Deck 6: Classification and Analysis of Artifacts

Question 1

The recognition and definition of shared similarities between artifacts is called ________.

A) provenience
B) taphonomy
C) geochemical sourcing
D) typology

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The first step in analysis is ________.

A) classification
B) dating
C) residue analysis
D) computer modeling

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Morphology means ________.

A) size
B) form and style
C) color
D) age

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The sample of all activities that took place at a site during a particular time is called its ________.

A) temporal type
B) assemblage
C) attributes
D) typology

Question 5

All of the following are stone objects that have been ground and polished through use except for ________.

A) grindstones
B) mortars
C) bifaces
D) anvil stones

Question 6

The mass of stone left over after flaking is called a _________.

A) core
B) base tool
C) remnant stone
D) starter rock

Question 7

Tools flaked on both sides are called ________.

A) unifaces
B) cores
C) bifaces
D) utilized flakes

Question 8

Which type of volcanic glassy stone was often traded over great distances because it could be used to produce very sharp edges?

A) quartzite
B) diamond
C) flint
D) obsidian

Question 9

Percussion and pressure flaking are both ways to a ________.

A) create ceramics
B) produce bone tools
C) produce stone tools
D) decorate pottery

Question 10

Most ceramic artifacts were used as ________.

A) hair pieces
B) containers
C) tools
D) votive offerings

Question 11

The potter's wheel was invented about ________ years ago.

A) 5500
B) 3000
C) 10000
D) 27000

Question 12

The four basic types of ceramics include the following except for ________.

A) terra-cotta
B) earthenware
C) porcelain
D) brick

Question 13

Porcelains were first made in ________ about 1,000 years ago.

A) Europe
B) China
C) India
D) South America

Question 14

In the history of metal work, first came copper, then came bronze, and finally ________.

A) gold
B) tin
C) iron
D) zinc

Question 15

Where did glassmaking first start?

A) Mesopotamia
B) China
C) Northern Europe
D) ancient Rome

Question 16

The primary purpose of determining the original contents of glass bottles is ________.

A) to determine if the site occupants had healthy diets
B) to determine if the bottles had been reused in different eras
C) to determine trade routes with contemporary groups
D) to reveal economic patterns and personal habits of site occupants

Question 17

What has been a good indicator of contact with European traders?

A) glass figurines
B) porcelain products
C) iron tools
D) glass beads

Question 18

Which of the following are not considered to be perishable?

A) woven baskets
B) terra-cotta bowls
C) clothing and textiles
D) wooden carvings

Question 19

Materials woven from plant fibers or from animal hair are called ________.

A) tapestries
B) basketry
C) textiles
D) cordage

Question 20

What is considered to have been the most common, most versatile of perishable materials?

A) wood
B) wool
C) cane
D) cotton

Question 21

Analyzing microscopic striations on the surface of tools falls under _______.

A) DNA analysis
B) protein residue analysis
C) geochemical sourcing
D) use-wear analysis

Question 22

Recent breakthroughs in artifact analysis has allowed the successful recovery of aDNA from ________.

A) hard human tissues, such as bones and teeth
B) obsidian sources
C) iron tools
D) wooded handles

Question 23

What do classification or typological schemes allow archaeologists to do?

Question 24

Why do archaeologists know that any single artifact cannot be automatically assigned to a single time period? Use examples from the chapter, including the first story about the obsidian cobble.

Question 25

How does the change from the Copper Age to the Bronze Age to the Iron Age show the advance of civilizations?

Question 26

Choose three different types of common material and describe the difficulties in analyzing each of them.

Question 27

Discuss the different types of artifact analysis.