Analysis of DNA can aid scientists in __________
a. establishing how bones arrived at a site
b. repetitive activities individuals performed before they died
c. osteology
d. investigating relationships among population groups
Correct Answer: d
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Anthropology is a science, yet it has been suggested that anthropology is among the most humanistic of all academic fields. This is because
A. its main object of study is humans. B. its findings are best expressed with the tools of the humanities. C. it puts so much emphasis on the study of culture that cannot be studied scientifically. D. the field, particularly in the United States, traces its origins to philosophy and literature. E. of its fundamental respect for human diversity.
Which of the following is a mechanism of cultural change?
A. diffusion B. ethnocentrism C. particularity D. cultural relativism E. generational enculturation
Matrilineal descent affiliates individuals with __________.
A) only male kin related to them through both men and women B) only female kin related to them through both men and women C) kin of both sexes related to them through women D) kin of both sexes related to them through men
In chiefdoms, individuals were ranked according to seniority, but everyone was believed to have descended from a common set of ancestors.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)