Rathje's garbology project

A. was conducted in ancient Egypt.
B. studies the stratification of landfills.
C. is archaeology of modern people.
D. is a study of potsherds.
E. answered the question why people leave things behind for archaeologists to find.


Answer: C

Anthropology & Archaeology

You might also like to view...

What term do we use to refer to the area of linguistics that attempts to reconstruct identity based on speech and writing?

A) Forensic linguistics B) Forensic anthropology C) Archaeo-linguistics D) Language forensics E) Language reconstruction

Anthropology & Archaeology

Stephen Jay Gould feared that sociobiology was too susceptible to political misapplication

a. True b. False

Anthropology & Archaeology

Which of the following is a true statement?

a. Symbols are found only in religious and social areas of cultural life
b. Symbols form part of every aspect of culture.
c. Symbols are defined by each culture and are not arbitrary.
d. Symbols are always cross-cultural in meaning.

Anthropology & Archaeology

Bifacially flaked tools characterize the _______ stone tool industry

a. Shewlian b. ?Oldowan c. Osteodontokeratic d. Northern Asian e. Acheulian

Anthropology & Archaeology