The amino acid racemization method of dating is based upon:

A. the replacement of amino acids in a dead body by minerals
B. the uptake of fluorine from groundwater
C. the processes whereby L-amino acids turn into D-amino acids
D. the radioactive decay of carbon within the amino acids


C. the processes whereby L-amino acids turn into D-amino acids

Anthropology & Archaeology

You might also like to view...

If the animal figures on a Haida totem are highly stylized and represent only the most basic forms of animals, then the totem would be considered as:

a. representational. b. abstract. c. narrative. d. symbolic. e. performative.

Anthropology & Archaeology

Social "traditions" among chimps can be observed through variation in __________

a. architecture b. grooming c. food preparation d. locomotion

Anthropology & Archaeology

List areas that are active in growing awareness of issues and ideas for getting involved in small-scale agriculture, organic agriculture, and other alternatives to industrial agriculture

What will be an ideal response?

Anthropology & Archaeology

Which of these events led to the emergence of anthropology as an academic discipline?

a. The discovery of stone tools and humanlike skeletal remains b. Geological evidence that the world is millions of years old c. The theory of a natural process for the development of new species d. All of these events led to the emergence of anthropology.

Anthropology & Archaeology