"Stratigraphy" is:
a. The study of a site's artifact assemblage.
b. The thorough and detailed documentation of archaeological excavations.
c. The procedure by which archaeological sites are professionally mapped.
d. A site's physical structure produced by the deposition of geological and/or cultural sediments into layers.
e. A method of excavating deep trenches in bedrock
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A. tarawad B. sororate C. levirate D. totem E. pater
Which of the following statements about political leaders in foraging bands is true?
A. They maintain control by conquering foreign territories. B. They maintain power by nurturing strong ties with the commoner class. C. They have no means of forcing people to follow their decisions. D. They have inherited special access to strategic resources. E. They are the most dominant males in the largest, most powerful descent group.
The study of disease, health-care systems, and the theories and methods of curing in cross-cultural perspective is known as __________
A. epidemiology B. medical anthropology C. ethnoscience D. metamedicine
One of the most important tool types invented by Homo erectus was the __________
A. hammerstone B. projectile point C. grinding stone D. hand axe