Any kinship group with a membership lineally descending from a real historical or fictional common ancestor is called a:
a. lineage group
b. descent group
c. phratry
d. collateral kinship
b
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all archeologists agree that homo erectus appears to have been an efficient big game hunter who rarely gathered wild plant foods
a. true b. false
When compared with arboreal quadrupeds, terrestrial quadrupeds are identified by:
A. less flexibility in the shoulder B. shorter fingers and toes C. a more forward position of the foramen magnum D. significantly longer arms than legs
What physical feature would be adaptive by allowing a hunter to throw a spear further and with more force?
A) an occipital torus B) shorter stature C) a broad pelvis D) longer limbs
An anthropologist is advising a minority culture about how to preserve its cultural heritage
They are concerned that their characteristic fabric coloring and patterning style is being copied and manufactured by an international corporation and sold as an "authentic" product of their culture. The anthropologist should advise this group to pursue the issue according to what policy or legal framework? A) UNESCO's 1972 definition of material cultural heritage B) the passage of the NAGPRA act in the United States in 1990 C) UNESCO's 2003 effort to maintain intangible cultural heritage D) the World Bank's "do no harm" policy