What do anthropologists mean by a puberty rite?
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This is a religious ceremony that symbolically transforms the individual from a child into an adult.
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An Archaeological ProblemThe following multiple-choice questions refer to the paragraph below. Base your answers on the information given below, your archaeological knowledge, and common sense.Recent excavations in the Levant have uncovered a small settlement of approximately twenty houses. These structures were circular in shape and had rock-wall foundations. A number of burials were found in a small cemetery adjacent to the settlement. Storage pits and roasting areas for preparing plant foods also were found, but there was no evidence for domesticated plants at the site. Animal bones from deer, gazelle, sheep, and goat were common at the site. The investigators noticed that a high number of young male animals were represented in the sheep bones. This difference was not noted among the
bones of the other species. Other materials from the site included sickle blades, bone tools, charcoal, and grinding slabs.At Ban-po-ts'un, there: A. was domesticated wheat imported from Southwest Asia. B. were no domesticated animals. C. was domesticated millet. D. All of the answers are correct. E. (A) and (B) above.
The ________ society has village heads
A. Qashqai B. San C. Kapauku D. Yanomami E. Basseri
Discuss two differences between the political organization of bands and states
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As Ehrenreich and Hochschild observe in "Global Women in the New Economy," one reason First World women hire Third World women as domestics and nannies is that First World governments have not instituted programs to help them with child care
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.