A. V. Kidder (1886-1963) demonstrated that potsherds are archaeologically important because they can provide evidence of:
a. Cultural relationships among various prehistoric groups.
b. The types of food contained in the original clay storage vessel.
c. Prehistoric ceramic manufacturing technology.
d. Potsherds are of no archaeological importance; they are simply broken pieces of pottery.
e. equally as important variations in architectural styles.
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a. better health; people can rely on food surpluses b. decreased natural selection; food abundances result in less selective pressures on populations c. nutritional stress; dependence on a few crops can result in nutritional shortages and famine d. poorer health; food is produced using pesticides and other chemicals
The Inuit understand artistic expression in songs to __________
a. be a characteristic of gifted individuals blessed by spirits b. allow the expression in inner feelings in a way ordinary words cannot c. be the artistic area in which women excel d. be reserved for use in song duels
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What will be an ideal response?
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A) Most people today are food producers. B) Most people today are foragers, supplemented with small-scale animal husbandry. C) There is a roughly equal balance between foraging and food-producing cultures. D) Most people today are foragers.