Groups with a subsistence strategy of relying on a wide range of locally available foods which are brought back to base camps are defined as:
a. collectors
b. foragers
c. seasonal extractors
d. residentially mobile
e. Paleo-Indians
a
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a. Eleanor Burk Leacock b. Ruth Benedict c. Louise Lamphere d. Sherry Ortner e. Michelle Zimbalist Rosaldo
The process of flotation is based on the principle that
a. the most appropriate screen size for recovering carbonized plant remains and bone fragments is 1/4" mesh. b. carbonized plant remains and very small bone fragments will float when submerged in water, while heavier items (including dirt) will not. c. artifact provenience is the most important information an archaeologist can record during an excavation. d. burned plant remains cannot be separated from archaeologically recovered dirt. e. it is expensive and a time-consuming process.
The main function of bridewealth is to:
a. Assure that the new family has sufficient wealth to support itself. b. Increase the status of the bride's family. c. Legitimate the marriage. d. Reimburse the bride's family for her high school fees. e. Provide the bride and groom with furnishings for their new home.
The development of sweet-potato washing among the Japanese macaques of Koshima Island is of interest to students of human evolution because:
A. the monkeys were observed to use simple tools to help clean the sweet potatoes B. the eating of sweet potatoes was not accepted by the troop until the adult males started it C. a single monkey developed a new behavior and this behavior was transmitted to the rest of the population D. the monkeys developed new vocalizations to accompany the activity of sweet-potato washing