Analysis of DNA can aid scientists in __________
a. establishing how bones arrived at a site
b. repetitive activities individuals performed before they died
c. osteology
d. investigating relationships among groups
Answer b
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Which of the following constituted the primary plant resources utilized in prehistoric California?
a. pine nuts b. chenopodium c. acorns d. squash e. corn
Cryoturbation results in all of the following EXCEPT
a. larger artifacts being pushed to the surface of a site. b. vertically size-sorted artifacts. c. the long axis of buried artifacts being oriented vertically. d. sites in which the artifacts are horizontally size-sorted e. an effect opposite to that of burrowing animals
How might “thrifty genes” serve people in famine-prone areas once conditions improve?
A) They become maladaptive and lead to increased risk of diabetes and obesity. B) They become maladaptive leading to nutritional and caloric deficiency. C) They become adaptive helping people burn off excess fat quickly and easily. D) They become adaptive allowing for fast digestion of key nutrients.
Those who believe that agricultural economies led to the origin of the state argue that
A. irrigation began in China and spread along ancient trade routes. B. states were the by-products of the organizational requirements of large irrigation systems. C. irrigation systems favored democracy. D. irrigation provided the advantage that allowed H. sapiens to displace the Neandertals. E. Mesolithic states developed so that they could build irrigation systems.