The "old wood problem" illustrates that

a. dating techniques are always problematic and difficult to interpret.
b. by themselves, dating techniques tell us nothing about cultural activities.
c. dating techniques often cannot tell us when a plant or animal died.
d. samples submitted for radiocarbon dating must be taken from younger pieces of wood.
e. we can date archaeological sites by simple equivalences.


b

Anthropology & Archaeology

You might also like to view...

Sexual receptivity signals can be __________

a. behavioral b. anatomical c. physiological d. all of these

Anthropology & Archaeology

The short-limbed bodies of humans living in cold climates and the long-limbed bodies of humans living in hot climates follow a rule named after

A) G. Symons B) E. O. Wilson C) R. Trivers D) J. A. Allen E) C. Bergmann

Anthropology & Archaeology

The Lovejoy model claims that pair bonding and male provisioning of females is the force behind the evolution of bipedalism

a. true b. false

Anthropology & Archaeology

All symbols are either objects or written depictions

a. True b. False

Anthropology & Archaeology