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Chapter Quiz
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Question 1
__________ is NOT an example of an industrial advancement that has lead to the
discovery of important archaeological sites.
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Question 2
How do you find archaeological sites?
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Road construction
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Deep plowing
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The development of the internet
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Dam building
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Developing subway systems
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One of the longest running remote sensing projects is located in __________.
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How do you find archaeological sites?
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Tanzania
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China
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Spain
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France
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Argentina
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Aerial photography and satellite imaging are examples of __________.
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How do you find archaeological sites?
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publication
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seriation
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excavation
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remote sensing
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altimetry
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The theoretical ideal of archaeological survey is to __________.
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Question 5
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record traces of ancient settlement that are similar to modern
human populations
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record all traces of ancient settlement in the area
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destroy all evidence of ancient peoples
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observe evidence of ancient settlements without excavation
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develop new remote sensing techniques to use in the future
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Which of the following is true of settlement archaeology?
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It is an older technique for studying ancient civilizations, but is not
highly valued among modern archeologists.
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It allows archaeologists to examine relationships among different
communities and trading networks.
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It rarely allows archaeologists to develop a sense of an ancient
peoples' worldview.
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It is not frequently used because archaeologists do not concern
themselves with how ancient peoples exploited their natural
environments.
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It is a technique that is only used to analyze ancient civilizations
throughout South and Central America.
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Question 6
Over 5,000 structures and activity areas were recorded after __________ was mapped by
George Cowgill and Rene Millon.
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Question 7
Site
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Thorpe
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Angkor
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Ur
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Teotihuacán
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Cairo
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Digitized maps and remote-sensing devices provide data for __________.
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Site
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LANDSAT
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CRM
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GIS
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vertical excavation
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seriation
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Question 8
__________ is considered a strategy of last resort due to the recent destruction of the
archaeological record?
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How do you dig up the past?
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Excavation
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GIS
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LANDSAT
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Remote sensing
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Altimetry
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Question 9
The __________ form of excavation is particularly difficult to conduct in caves and rock
shelters.
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How do you dig up the past?
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geometric
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sampling
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stratigraphic
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vertical
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horizontal
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Question 10
Which of the following is an effective for excavating early human sites throughout East
Africa?
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How do you dig up the past?
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Geometric method
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Sampling excavation
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Stratigraphic excavation
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Vertical excavation
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Horizontal excavation
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Question 11
It is NOT true of Ceremonial sites that __________.
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Archaeological sites
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they were primarily used for ceremonial purposes and religious
observances
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some of these sites formed part of the larger community
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they consist of areas where prehistoric peoples killed game
animals and butchered meat
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statuaries are often associated with these sites
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artifacts used in ceremonial rituals are frequently part of these sites Incorrect
Question 12
The ultimate objective of archaeological excavation is __________.
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Archaeological sites
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to find as many artifacts as possible
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to preserve the landscape by using primarily nonintrusive
techniques
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to uncover primarily ceremonial sites to better understand the
worldview of ancient civilizations
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to record three-dimensional relationships throughout a site and
provide a context for each discovery
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to identify ancient civilizations existing throughout North America
and Europe
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__________ provides a timescale that is the foundation for all archaeological research.
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Question 14
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How old is it?
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Relative chronology
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Total data stations
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The law of association
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The law of superposition
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Dendrochronology
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It is possible to correct radiocarbon dates using __________.
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How old is it?
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potassium-argon dating
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dendochronology
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thermoluminescence dating
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accelerator mass spectrometry
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fission track dating
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Question 15
___________ is considered the most widely used dating method for dating the past after
40,000 years.
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How old is it?
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Potassium-argon dating
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Dendochronology
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Thermoluminescence dating
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Accelerator mass spectrometry
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Radiocarbon dating
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