The study of the fossil record, especially skeletal remains, to understand the process and products of human evolution is called __________

a. paleoanthropology
b. archaeology
c. biological anthropology
d. forensic anthropology


a

Anthropology & Archaeology

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A high degree of specialization of labor:

a. Is characteristic of all human societies. b. Occurs more among horticulturalists than pastoralists. c. Is unrelated to the food-getting strategy of a group. d. Exists only in industrialized societies. e. Tends to correlate with high population and agricultural intensification.

Anthropology & Archaeology

Discuss the general patterns found in the family organization of foragers.

What will be an ideal response?

Anthropology & Archaeology

With unilineal descent, one's lineage affiliation is ascribed at birth, but with ambilineal descent, lineage affiliation is more fluid, because each member chooses his or her own descent group.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Anthropology & Archaeology

A bone that is flattened from side to side is referred to as __________

a. shove-shaped b. platymeric c. encephalitic d. platycnemic

Anthropology & Archaeology