What are some of the important ethical considerations that archaeologists need to bear in mind when engaging in their work?

What will be an ideal response?


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Which of the following statements about single-parent families is false?

a. These families are formed only as the result of divorce or death of a spouse or parent. b. Some single-parent families develop when parents do not marry or live together. c. In the U.S., most single-parent households consist of mother and children. d. Single-parent households are more likely to have incomes near or below the poverty line.

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The role of Europe in the history of African slavery can be best summarized as:

a. African slavery was invented by Europeans. b. African slavery was not invented by Europeans but was practiced by them on a very large scale. c. Europeans made extensive use of slave labor in Europe. d. The presence of Europeans in the African slave trade generally improved the treatment of slaves. e. European powers enslaved far fewer Africans than did non-Europeans.

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While prehistory was largely ignored in Germany prior to Hitler's rise to power, archaeological research flourished under Hitler's control. Nazi archaeology

a. provided Europe with some of the best archaeological research that had ever been done, using cutting edge methods and sound scientific principles. b. found evidence that Germanic people had emanated from a northern European core area, carrying with them all the major cultural achievements that then spread to the less civilized peoples of Europe. c. was used to support claims for Aryan superiority, in spite of the fact that no such evidence existed. d. found evidence of Aryan kings in locations as far away as Tibet and Iceland, thus proving the cultural and biological superiority of Germanic peoples. e. is practiced today in the Americas.

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In a caste system, membership is determined at birth and fixed for life

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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