Archaeologists study
A. language.
B. race.
C. biological adaptation.
D. modern cultural diversity.
E. material remains.
E
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The study of human biology within the framework of human evolution is the domain of
a. cultural anthropology. b. physical/biological anthropology. c. primatology. d. osteology. e. archaeology.
How might anthropologists employ the holistic approach in the study of a particular religious custom?
A) They would consider the environmental and economic origins of the custom. B) They would record the history of the custom as told by the community's elders. C) They would employ the methods of participant observation to better understand the custom. D) They would approach the custom with Western biases in mind.
The context of a fossil includes all of the following EXCEPT:
A. the phylogenetic position of the fossil. B. what other fossils were found nearby. C. the type of rock in which the fossil was found. D. what nonfossil items surrounded the fossil.
Rites of passage are rituals that mark the transition from one life stage to the next. Which of the following is NOT found among virtually all rites of passage?
a) The person is separated from an existing identity. b) The person enters a transition phase. c) The person receives gifts from the society. d) Changes are incorporated into a new identity.