ASB 222 Module 1-2 Quiz
Stratigraphy is a relative chronology method where objects are dated in relation to each
other by which layer with which they are associated. - answer True
Archaeology without excavation - answer noninvasive
Archaeology applies scientific methods and theories to the material remains of past
cultures to understand human behavior. - answer True
For archaeologists, the definition of an archaeological site is: - answer a place or a
cluster of artifacts
Which of the following places the four types of human societies in order from smallest in
size and least complex, to the largest in size and most complex? - answer Bands,
Tribes, Chiefdoms , States
Radiocarbon dating can date things that lived up to 500,000 years ago. - answerFalse, it
is highly effective for +40k ya
Cultural evolution is the process by which people progress to better ways of life. -
answerFalse, development isn't inherently "better"
Which of the following is NOT a goal of archaeology? - answerExamining human
biological evolution
An object's provenience is its location in in horizontal and vertical space. - answerTrue
Archaeologists that live in other cultures to learn about how artifacts are are made and
used are called: - answerEthnoarchaeologists
The last glaciation (during the Late Pleistocene) was marked by large continental ice
sheets, and a cool, dry climate, and a drop in sea level. - answerTrue, Younger Dryas
10800BC-9600BC, then Neolithic
Cultural evolution is a form of progress and improvement in the lives of humans. -
answerFalse
Which technologies were widespread among Homo Sapiens during the last glaciation? -
answerControl of fire, specialized weapons, built shelters
Analogy - answeris used in archaeology to compare ancient artifacts to modern ones to
reconstruct past activities.
Stratigraphy is a relative chronology method where objects are dated in relation to each
other by which layer with which they are associated. - answer True
Archaeology without excavation - answer noninvasive
Archaeology applies scientific methods and theories to the material remains of past
cultures to understand human behavior. - answer True
For archaeologists, the definition of an archaeological site is: - answer a place or a
cluster of artifacts
Which of the following places the four types of human societies in order from smallest in
size and least complex, to the largest in size and most complex? - answer Bands,
Tribes, Chiefdoms , States
Radiocarbon dating can date things that lived up to 500,000 years ago. - answerFalse, it
is highly effective for +40k ya
Cultural evolution is the process by which people progress to better ways of life. -
answerFalse, development isn't inherently "better"
Which of the following is NOT a goal of archaeology? - answerExamining human
biological evolution
An object's provenience is its location in in horizontal and vertical space. - answerTrue
Archaeologists that live in other cultures to learn about how artifacts are are made and
used are called: - answerEthnoarchaeologists
The last glaciation (during the Late Pleistocene) was marked by large continental ice
sheets, and a cool, dry climate, and a drop in sea level. - answerTrue, Younger Dryas
10800BC-9600BC, then Neolithic
Cultural evolution is a form of progress and improvement in the lives of humans. -
answerFalse
Which technologies were widespread among Homo Sapiens during the last glaciation? -
answerControl of fire, specialized weapons, built shelters
Analogy - answeris used in archaeology to compare ancient artifacts to modern ones to
reconstruct past activities.
