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1.Ingeology,theprincipleofuniformitarianismassertsthat:
a.theprocessesthatmodifiedtheearth’ssurfaceinthepastareunknowablebecausetheycannotbedirectly
observed.
b.theprocessesnowoperatingtomodifytheearth’ssurfacearethesameasthoseofthegeologicpast.
c.theprocessesnowoperatingtomodifytheearth’ssurfacecannotsimplybeassumedtobethesameasthose
ofthegeologicpast,butmustbedemonstratedtobethesame.
d.geologicprocessesaredistinctfromarchaeologicalprocessesandthatuniformitarianismonlyappliesto
geologicprocesses.
2.Ageologistobservesglacialmorainesandstriationsinanareathatistodaynotglaciated.Thegeologistinterprets
thosefeaturesasevidenceofpastglacialactivity.Heorsheisutilizing:
a.middleleveltheory.
b.theprincipleofuniformitarianism.
c.arelationalanalogy.
d.Alloftheanswersarecorrect.
3.Experimentalarchaeologyprovidesarchaeologistswithbridgingarguments,waystomakeinferencesaboutpast
behaviorfrommaterialremains.Whichofthefollowingisnotanexampleofexperimentalarchaeology?
a.UsingBritishschoolboystoseeiftheycouldmovestonessimilartothoseusedtobuildStonehenge.
b.Usingastonetooltoscrapehideandthenexaminingmicrowearpresentonthetool’sedgetodeterminethe
typeofwearcausedbyhide-scraping.
c.Usingseriationtoconstructawaytodatearchaeologicalsitesbasedonpaintedpotterystyles.
d.Throwinghaftedspearpointsintoelephantcarcassestodeterminetheircapacityforpenetration.
4.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofreasoningthroughuniformitarianprinciples,ratherthensimpleanalogy?
a.EthnographicdataonthehuntingandgatheringShoshoneinNevadasuggestthatinthe19thcenturythe
Shoshonelivedingroupsofabout25people;thereforeprehistoricpeoplewholivedinthesameareawith
thesameeconomyalsolivedingroupsofabout25.
b.Ethnographicdatafromallovertheworldshowthathunter-gatherersliveingroupsofabout25people;
thereforeprehistorichunter-gatherersinthedesertsofNevadaalsolivedingroupsofabout25people.
c.Ithasbeendemonstratedusingethnographicdatathatinavarietyofdifferentkindsofenvironmentsagroup
ofhunter-gatherersofabout25peoplecontainsabout7activehuntersandthisnumberissufficienttoensure
thatsomeonecomeshomewithgameeachday;increasingthenumberofhuntersbeyond7increasesthe
amountoffoodneededforthegroupbutdoesnotappreciablyincreasethechancethatsomehunterwill
comehomewithgame;thuswearguethatprehistorichunter-gatherersalsolivedingroupsofabout25
people.
d.Ethnographicdataonhighlynomadichunter-gatherersindesertenvironmentswhodependheavilyonplants
forfoodratherthanonanimalsshowthattheyliveingroupsofabout25people;sinceprehistoricforagersin
theGreatBasindesertswerehighlynomadicandheavilydependentonplantfoodswearguethatprehistoric
peoplestherelivedingroupsof25people.
5.Asipapuis:
a.asmallpitinakivalocatedalongthewalloppositetheventilatorshaft.
b.theplacewheretheHopisaresaidtohaveemergedintothisworldfromtheunderworld.
c.theplacethroughwhichHopicommunicationwiththesupernaturalworldtakesplace.
d.Alloftheanswersarecorrect.
6.Analogiesjustifiedonthebasisofcloseculturalcontinuitybetweenthearchaeologicalandethnographiccasesor
similarityingeneralculturalformareknownas:
a.formalanalogies.
b.relationalanalogies.
c.middle-rangeanalogies.
d.uniformitariananalogies.
7.Analogiesjustifiedbysimilaritiesintheformalattributesofarchaeologicalandethnographicobjectsandfeaturesare
knownas:
a.formalanalogies.
b.relationalanalogies.
c.middle-rangeanalogies.
d.uniformitariananalogies.
8.Formalanalogiesarestrengthenedif:
a.manyethnographiccasesdemonstratethesamepattern,andthearchaeologicalandethnographiccaseshave
manyattributesincommon.
b.theycanbedrawnbetweencultureswithdrasticallydifferentsettlementsystems,subsistencepractices,or
economies.
c.closeculturalcontinuitycannotbedemonstratedbetweenarchaeologicalandethnographiccases.
d.Alloftheanswersarecorrect.
9.InferringthatprehistorickivashadthesamefunctionaskivasusedbyPuebloansocietiestodayisanexampleof:
a.aformalanalogy.
b.arelationalanalogy.
c.lowleveltheoryinterpretation.
d.bothformalandrelationalanalogies.
10.Thegoalofmiddleleveltheoryisto:
a.determinewhethermodernculturesaccuratelyreflectprehistoriccultures.
b.identifygenderthroughstonetoolanalysis.
c.helpbuildsecureinferencesfromarchaeologicalremains.
d.identifytheroleoftheindividualinarchaeologicalresearch.
11.StudyinghowalargeanimalcarcassdecomposesonanAfricansavannahtodeterminehowlongittakesthe
carcasstodisarticulateindifferentseasonsandwhichbonesarecarriedawaybycarnivoresisanexampleof:
a.ethnoarchaeology.
b.taphonomy.
c.experimentalarchaeology.
d.geoarchaeology.
12.Taphonomyisusefultoarchaeologybecauseit:
a.showsthatmodernhumanbehaviorcanbeextendedintothepast,strengtheninginterpretationsofthe
archaeologicalrecord.
b.helpsarchaeologistsseparatetheeffectsofnaturalprocessesandhumanbehavioronsiteformation.
c.candeterminethemostefficientmethodoftoolmanufacture,whichwasmostlikelythemethodemployedin
theprehistoricpast.
d.remindsethnoarchaeologistsoftheirresponsibilitytothelivingpeoplethattheystudy.
13.Exploringthepossiblewaystomakeaprojectilepointisanexampleof_________,whileobservingthewaya
livinggroupofpeoplemakeprojectilepointsisanexampleof_________.
a.experimentalarchaeology/ethnoarchaeology
b.middlerangeresearch/generaltheory
c.ethnoarchaeology/experimentalarchaeology
d.generaltheory/middlerangeresearch
14.WhichofthefollowingistrueoftheHudson-MengsiteinnorthwestNebraska?
a.Taphonomicresearchsuggeststhathumansplayedlittle,ifany,roleinthedeathsofthe500bisonatthesite.
b.Thepresenceofhundredsofprojectilepointsamongthebisonbonestronglysuggeststhebisonwere
dispatchedbyhumanhunters.
c.Thepresenceofunequivocalcutmarksonmanyofthebisonboneprovidesstrongevidenceofbutcheryby
humans.
d.Thefactthatmostofthebisonboneswerehighlydisarticulatedandscatteredprovidesevidenceof
butcheringbyhumans.
15.TaphonomicresearchattheHudson-MengbisonbonebedinnorthwestNebraskashowedthat:
a.theancestorsofmodernPlainsIndianspurposelybrokeopenbisonskullstoremovethebrainsforusein
tanninghides.
b.naturalprocessessuchasincompleteburialandsubsequentexposuretosunlightcouldhavecausedthetops
ofthebisonskullstodecompose.
c.thebonebedwasaresultoftheancestorsofmodernPlainsIndiansrunningaherdof500bisonoffofalow
cliffandsubsequentlydraggingthemtoaprocessingarea.
d.thebonebedwasaresultofbothnaturalboneaccumulationandhumanhuntingpractices.
16.WhathappenedtotheremainsofIshi,theYahiIndianwholivedattheUniversityofCalifornia’smuseuminSan
Franciscoanddemonstratedtraditionalarrow-makingandfire-startingformuseumvisitors?
a.Hisbodywasautopsiedbytheuniversity’smedicalcenterafterhisdeathinspiteofhiswishesthatno
autopsybeperformed.
b.HisbrainwassenttotheSmithsonianInstitutionsothatitcouldbeput“toscientificuse,”whereitsatfor
nearly85years.
c.HisremainswerereturnedtoCalifornia’sPitRivertribein2000,andburiedinasecretlocation.
d.Alloftheanswersarecorrect.
17.Thepurposeofheat-treatingstonetoolrawmaterialwasto:
a.createstonetoolsbysubjectingtherawmaterialtoheat,whichwouldcausethematerialtofractureinto
usablepieces.
b.makeitmoredifficultfortherawmaterialtobeflakedandshaped.
c.improvetheflintknappingpropertiesoftherawmaterial.
d.havehotstonesthatcouldbeusedforcooking(e.g.,droppedintoceramicvessels).
18.Athin,sharpsliverofstoneremovedfromalargerpieceofrockduringtheflintknappingprocessisa:
a.projectilepoint.
b.core.
c.flake.
d.biface.
19.Whendiscussingprojectilepoints,a“flute”refersto:
a.adistinctivecharacteristicofClovisandFolsomprojectilepoints.
b.awide,shallow,longitudinalgrooveonthefaceofaprojectilepoint.
c.thefeaturethatiscreatedbytheremovalofachannelflake.
d.Alloftheanswersarecorrect.
20.DonCrabtree’sexperimentalflintknappingresearch:
a.failedtodiscoveranysuccessfulwaysinwhichFolsomprojectilepointscouldbeflutedinspiteofdecades
ofresearch;flintknapperstodaystilldon’tunderstandhowtoproduceaflute.
b.discoveredsuccessfulwaysinwhichFolsomprojectilepointscouldbefluted,andstimulatedadditional
researchresultinginthediscoveryofmoresuccessfulflutingmethods.
c.discoveredthepurposeofthefluteinFolsomprojectilepoints;flutingwaspartofapre-huntingritual
designedtoensurehuntingsuccess.
d.showedthattheflutingofFolsomprojectilepointswasactuallyasimpleprocessthatanyminimallyskilled
flintknapper(bytoday’sstandards)couldaccomplishwithrelativeease.
21.TryingtomovestonesweighingseveraltonsusingonlythetoolsandmaterialsthattheancientEgyptianshad
availabletothem,withthegoalofdeterminingwhetherornotEgyptiantechnologywassufficientlysophisticatedto
producemonumentslikethepyramids,isanexampleof:
a.experimentalarchaeology.
b.ethnoarchaeology.
c.analogy.
d.uniformitarianism.
22.Experimentalarchaeologyhasbeenusedtodeterminehowstonetoolswereusedinthepast.Thisresearchhas
shownthat:
a.differentkindsofuseproducedifferentkindsofmicroflakesondifferentpartsofthetools.
b.stonetooledgedamagevariedwiththetypeofmaterialbeingworked(softmaterialsversushardmaterials).
c.differentkindsofuseresultindifferentkindsofstonetoolpolish.
d.Alloftheanswersarecorrect.
23.NewcomerdesignedblindexperimentstotesttheaccuracyofKeeley’shigh-powermicroscopymethodof
identifyingstonetoolmicrowear.Theseexperiments:
a.establishedthevalidityofKeeley’shigh-powermicroscopicmethod;Keeleywasabletocorrectlyidentify
themicrowearonmanyoftheexperimentalstonetools.
b.determinedthatwhilehigh-powermicroscopicidentificationscouldalwaysbecorrectlymadeonthetypeof
materialworked,identifyingtheareaofthetoolactuallyusedwasmuchmoredifficult.
c.showedthatwhilehigh-powermicroscopicanalysiscanbeuseful,itisnotaseffectiveaslow-poweranalysis
indeterminingmicrowear.
d.showedthathigh-powermicroscopicanalysisisuselessindeterminingmicrowear.
24.Ifyouareobservingmicrowear,orminute,oftenmicroscopicevidenceofusedamageonthesurfaceandworking
edgeofanartifact,youareprobablyobserving:
a.striations.
b.microflaking.
c.polish.
d.Alloftheanswersarecorrect.
25.Microweartracesonstonetoolscanbedifficulttoidentifyduetowhichofthefollowing?
a.Prehistoricresharpeningofstonetools
b.Multipleusesofstonetoolsprehistorically
c.Brieftoolusethatdidnotpermitformationofdistinctiveweartraces
d.Alloftheanswersarecorrect.
26.Binford’sethnoarchaeologicalworkwiththeNunamiutEskimoofAlaskademonstrated:
a.thatitwassafeforarchaeologiststoassumethatadifferenceinartifactsreflectsadifferenceinculture.
b.thatdifferentartifactassemblagescouldresultfromdifferentactivitiesconductedbythesameculture.
c.thelikelihoodthatdifferentMousteriantoolassemblageswerearesultofdifferentNeandertaltribes.
d.thatthesamepeopleleavethesamekindsoftoolsatdifferentlocationsacrossthelandscape.
27.ThepurposeofBinford’sethnoarchaeologicalresearchamongtheNunamiutEskimoofAlaskawasto:
a.documentNunamiutsubsistencestrategiesinordertodeterminewhatprehistoricadaptationsinotherarctic
environmentsmayhaveentailed.
b.determinehowthekinshipsystemoftheNunamiutdifferedfromthekinshipsystemsofculturesinnon-
marginalenvironments.
c.observelivingpeopleandseewhatremainstheiractivitiesleftbehindinanattempttostrengtheninferences
fromarchaeologicaldata.
d.determinetheeffectofseasonalityonNunamiuthuntingpractices.
28.KellyconductedethnoarchaeologicalresearchamongtheMikeaofMadagascartoanswerwhichofthefollowing
questions?
a.Aredifferentlengthsofstayindifferenttypesofsettlementsreflectedinthematerialremainsleftbehindat
Mikeasites?
b.Whatarethelong-termeffectsofMikeaslash-and-burnhorticultureonsoilnutrients?
c.AredifferentsubsistencepracticesreflectedinthematerialremainsleftbehindatMikeasites?
d.Alloftheanswersarecorrect.
29.Ifyouareconductingarchaeologicalexcavationinanareawherehousesweremadeinawaysimilartothat
inhabitedbyMadagascar’sMikea,andyoufindahousestructurethathasveryconsistentpostdiameters(as
determinedbythepostholesleftbehind,nowfilledwithdecayedwood),whatcouldyouinferaboutthehouse
basedonethnoarchaeologicalresearch?
a.Woodresourcesweresparse.
b.Itwasusedasatemporaryforagingstructure.
c.Itwaslikelyapermanenthouse.
d.Itwasaseasonalhabitation.
30.EthnoarchaeologicalresearchamongtheMikeasuggeststhatthemorepermanentasettlementisthe:
a.greaterrangeoffeaturesitwillcontain.
b.closertrashdumpswillbetohabitationsstructures.
c.morevariablepostholediameterswillbe.
d.Alloftheanswersarecorrect.
31.Unlikedetectives,archaeologists
a.wanttoknowwhathappenedinthepast.
b.makeinferencesaboutthepastbasedonmaterialremains.
c.workonsitesthatarequicklydiscoveredandimmediatelyprotected.
d.commonlyrecoverobjectswithunknownfunctionsandmeanings.
32.Theprincipleassertingthattheprocessesnowoperatingtomodifytheearth’ssurfacearethesameprocessesthat
operatedlongagointhegeologicalpastisknownas
a.analogy.
b.principleofuniformitarianism.
c.evolution.
d.stratigraphy.
33.Faunalremainsinarchaeologicalsitesarecomposedof
a.plantremains.
b.animalbones.
c.potteryartifacts.
d.soilsamples.
34.The“schlepeffect”causedPerkinsandDalytoexplainthatthrowingawaytheboneswaswhyupperlimbbones
werenotfoundattheNeolithicvillage,Suberde.R.E.Chaplininterpretedtheshortageofupperlimbbonesona
late-ninthcenturySaxonfarmastheresultofbutcheringanddressingthecarcassesformarket.Upperlimbbones
missingatAmericanPlainsIndiansiteswerearguedbyT.Whitetohavebeenpulverizedandboiledtorenderthe
greasetomakepemmican.Theseexamplesexemplifythefollowing:
a.thedifficultyofarchaeologiststoagreeoninterpretations.
b.thelackofvalidityinarchaeologicalinterpretationsmadefromanimalbone.
c.severalcompetinghypothesesaccountforthesamebodyoffacts.
d.youcannothypothesizefromanabsenceofdata.
35.Tocreaterelevantbridgingarguments,archaeologistsmust
a.contactseveralotherarchaeologistsfortheirinterpretations.
b.observetheworkingsofacultureinitssystemiccontext.
c.researchtheliterature.
d.consultwithageologist.
36.Analogiesjustifiedonthebasisofcloseculturalcontinuitybetweenthearchaeologicalandethnographiccasesor
similarityingeneralculturalformareknownas
a.formalanalogies.
b.bridgingarguments.
c.incorrectscience.
d.relationalanalogies.
37.Thewordtaphonomyrefersto
a.thefossilrecord.
b.faunalremainsinthearchaeologicalrecord.
c.howorganismsbecomepartofthefossilrecord.
d.fossilorganisms.
38.WhichofthefollowingisthefinalstagethatHillandBehrensmeyerfoundtobetheprocessofhowlargeanimal
skeletonsfallapart?
a.Adecomposinganimalcarcasswillcollapseintoaflatpileofbones.
b.Thescapuladetachesfromthevertebralcolumn,allowingtheentirefrontlimbtodropaway.
c.Thevertebraedisarticulate.
d.Thesuncausestheexposedskulltoflakeaway.
39.Ifstoneischertorquartzite,youmightimprovetherawmaterialsforstonetoolmakingby
a.buryingtheflakesorcores.
b.burningafireontopofthestones.
c.soakingthestonesinwater.
d.buryingtheflakesorcoresandburningafireontopofthestones.
40.Flutes,orwide,shallow,longitudinalgroovesoneachfaceofapoint,aremadeby
a.chippingawaytheunwantedmaterials.
b.removingchannelflakesonbothsidesofthepoint’sbase.
c.burningtheoriginalcore.
d.carvingthegrooveswithasharpinstrument.
41.Onewaytomakerelevantbridgingargumentsistoobservetheworkingsofacultureinitssystemiccontext.
a.True
b.False
42.Inarchaeology,plantremainsfromarchaeologicalsitesareknownasfaunalremains.
a.True
b.False
43.Ethnographicanalysismakesitclearthatitissafetoassumethatwomeninthepastalwaysmadethepottery,and
menalwaysmadethestonetools.
a.True
b.False
44.Archaeologistshavetriedtoreplicate,throughtrialanderrorwithflintknapping,thewayinwhichFolsompoints
werefluted.Thisresearchisanexampleofexperimentalarchaeology.
a.True
b.False
45.Thepurposeofmiddlerangetheoryistocreateargumentsthatlinkhumanbehaviortomaterialremainssothat
archaeologistscanmakereliablebehavioralinferencesfromarchaeologicalmaterial.
a.True
b.False
46.Analogiesmustbeusedcautiouslybecausethereisnoguaranteethattheanalogywillaccuratelydescribethe
prehistoricculture.
a.True
b.False
47.Thegoaloftaphonomicstudiesistoinferthefunctionofprehistoricobjectsandfeaturesbasedonthesimilarityof
thoseobjectsandfeaturestothoseusedbyrelatedculturestoday.
a.True
b.False
48.Experimentalarchaeologyisnecessarywhenarchaeologistswanttoknowthematerialeffectsofbehaviorsthatno
longerexist.
a.True
b.False
49.Obsidianbladesaremuchsharperthansteelscalpels,leavingsmallercutswithcleareredgesthathealmorequickly
andarelesslikelytoscarthansteelblades;becauseofthis,obsidianbladeshavebeenusedinmanysurgical
procedures.
a.True
b.False
50.Lowpower(40Xto60X)microscopicanalysisismuchmoreusefulindeterminingstonetoolmicrowearthanhigh
powermicroscopy(upto400X).
a.True
b.False
51.Ethnoarchaeologicalresearchsuggeststhatthelongerasitewasoccupiedinthepast,thefartherthedistance
betweenhabitationstructuresandtrashdumps.
a.True
b.False
52.Explaintheprincipleofuniformitarianism.Howdoesitapplytoarchaeology?
53.Definebridgingarguments.Howdoarchaeologistscreatebridgingarguments?
54.Whatarearchaeologicalanalogies?Whatisthedifferencebetweenaformalandrelationalanalogy?Givean
exampleofeach.
55.Howareanalogiesusefultoarchaeology?Whatmakesananalogystrong?Whymustanalogiesbeused
cautiously?
56.Whatistaphonomy?Whyaretaphonomicstudiesusefultoarchaeology?Giveanexampleofanarchaeological
taphonomicstudy.
57.HowdoestheHudson-Mengsiteillustratetheimportanceoftaphonomy?Usingtaphonomicstudies,what
conclusiondidresearcherscometoabouthowthebisonbonebedatthesiteformed?
58.Howdoesmiddlerangetheorydifferfromanalogy?Inwhatsituationsareeachuseful?Inwhatsituationsareeach
limited?Why?
59.Whatisexperimentalarchaeology?Howisitusefultoarchaeology?Inwhatconditionsmustarchaeologists
employexperimentalresearch?Giveanexampleofanexperimentalstudy.
60.Howdoarchaeologistsdeterminehowstonetoolswereusedinthepast?Whatismicrowear?Howismicrowear
identified?Whyismicrowearidentificationusefulforarchaeologists?
61.Whatisethnoarchaeology?Howisethnoarchaeologicalresearchconducted?Whatisthegoalof
ethnoarchaeologicalresearch?Giveanexample.
62.Whyistheprincipleofuniformitarianismdifficulttoimplementinethnoarchaeology?
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