Archaeology: Midterm #2 (sample test questions)
Archaeology: Midterm #2 (sample test questions)
Archaeology: Midterm #2 (sample test questions)
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a. culture history<br />
b. cultural reconstruction<br />
c. taphonomy<br />
d. critical theory<br />
e. post-processual archaeology<br />
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8. The general class of dating methods that tells only whether one event is older or younger than another is known<br />
as:<br />
a. absolute dating<br />
b. radiocarbon dating<br />
c. relative dating<br />
d. relational dating<br />
e. cross dating<br />
9. The dating method that is based on the observation that the outer layer of certain rocks absorbs water and forms a<br />
measurable rim or rind over time is known as:<br />
a. obsidian hydration<br />
b. radiocarbon dating<br />
c. potassium argon dating<br />
d. frequency seriation<br />
e. dendrochronology<br />
10. The event that potassium-argon directly dates is:<br />
a. the death of an organism<br />
b. the cutting date for a tree<br />
c. the time since a fresh surface of obsidian was exposed to the elements<br />
d. the time when a volcanic rock was formed or solidified<br />
e. all of the above<br />
11. Evidence for cannibalism in the prehistoric American southwest was discussed in the text to highlight the issue<br />
of:<br />
a. whether Native American’s were “cannibals”, in general<br />
b. sex roles in prehistoric violence<br />
c. whether archaeologists are responsible for media reports<br />
d. relating ideology to the past<br />
e. who owns the past<br />
12. Archaeologists commonly use grid systems in the process of excavating sites because:<br />
a. they provide a means for sampling different portions of a site to dig<br />
b. they provide a means for recording the provenience of artifacts found during excavations<br />
c. most prehistoric sites and ruins were originally laid out using square grids<br />
d. there is less surface area exposed with circular pits or units<br />
e. both a and b<br />
13. Surveys that are designed to gather a representative <strong>sample</strong> of information on artifact and site distributions in a<br />
region are known as:<br />
a. non-systematic surveys<br />
b. gumshoe surveys<br />
c. systematic surveys<br />
d. superimposed surveys<br />
e. seriation surveys<br />
There will a number of terms, names, sites, for you to provide definitions for or otherwise indicate your familiarity<br />
with.<br />
II. Define or indicate your familiarity with the following terms, locations, or individuals:<br />
Processual archaeology<br />
Cultural materialism<br />
Behavioral ecology<br />
Post-processual archaeology<br />
Site structure<br />
Pompeii premise<br />
Ethnoarchaeology<br />
Faunalturbation
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