A collection of animal bones recovered from an archaeological site is a

a. comparative collection.
b. kill site.
c. taxon.
d. faunal assemblage.
e. zooarchaeological collection


d

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Which of the following options is an example of a synchronous mode of computer-mediated communication?

A email B blogs C message boards D chat rooms E website analysis

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Many researchers focus their studies on variation in the frequencies of specific behaviors to avoid having to decide what is or is not __________

A) abuse B) mental illness C) violence D) discipline

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Culture is human behavior that is genetically transmitted

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Despite the analytical usefulness of learning about anthropologist Elman Service's typology of political organization into bands, tribes, chiefdoms, and states, it is important to remember that

A. it applies only to the reality of societies in the so-called Third World. B. it has no practical value in ethnographic research, only in theoretical anthropology. C. none of these political entities, or polities, can be studied as a self-contained form of political organization, because all exist within nation-states. D. Bronislaw Malinowski first came up with this typology. E. people all over the world vocally reject being classified under such a typology and typically express their anger through hidden transcripts.

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