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Intro Arch Midterm 2 Review
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What does matrix mean?
The material surrounding artifacts
Layers of soil
A gridded map
Absolute dating
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Coring . . .
Provides both relative and absolute dates
All of the above
Provides data for a range of analyses
Can be conducted on soil, trees, and ice
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What is bioturbation?
An absolute dating technique
The destruction of archaeological sites by plants and animals
A relative dating technique
Human destruction of archaeological sites
4
The study of past environments . . .
Is not possible in archaeology
Shows that humans didn't impact their environment in the past
Reveals past interactions between humans and the environment
Is not useful in archaeology
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Which of the following is NOT a type of non-probabilistic sampling?
Judgemental sampling
Stratified sampling
Systematic sampling
Random sampling
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Which method is used to find small organic materials?
Flotation
Test pits
Screening
Stratigraphic excavation
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Dendrochronology . . .
Is an absolute dating technique
Is useful in all environments
Is a relative dating technique
Tells archaeologists the date of construction
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What type of environment will NOT preserve archaeological materials well?
Cold
Anaerobic
Dry
Humid
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Which of the following is NOT a relative dating technique?
Seriation
Stratigraphy
Glottochronology
Varve dating
10
Walls that were built at the same time are . . .
Abutted
Bonded
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What is a Harris Matrix?
A method of sampling
The absolute chronology of a site
A type of matrix surrounding an artifact
A visual representation of stratigraphy
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What scale of study is most important in archaeological research?
Large scale (region/society)
Small scale (artifacts/features)
Middle scale (structures/sites)
All of the above
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How do archaeologists find sites?
Environmental clues
Historical texts
All of the above
Local informants
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Which concept is linked to stratigraphy?
The "old wood" problem
Bonded vs abutted walls
Glottochronology
The Law of Superposition
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GPS . . .
All of the above
Uses American satellites to find locations
Is the most effective way of mapping
Uses satellites from other countries
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Absolute dating techniques . . .
Assign calendrical dates
Include radiocarbon dating
All of the above
Are often given in the form of ranges of years
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What characteristics are used to distinguish between strata?
Inclusions
Soil texture
Soil color
All of the above
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Radiocarbon dating . . .
Is a relative dating technique
Only works for materials over 50,000 years old
Dates organic materials
Is not used by archaeologists
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Construction sequences . . .
Tell archaeologists what year structures were built
Provide a relative chronology of a structure
All of the above
Show the relationship between different structures
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Archaeoastronomy is . . .
Using astronomical alignments to find sites
A form of pseudoarchaeology
The study of how ancient people understood astronomy
The study of the astrological signs of historical figures
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Which absolute dating technique is the most reliable?
Dendrochronology
Radiocarbon dating
Uranium series dating
Potassium-argon dating
22
Excavation includes . . .
Setting up a unit
Excavating soil
All of the above
Note-taking, mapping, and photography
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Potassium-argon dating helps date . . .
Volcanic rock
Organic materials
Recent sites
Clay
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Natural disasters can both harm and preserve archaeological sites
False
True
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When materials were deposited in a different place from where they were used, this is a . . .
Disturbed context
Use-related primary context
Transposed primary context
Secondary context
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What is context?
The provenience of artifacts
The association of artifacts
All of the above
The matrix surrounding artifacts
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Which dating method relates to the concept that styles change over time?
Stratigraphy
Radiocarbon dating
Seriation
Dendrochronology
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What types of data are used in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)?
All of the above
Raster data
LiDAR data
Vector data
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What is the relationship between artifacts called?
Provenance
Matrix
Association
Context
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What is the most effective way to excavate?
It depends on your research question
Horizontal excavation
Tunnel excavation
Test pits
