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ANTH-230 Finals
Final Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| AD & BC refer to | reference points in time |
| Data are | observations made about objects |
| Giovanni Belzoni was | an ex- circus strongman who looted artifacts form tombs |
| Alfred Kidder | developed the framework for southwestern archeology based on ceramic |
| Marie Wormington | studied the pre-8000-year old archeology of North America |
| Lewis Binford | emphasized the importance of using the scientific method for reconstructing the past |
| Archaeology is | the study of human societies in the past. |
| what do we call an "integrated system of beliefs, traditions and customs that govern or influence a person behavior"? | culture |
| A potlach is | a Northwest Coast ceremony involving gift giving |
| Which term is "a research perspective that focus on mental structures as driving forces in shaping human behavior"? | ideational perspective |
| Which term is "a research perspective that emphasize technology and economics as driving forces in defining human behavior"? | adaptive perspective |
| the search for answers through process that is objective, systematic, and logical | Science |
| Low level theory is | observation that emerge from hands-on archeology field and lab work |
| Hypothesis that link archeological observations with the human behavior that created them are called | middle range theory |
| An artifact is | any object that shows evidence of human modification |
| a feature is | nonportable archeological evidence, like a fire hearth |
| processual archeology | a paradigm that explains culture change as a response to environment |
| postprocessual archeology | a paradigm that rejects scientific objectivity |