The basics
Question; research; Hypothesis; test; analyze; conclusions; publish; repeat
What are the steps of the scientific method?
What is a Sanborn map?
Historic insurance maps that show buildings from the late 19th c. into 20th century
One isotope of carbon decays to another: anything that was once living int he past 50K years is:
What is Radiocarbon Dating!
Name an audience museums serve?
general public; education; research specialists (all of the above!)
What can aDNA tell us?
family connections; ancient diseases; environmental DNA (eDNA) can tell presence of something, like Bigfoot
Fake science is called
pseudoscience
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What is the number of bones in your body?
What are drawbacks to C14 dating?
northern-southern atmosphere; marine effect; needs to be calibrated. Must live one.
temperature, humidity, and pests
What are two things you must regulate in a museum?
Name an ethical concern about DNA
concerns of decent community; destructive analyses; can it actually answer the questions you want?
This is the bigfoot presenter's PhD (but not her current profession)
biological anthropology/primatology
2-1-2-3/2-1-2-3
What is the number of teeth in your body? Incisors, canine, premolars, molars, upper and lower.
coins and calendars are...
What is an absolute dating technique?
I brought the pottery piece back to its original state
What is restoration (NOT conservation, which is safeguarding its present state)
What things can grave goods tell you?
Status, identity, personal or family connections, date
One scientific method used in Expedition Bigfoot
None! Hahaha...OK, if you named someting that is OK
What is MNI v. NISP?
What is the minimum number of individuals v. number of identified specimens?
Pottery styles; building materials like bricks; other objects or artifacts
Accession
The term used to enter an object or collection into a museum
Tibia and metapodials; other long bones
How does LiDAR work?
You explain!
Stones, drones, not Indiana Jones is...
What is my favorite class!
Tree ring dating is called...
What is dendrochronology? Now explain how it works.
What is NAGPRA?
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. Now what is it.
lipids and proteins.
What are two residues found in archaeological vessels.