Which is NOT true about thermoluminescence dating?
a. It relies on the principle of radiometric decay.
b. It dates dental enamel of animals.
c. It dates mainly stone tools.
d. It must heat the sample to 500° Celsius.
e. It was used to date ceramic pots.
B
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a. infectious diseases b. diseases of old age c. accidents d. crime-related injuries
To Arjun Appadurai (1990), "________" describes the linkages in the modern world that have both enlarged and erased old boundaries and distinctions
A. postmodern B. ethnocentric C. translocal D. essentialized E. diasporic
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a. Can be overcome, leading to an understanding of the past that continually improves over time. b. Are insurmountable, meaning that we can never know whether our understanding of the past is improving through time. c. Do not exist; they are simply a construction of postmodernists used to undermine the authority of processual archaeology. d. Exist, but are never a problem when explicit scientific methods are employed to investigate prehistory. e. Are useful in science because they enable discussions among scientists.
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a. intensive agriculture. b. complex farming. c. simple agronomy. d. swidden farming. e. extensive cultivation.