The primary goal of archaeological excavations is
a. to recover valuable treasures.
b. to understand how people lived long ago.
c. to give students experience in fieldwork.
d. to popularize the field of archaeology and anthropology more generally.
b
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Name two important tasks that kinship terminologies accomplish
What will be an ideal response?
Molecular anthropologists study
A. the relationships among ancient and contemporary populations and among species. B. human body size and dimensions. C. the biological and geological processes by which dead animals become fossils. D. diffusion of languages between communities. E. how prestige passes between generations.
The context is the environmental setting where an archaeological trace is found
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
According to Thomas Fricke, Timling was NOT a typical peasant community because
A) people saved for a rent fund instead of a ceremonial fund. B) people practiced horticulture instead of intensive agriculture. C) people maintained control over their own lands. D) people didn't keep any farm animals. E) people plowed with tractors instead of oxen.