An important advantage of trapped charge dating methods is
a. they can be used to date objects that are beyond the range of radiocarbon dating.
b. they are inexpensive and can be performed in the field.
c. they provide a date that is precise to a single year.
d. they date the initial state of the pottery, sediment, or stone.
e. can answer the question of whether Neanderthals are in the direct evolutionary line leading to H. sapiens.
a
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The Potassium/Argon (K/Ar or radiopotassium) dating method is used:
A. to measure the contribution of meat to the diet. B. only on items from Olduvai Gorge. C. to date items more than 500,000 years old. D. to date items between 50,000 BP and the present.
________ is NOT an adaptive trend in anthropoids
A. Stereoscopic vision B. Enhanced sense of touch C. Grasping hands and feet D. Decreased sociality E. Increased brain complexity
Archaeologists know that Folsom points date to between 10,300 and 10,900 radiocarbon years ago. If an archaeologist finds a Folsom point in a site, and assumes that the site dates to between 10,300 and 10,900 years ago, the archaeologist is using elements of which of the following in his or her reasoning?
a. seriation b. trapped charge dating c. relative dating d. the index fossil concept e. C14 dating
The adoption of social roles and behaviors normatively appropriate for the opposite biological sex from one's own is called:
a. gender identity. b. gender role. c. gender crossing. d. gender reversal.