Anthropological archaeologists use relative dating to
A. superimpose motifs from one site onto designs found at another site.
B. determine precise dates in numbers.
C. locate sites during a systematic survey.
D. create a relative chronology for the materials uncovered during excavation.
E. overlay various maps of a site, producing a composite map.
Answer: D
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A) In Mesoamerica, the first domesticated plants were dietary staples. B) In Mesoamerica, semi-nomadic hunting and gathering persisted long after people first domesticated plants. C) In the Fertile Crescent, people maintained a nomadic lifestyle because their main domesticates were herd animals. D) In the Fertile Crescent, people shifted completely from gathering wild foods to depending on domesticated foods within only a few decades.
The olfactory sense is the sense of:
A. smelling B. tasting C. hearing D. feeling
Which of the following species is the oldest?
A. Ardipithecus ramidus B. Sahelanthropus tchadensis C. Ardipithecus kadabba D. Orrorin tugenensis
What does the term gene flow refer to?
A. the random loss of genes through sampling error B. the genetic mutations that occur during meiosis C. the movement of alleles from one chromosome to another D. the exchange of genetic material between populations of the same species E. a random pattern of chromosome mutations