According to ethnographic studies, Australian Aboriginal hunter-gatherers spent four to five hours per day per person in gathering food
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Answer: T
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Upper Paleolithic lithic industries are most notably characterized by the presence of:
A. cores. B. side scrapers. C. flakes. D. blades.
Norms specifying behaviors that are prohibited in a culture are __________
a. crimes b. mores c. taboos d. conventions
Which of the following statements about paleoanthropologists is FALSE?
A. They try to infer the relation between the physical and cultural features of the remains they are examining. B. They study human evolution through the fossil record. C. They often work in a team with archaeologists. D. They often work in another country (in the case of U.S. paleoanthropologists) and are required by the American Anthropological Association's Code of Ethics to establish truly collaborative relations with colleagues in that country. E. They do not have to worry about ethical and legal concerns, because they are dealing with the remains of dead humans.
What is a mode of production?
A. a postindustrial adaptive strategy, such as commercial agriculture or international mercantilism B. the land, labor, technology, and capital of production C. the way a society's social relations are organized to produce the labor necessary for generating the society's subsistence and energy needs D. whether a society is foraging, horticulturalist, or agriculturalist E. the cultural aspect of any given economy, such as changing fashions in the textile and clothing industry