Why was Holt Cemetery in New Orleans the site for an applied archaeology project led by Dr. Shannon Dawdy of the University of Chicago?
a. In the early 17th century, there were important trade relations between the Great Lakes region and NewOrleans. Much of this can be documented from cemetery artifacts
b. The cemetery is historically significant because it was built on top of an Indian mound dated at more than5,000 years before present.
c. It was historically important in the celebration of All Souls' Day and was damaged in the aftermath ofHurricane Katrina.
d. This cemetery is the primary urban cemetery in New Orleans and contains the burials of many importanthistorical figures, whose markers and graves must be preserved.
e. Holt Cemetery is a central location for Haitian voodoo celebrations and is a public park today.
c
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
What example of an applied use of biological anthropology is listed in the text?
A) cultural resource management B) forensic anthropology C) specialized testing for bilingual students D) poverty reduction programs
Among the Lakota, transgenders:
a. dressed as women and were believed to possess both male and female spirits b. dressed as men and were believed to possess multiple spirits c. dressed as men and worked as slaves for other individuals d. were worshipped as gods
People are usually willing to change just enough to maintain, or slightly improve on, what they already have. For this reason, development projects are most likely to succeed when they avoid the fallacy of
A. cultural relativism. B. ethno-bias. C. overinnovation. D. underdifferentiation. E. intervention philosophy.