By assuming that the treatment of people in death reflects their status and roles in life, the data from more than 3000 burials at Moundville indicates that
a. Moundville society was egalitarian.
b. Moundville society was ranked, most likely a chiefdom.
c. house structures as well as burials were unrelated to the status of people at Moundville.
d. Moundville society was matrilineal; females were buried with many more grave goods than males.
e. Moundville males were more brutish than females.
b
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1. characterized by generalized hunting and gathering and the advent of farming Mesolithic 1 2. first civilizations Neolithic 5 3. origins of domestication Bronze Age 2 4. first agricultural communities Neolithic 4 5. village life becomes dominant Mesolithic 3
Compare and contrast a monochronic and a polychronic culture
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Anthropometry is the study of:
A. fossil humans B. the size differences between males and females C. the measurements of the human body D. all of these
Cultural materialism
a. holds that material conditions determine human thoughts and behavior. b. assumes the viewpoint of the native informant. c. studies only cultural artifacts. d. is a philosophical system based on qualitative data. e. is a theory that argues that all cultures change in similar directions.