The study of sedimentary beds is termed:

A. palynology
B. sedimentology
C. indexology
D. stratigraphy


D. stratigraphy

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The most interesting fact about human skin color is that there appears to be no adaptive significance whatsoever to population-level variations in skin color

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following is a primary weakness of French Structuralism?

a. It does not focus on interesting cultural questions. b. There is too much fieldwork associated with this theory and very little application. c. The theory takes account solely of European cultures and is ethnocentric. d. Structuralism is too psychological in its approach. e. It is a theory that cannot be tested empirically.

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A group of humans that migrates from sub-Saharan Africa to northern Europe is an example of __________

a. genetic drift b. gene flow c. founder effect d. differential mortality

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A proton precession magnetometer is useful for identifying subsurface magnetic anomalies. Such magnetic anomalies can indicate all of the following EXCEPT

a. the presence of subsurface artifacts. b. archaeologically irrelevant magnetic "noise.". c. burned structures. d. symbolic meanings of subsurface artifacts e. size, shape, depth, and composition of archaeological objects

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