ASB 222 Buried Cities and Lost Tribes. Module 1 Questions and Answers 2026

ASB 222 Buried Cities and Lost Tribes. Module 1 Questions and Answers 2026 Artifacts object made by human beings, either hand-made or mass-produced Site place Archaeology study of artifacts and relics of early mankind Cultural Items Physical/material objects that have meaning, value, or use features a distinctive attribute or aspect of something. Ecofacts Natural materials that give environmental information about a site Human Remains body of a deceased person, including cremated remains Goals of Archaeology - reveal the form of the past - discover the function of the past - understand cultural processes Cultural Evolution The adaptive changes of cultures in response to environmental changes over time Band a small kinship-based group of foragers who hunt and gather for a living over a particular territory usually less than 100 people Tribe Any system of social organization made up of villages, bands, or other groups with a common ancestry, language, culture, and name usually up to a few thousand people Chiefdom A societal grouping governed by a chief who typically relies on generosity, ritual status, or charisma rather than force to win obedience from the people. usually around 5,000-20,000+ people State A body of people living in a defined territory who have a government with the power to make and enforce law without the consent of any higher authority, generally 20,000+ people Hypothesis A testable prediction, often implied by a theory archaeological survey Methods archaeologists use to acquire data from sites or regions without excavation excavation the action of excavating something, especially an archaeological site.