This chapter offers a brief overview of kinship-related demographic changes in the United States and Canada. How have kinship arrangements changed? How do these changes relate to other cultural changes? Do you find any of the current trends surprising? If so, why?
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Poverty Point:
A. is a site whose inhabitants relied solely on domesticated food sources. B. is located in North Carolina. C. was mostly used for religious rituals. D. may have had a population of several thousand. E. did not appear to be occupied for any duration of time.
At times, cultural contact between nations was accidentally genocidal
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Secular trends may be caused by:
A. genetic factors B. improved nutrition C. better health services D. improved nutrition and better health services E. all of these
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.