Question

1. A macrobotanical assemblage might include the remains of corncobs, charred wood remains from a hearth, buffalo and camelid bones, as well as human remains.

True or False

2. Using palynological data, Haynes and Mehringer concluded that the climate at the Lehner Clovis site at 11,000 years ago was slightly wetter and cooler than today, followed by a rapid shift toward drier conditions.

True or False

3. Hastorf and Johannessen argue that changes in the types of fuel used through time in the Upper Montaro area of Peru are best explained by forced fuel management programs mandated by the elite social class.

True or False

4. Site seasonality cannot be established by macrobotanical analysis.

True or False

5. Although the analysis of plant remains from archaeological sites can provide important information about the economies of prehistoric populations, a drawback of plant remains is that they cannot be used to infer ritual significance or ideology.

True or False

6. The best place for a bioarchaeologist to look to determine the sex of human skeletal remains is the pelvis.

True or False

Answer 1

1. True, macrobotanical assemblage might include the remains of corncobs, charred wood remains from a hearth, buffalo and camelid bones, as well as human remains.

2. True, Using palynological data, Haynes and Mehringer concluded that the climate at the Lehner Clovis site at 11,000 years ago was slightly wetter and cooler than today, followed by a rapid shift toward drier conditions.

3. True

4. False

5. True

6. True, The best place for a bioarchaeologist to look to determine the sex of human skeletal remains is the pelvis.