You are examining a burial site, and are interested in the diet of the people, in particular, how much meat people were consuming on a daily basis. What might you examine?
a. quantity of groundstone in the burials
b. levels of Nitrogen-15 relative to Nitrogen-14 in the bones
c. size of muscle attachments on bones
d. levels of Carbon-13 relative to Carbon-12 in the bones
e. the number of dental caries
b
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Which of the following does NOT contribute to menopause?
a. a finite number of eggs b. atresia c. age d. the secular trend in growth
Refer to the table below. What is the value of B?
Happy Nails is a locally owned nail salon that is in its first year of business. The nail salon employs 8 nail technicians that are paid $31,250 each and the owner's is paid $75,000. If the owner did not own Happy Nails, she would work for a competitor for $85,000. At the beginning of the year, the building and the salon equipment are worth $100,000 and at the end of the year, they are worth $85,000. The accountant for Happy Nails uses straight-line depreciation for the 15-year life of the building and salon equipment. The table above provides some additional information on revenue and the opportunity cost of using the building and equipment.
A) $75,000
B) $100,000
C) $31,250
D) $85,000
Which of these statements is true about the use of force by the elite in society to maintain their position?
a. The use of force is not necessary because the poor and powerless rarely resent their position. b. Elites do sometimes use coercion and force to maintain their access to resources. c. It is not possible for elites to mobilize an army sizeable enough to put down a rebellion. d. The elite never use coercion or force against those with less power.
Absolute dating techniques such as radiocarbon and potassium-argon dating are based on the fact that __________
A. radioactive isotopes decay at a known rate B. certain isotopes become more radioactive over time C. the level of radioactivity is a constant D. carbon-14 is present in all geological sediments