The study of the processes that affect an organism after death is called:

A. taphonomy
B. paleontology
C. palynology
D. paleopathology


A. taphonomy

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The Potassium/Argon (K/Ar or radiopotassium) dating method is used:

A. to measure the contribution of meat to the diet. B. only on items from Olduvai Gorge. C. to date items more than 500,000 years old. D. to date items between 50,000 BP and the present.

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The nuclear family is based on _____ ties and the extended family is based on _____ ties

a. blood; marital b. marital; blood c. inheritance; marital d. marital; residence e. bridewealth; dowry

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Which of the following LEAST explains the existence of cultural generalities?

A. cultural borrowing B. isolationism C. colonialism D. globalization E. trade

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North Americans assume that they are related equally to the relatives on both the mother’s and father’s side. The group composed of such people to whom these individuals feel that they belong is called what kind of descent group?

a. Ambilineal b. Double c. Bilateral d. Patrilineal e. Matrilineal

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