Among the Ju/'hoansi:
a. children are expected to contribute to subsistence from the time they reach puberty (around 14 or 15).
b. elderly people past the age of 60 are expected to contribute hunted or gathered food to the group, as they arebeing taken care of by others now
c. elderly people are a valuable source of knowledge and wisdom about hunting and gathering and are consultedregularly.
d. elderly people are taken care of grudgingly because after the age of 60 they contribute nothing to the group.
e. children are expected to set up their own separate households by the time they are 16.
c
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Classic ethnographies, like those of Malinowski, tend to focus on
A. the interpretations of those things that are important to the natives. B. a particular aspect of culture, such as kinship or religion. C. the anthropologist's interactions in the culture. D. the feminist view of culture. E. a holistic view of all aspects of a culture.
GIS was able to show that Chacoan roads did not follow the path of least resistance across the landscape. This can most likely be explained by
a. the fact that Ancestral Pueblo people were not familiar enough with the landscape to determine the easiest path across it. b. the fact that the roads held a symbolic rather than purely economic value to the Ancestral Pueblo people. c. a flaw in the GIS database used to determine the path of least resistance. d. inaccurate interpretation of the GIS results by a non-specialist. e. soil resistivity survey is of limited use in the study of roads and foot paths.
Systematic settlement pattern surveys:
A. are typically conducted on small areas, comprising a single site. B. provide broad information on a larger scale than can typically result from excavations. C. cannot be used in Mesoamerica due to problems with the terrain. D. were first used before World War I. E. None of the answers are correct.
When scientists use the word hominid today, they mean pretty much the same thing as when they used this word twenty years ago
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.