In which subfield of anthropology would a paleoanthropologist work?
a. Biological anthropology
b. Archaeology
c. Cultural anthropology
d. Linguistic anthropology
Answer: a
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How are song duels adaptive among the Inuit?
a. The song duel allows Inuit to teach young children the epic stories of their ancestors. b. Through song battles, the Inuit orchestrate very specific corporal types of punishment. c. Through means of verbal dexterity the Inuit are able to publicly deride someone guilty of transgression. d. The song duels are used because the Inuit cannot carry weapons and have no way to punish each other. e. The song duels wear out the participants through singing and it diminishes a great deal of conflict.
Primates are characterized by flexible patterns of locomotion. This is made possible by:
A. a flexible shoulder characterized by a well-developed clavicle B. five digits on the hand and foot C. a grasping big toe D. all of these
Finely carved Hopewell effigy pipes have been interpreted as ritual artifacts. Robert L. Hall argued from ethnographic analogy in the late 1970s that these pipes did not
a. represent ritual weapons (atlatls). b. function as peace pipes functioned historically. c. help maintain relationships between communities, reducing regional differences and promoting contact and communication. d. correspond to the curvature of an atlatl. e. have the same functions as the calumet (ritual arrow) of historic times.
Biomedical research is aware of the effect of the mind of healing
Indicate whether the statement is true or false