The intermembral index is a measure of:
A. the size of the brain relative to body size
B. the relative body sizes of two related species
C. the relative proportion of hindlimbs and forelimbs
D. the relative body size of males as compared to females
C. the relative proportion of hindlimbs and forelimbs
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Why might large bifacial stone tools be absent from the Acheulian assemblages in eastern Asia?
A) The hominins there made their tools with different materials. B) The Asia hominids did not make tools. C) Stone tools are not preserved well in that environment. D) There were no Homo erectus populations that far east.
In "The Case of an American Gypsy," Sutherland notes that the lawyer defending a young Gypsy man of using a relative's Social Security number argued in court that
a. the Gypsy had not intended to commit a crime when he used the number. b. the Gypsy used the number because of a fear of pollution (marime) from non-Gypsies. c. Gypsies did not traditionally use Social Security, so Social Security numbers had no importance to them. d. many Gypsies are undocumented due to the broken immigration system.
Pastoralists are specialized herders whose subsistence strategies are focused on domesticated animals
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
In trapped charge dating methods, the amount of gamma radiation emitted by sediments is measured by
a. optically stimulated luminescence. b. thermoluminescence. c. a dosimeter. d. beta decay. e. careful archaeological excavation techniques