What is the primary significance of extended families?
a. They have continuity through time
b. They can have ownership of large geographic areas.
c. They tend to gain political prominence.
d. They develop unique religious institutions.
a
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Forensic anthropologists
a. study disease and trauma in ancient populations b. apply anthropological techniques to the law c. are primarily concerned with the recovery of material culture remains d. examine the relationships between medical treatment and culturally determined views of disease e. study nonhuman primates
What factor would not have likely influenced or predisposed wild grass seeds to unconscious modification by gatherers?
a. seeds tend to exhibit a great deal of genetic variability b. seeds occur in dense stands c. seeds exhibit quick reproductive rates d. rachis normally becomes dry and brittle, enabling the seed to break away easily e. seeds from genetic variants end up in the gathering basket less often
Trobriand Islanders are divided into how many named exogamous clans?
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