Which of the following is characteristic of foraging societies?
A) semi-permanent settled villages
B) social hierarchies reflected in ownership of land and wealthy possessions
C) small group size consisting of related families
D) high levels of social differentiation
C) small group size consisting of related families
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An Archaeological ProblemThe following multiple-choice questions refer to the paragraph below. Base your answers on the information given below, your archaeological knowledge, and common sense.Recent excavations in the Levant have uncovered a small settlement of approximately twenty houses. These structures were circular in shape and had rock-wall foundations. A number of burials were found in a small cemetery adjacent to the settlement. Storage pits and roasting areas for preparing plant foods also were found, but there was no evidence for domesticated plants at the site. Animal bones from deer, gazelle, sheep, and goat were common at the site. The investigators noticed that a high number of young male animals were represented in the sheep bones. This difference was not noted among the
bones of the other species. Other materials from the site included sickle blades, bone tools, charcoal, and grinding slabs.The archaeological site of Mehrgarh in Pakistan is important because: A. the site shows influences on later Indus Valley civilization. B. the presence of wheat at early occupation levels was unexpected. C. goats were domesticated at the site earlier than anywhere else in the world. D. the site established a link between burial rituals and grain harvests.
Probable adaptive advantages of bipedalism do NOT include that bipedalism
A. increased hominins' ability to brachiate through trees and thus escape from predators. B. helped hominins survive in open savanna environments. C. allowed hominins to carry things to a home base. D. helped to reduce exposure to solar radiation. E. increased hominins' ability to see over tall grass and thus to spot food and predators.
The anthropologist as trainer adopts what is essentially a teaching role on a project
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The footprints dating to 3.7 million years ago found at Laetoli
A) provide evidence of bipedalism by Australopithecus afarensis B) do not match any currently known fossil Australopith C) provide evidence that Homo sapiens lived at the same time as the australopithecines D) provide evidence of bipedalism by early Homo E) were produced by animals and knuckle-walking hominids