What is Anthropology?
What is Archaeology?
Survey Methods
Dating Methods
Miscellaneous
100

True or False: Anthropology is the study of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals

False - Anthropology is the study of humans, human behavior, and societies in the past and present.

100

True or False: Archaeology is full of adventure and treasure hunting, such as what's depicted in movies like the Indiana Jones films.

False. Archaeology is primarily rigorous and systematic field methods, laborious lab hours, and lots of paperwork.

100

Name a non-invasive sampling method.

Acceptable answers include:

-Aerial Survey

-Metal Detectors

-LiDAR

-Magnetometers

-Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR)

100

Seriation is a type of _________ dating technique

Seriation is a type of relative dating technique.

100

True or False: You can use thermoluminescence on trees.

False

200

Name the four subfields of anthropology.

Cultural anthropology, physical/biological anthropology, linguistics, and archaeology

200

What is the definition of archaeology?

Archaeology is defined as the study of the past through the systematic recovery and analysis of material culture (objects).

200

True or False: Systematic sampling is when units are placed to maximize artifact and/or feature recovery

False. Targeted sampling is when units are placed to maximize artifact and/or feature recovery. 

200

True or False: Uranium series dating is useful in areas with volcanic activity.

False. Uranium series dating is not useful in areas with volcanic activity. This is why it is often utilized at prehistoric sites in Europe, instead of Potassium-Argon dating.

200

What are the three ages of the European Three Age System?

The stone age, the bronze age, and the iron age

300

Anthropology is broadly recognized as a product of which era?

The Enlightenment era

300

What are some of the interpretive frameworks associated with postprocessual archaeology?

Emic approaches, feminist archaeology, and agency theory

300

What do crop marks seen from an aerial survey indicate?

There are likely buried features that are only visible on the surface through their effect on the growth of current plants. 

300

What was the first absolute dating technique to be established in the 20th century?

Dendrochronology

300

In archaeological dating, what does B.P. stand for? And when is P?

B.P. = before present

P = 1950

400

True or False: Anthropology has historically played a large role in imperial projects globally

True

400

What century did archaeology become professionalized in?

The 20th Century

400

What are the types of maps archaeologists often create in the field?

Plan views

Topographic maps

Profiles

400

What are the three attribute categories that can be utilized when creating artifact typologies?

Stylistic

Form

Technological

400

What are the three methodological stages that make up the archeologists approach to the scientific method?

Hypothesis: theory/research question 

Excavation: collect data and conduct experiments

Conclusions: prove hypothesis and ask further questions 


500

What are the categories of research methods archaeologists utilize?

Field research - Excavations and ethnography

Qualitative methods - Surveys, focus groups, interviews, etc.

Quantitative methods - Statistical and chemical analyses

500

Who is associated with stratigraphic excavation and seriation?

Sir William Flinders Petrie

500

What are the defining aspects of an exploratory survey?

It involves the unknown and is done systematically.

500

What is the most commonly used absolute dating method?

Carbon 14/Radiocarbon dating

500

Which dating method would you use on volcanic material?

Potassium-Argon dating

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