An anthropologist decides on which techniques to use based primarily upon:
a. the nature of the problem being studied and receptivity of the people.
b. a realistic appraisal of what he or she can achieve in a short period.
c. the kinds of information that will be most useful to the host government.
d. the topographical sequence in the community.
e. what the community has been exposed to in the past.
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Archbishop James Ussher calculated the age of the Earth using __________
a. geologic evidence including stratigraphy b. astronomical data c. the Old Testament of the Bible d. ancient Greek and Roman texts
You are an anthropologist observing a new society that no one else has explored. You are trying to determine the subsistence pattern of the grou
a. foraging b. agriculture c. horticulture d. pastoralism
The idea that bipedalism developed so that males could provide food to their female pair and offspring is considered culture bound because of all of the following reasons except:
a. pair bonding is not found frequently among terrestrial primates. b. males of all species routinely gather excess to provision females whether or not they need it. c. female primates routinely forage for food while carrying offspring. d. early pair bonding is not evident in the genus Homo. e. females are not usually highly restricted because of the dependence of offspring.
A unit of sound and meaning, either a separate word or a meaningful part of a word, is called a __________
a. phoneme b. morpheme c. syntax d. syllable