A scientist is carefully excavating a fossil hominin. She is participating in which discipline?

a. osteology
b. paleoanthropology
c. paleopathology
d. ethnography


Answer B

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In societies where accumulating material goods is difficult, the most likely exchange at marriage is:

a. Dowry. b. Bride service. c. Bridewealth. d. Money gifts. e. No exchanges of gifts or services.

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Sociologists primarily study

A. the daily life of another culture. B. the industrial East. C. nonindustrial societies. D. the industrial West. E. small, nonliterate populations.

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Roughly what percent of professional archaeologists today are women?

a. 2% b. 10% c. 25% d. 50% e. 65%

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