Which of the following is true of archaeological types?
a. Archaeological types are assigned with the goal in mind of classifying objects in the same way that prehistoric populations would have classified them.
b. Archaeological types are abstractions; the same object could be classified in many different ways.
c. The most useful archaeological types are based on similarities in morphology.
d. The most useful archaeological types are based on similarities in function.
e. Characteristics are inherent in an artifact that make it belong to one and only one type.
b
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A society composed of several groups that differ in their access to resources and prestige is said to be:
a. stratified. b. unstratified. c. egalitarian. d. open. e. accessible.
There is consensus among archaeologists that classic Maya civilization collapsed because of catastrophic environmental changes.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The idea that variation in languages appears gradually over distance so that groups of people who live near one another speak in a way that is mutually intelligible
What will be an ideal response?
King James IV of Scotland experimented with two babies to see what language they might speak if raised in isolation. He
A) supported the notion that Adam and Eve spoke Hebrew B) found that the children spoke Hebrew C) was unethical in his experiment as he harmed these children D) both A and B E) both A and C