Question 1

List and define the goals of archaeology.

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Question 2

What are three relative dating techniques? Provide an example.

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Question 3

What is archaeology?

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Question 4

What are ethnoarchaeology and experimental archaeology? How are they used to provide information about past lifeways? Give an example of each.

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Question 5

What are chronometric dating techniques? Provide an example.

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Question 6

Describe the process of archaeological research, the types of information that comprise the archaeological record, and the techniques available for reconstructing the past.

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Question 7

What is the value of artifacts in archaeological research?

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Question 8

Where is the Olduvai Gorge and why is it an important location for understanding human evolution? What interpretations, and by whom, have been offered to explain the nature of hominin behavior at this site?

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Question 9

Define paleoanthropology and describe the nature and process of paleoanthropological research.

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Question 10

Discuss the value of dating techniques available to scientists. Compare and contrast relative and absolute dating techniques: provide an example of each kind and describe how they work.

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Question 11

Why is ethnoarchaeology important to the study of past human behavior? Provide an example.

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Question 12

Define the goals of archaeological research and the techniques used in archaeological research projects.

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Question 13

What types of features and artifacts that characterize the Oldowan tradition?

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Question 14

What is meant by biocultural evolution?

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Question 15

Who are the Leakeys, and what is their claim to paloeanthropological fame?

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Question 16

What is the importance of experimental archaeology? Provide an example.

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Question 17

Define the difference between relative and absolute measures of age. Give examples of each.

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Question 18

Does the home based foraging pattern adequately describe the Oldowan sites?

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Question 19

What is ethnoarchaeology and its value to the overall understanding of the archaeological record?

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Quiz 8: Understanding the Past: Archaeological and Paleoanthropological Methods