanarchaeologistsreferstoadatumpointheorshemeans:
a.thezeropointthatisnotfixedsothatitcanbeusedasamoveablereferencepoint.
b.thezeropointthatisfixed,butcannotbeusedasareferencepoint.
c.thezeropointthatisfixedandcanbeusedasareferencepoint.
d.thatthearchaeologistisusinganoutdatedsystemtorecordasite.
37.Thedifferencebetweenanaturallevelandanarbitrarylevelis:
a.naturallevelisaverticalsubdivisionandanarbitrarylevelisahorizontalsubdivision.
b.naturallevelisahorizontalsubdivisionandanarbitrarylevelisaverticalsubdivision.
c.naturallevelisaverticalsubdivisionbasedonnaturalbreaksinsedimentsandarbitrarylevelisavertical
subdivisionusedonlywhennaturalstrataarelackingormorethan10cmdeep.
d.irrelevant.Naturallevelsarenolongerusedinarcheology,onlyarbitrarylevelsareused.
38.Inarcheology,alivingfloorrefersto:
a.adistinctburiedsurfaceonwhichpeoplelived.
b.anindistinctburiedsurfaceonwhichpeoplemayhavelived.
c.adistinctsurfaceonwhichpeoplestilllive.
d.adistinctsurfacewherelivingorganismscanstillbedetected.
39.Provenienceisessentialtoanartifact’s:
a.material.
b.age.
c.context.
d.value.
40.Thekeytomaintaininginformationaboutanartifact’scontextistorecord:
a.archaeologist’sname.
b.artifact’smaterial.
c.provenience.
d.dateofdiscovery.
41.AttheFolsomsiteinNewMexico,artifactswerediscoveredbetweentheribsofmoderncowbones,thus
establishingtheantiquityofhumanintheAmericas.
a.True
b.False
42.Organicmaterialscanonlybepreservedinextremelydryorcoldconditions,suchasindrycaveoraglacial
environment.
a.True
b.False
43.Archaeologistswillgenerallyagreethatalltrowelsaresimilarinquality,andanybrandisjustassuitablefor
excavationasanother.
a.True
b.False
44.Inanarchaeologicalexcavation,thepointfromwhichallhorizontalandverticalmeasurementsaremadeistermed
thedatumpoint.
a.True
b.False
45.Itisgenerallyacceptedthatproveniencemeasurementstakenduringanarchaeologicalexcavationcanbetaken
fromeitherthemoderngroundsurfaceofthesiteorfromadatumpoint.
a.True
b.False
46.Archaeologistsprefertodiginarbitraryratherthannaturallevelswheneverpossibletoreducetheriskofmixing
artifactsfromdifferentstrata.
a.True
b.False
47.Theuseofdryscreeningdeviceswith1/4"meshisemployedtofinditemssuchascharredseeds,fishbones,and
beadsinarchaeologicalsites.
a.True
b.False
48.Becausepiece-plottingartifactsisaverytime-consumingprocess,thenumberofartifactspieceplottedduringan
excavationoftendependsonhowmuchtimeyouhavetoexcavate,aswellasthequestionsyouneedtoanswer.
a.True
b.False
49.Screensizeisanimportantconsiderationwhenprocessingdirtfromexcavationsbecausethesizeofthescreen
affectswhatisrecoveredaswellashowfastitisrecovered.
a.True
b.False
50.Thedesignandworkmanshipofarchaeologicalscreenswillvaryfromsitetosite,andismuchlessimportantthan
meshsize.
a.True
b.False
51.Althoughithasprovenusefulintherecoveryofcarbonizedplantremainsandbonefragments,flotationisan
uncommonarchaeologicaltechniquebecauseitisextremelytimeconsumingandcostly.
a.True
b.False
52.Artifactsareassignedcatalognumbersinthelabaftertheyareexcavatedbecausethecatalognumberiswhatties
theartifactbacktoobservationsmadeinthefield,ensuringthatanartifact’sprovenienceisneverlost.
a.True
b.False
53.WhyistheFolsomsiteimportantinthehistoryofAmericanarchaeology?Whatwasdiscoveredthere?Howdoes
thestoryoftheFolsomsiteillustratetheimportanceofcontextinarchaeology?
54.Whatisanartifact’sprovenience?Whyisprovenienceimportantinarchaeologicalexcavations?
55.Underwhatconditionsareorganicremainspreservedinarchaeologicalcontexts?Provideexamplesusingspecific
sites.
56.Whatisarchaeologicaltesting?Whyaretestexcavationsconducted?
57.Howarearchaeologicalexcavationsconducted?Describetheprocessofexcavation,beginningwithwhyitis
importanttoestablishadatumpoint.Whathappenstoartifactsastheyareexcavated?Whathappenstothedirt
removedfromexcavationunits?
58.Whatinformationdoarchaeologistsrecordastheyexcavate?Howdotheyrecordit?
59.Whattechniquesdoarchaeologistsusetorecoversmallartifactsthatweremissedduringexcavation?Howdo
thesetechniqueswork?Whatfactorscanaffecttheartifactrecoveryrateofthesetechniques?
60.Whataresomeimportantpiecesofequipmentthatexcavatorsshouldcarryintheirtoolboxes?Whyarethese
itemsimportantduringexcavation?
61.Whathappenstoartifactsoncetheyleavethefield?Whathappenstoartifactsinthelab?Whyisitimportantto
makesurethatartifactsareproperlycataloged?
62.Todayarchaeologistsexcavateonlywhatisnecessarytoanswertheirresearchquestions.Why,whenthemorewe
knowaboutthepastthebetterweunderstandourselves?
63.Whydoarcheologistsdigsquareholes?Ifitisnotpossibletolearnallyouneedtoknowaboutarchaeologicalfield
techniquesfromabook,whatadditionalworkisnecessarytolearnthebasics?
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