Understanding The Past Archaeological And Paleoanthropological Methods - Human Genetics | Biology+

Course

Genetics

Study Pack

Set 1: Introduction to Anthropology

Set 2: Heredity and Evolution

Set 3: The Development of Evolutionary Theory

Set 4: Modern Human Variation and Adaptation

Set 5: Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution

Set 6: An Overview of the Primates

Set 7: Primate Behavior

Set 8: Understanding the Past: Archaeological and Paleoanthropological Methods

Set 9: Hominin Origins

Set 10: The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

Set 11: Premodern Humans

Set 12: The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

Set 13: Early Holocene Hunters and Gatherers

Set 14: Food Production

Set 15: The First Civilizations

Set 16: Conclusion

Set 8 Understanding The Past Archaeological And Paleoanthropological Methods

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Set 8 Understanding The Past Archaeological And Paleoanthropological Methods

(Multiple Choice)

Free

The term 'hominin' refers to:

A) all great apes
B) modern humans and now extinct bipedal relatives
C) all bipedal apes
D) only modern humans
E) only extinct bipedal relatives

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Which of the following is the most common means of site survey?

A) aerial photos
B) satellite imagery
C) ground penetrating radar
D) pedestrian fieldwork
E) remote sensing

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Which one of the following is NOT one of the primary goals of archaeology?

A) determine the "when" and "where" of past cultures
B) reconstruct past lifeways
C) explain past cultural events
D) explore cognitive and symbolic dimensions of past humans
E) disregard the oldest evidence of early hominins

Answer