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fossil - ANSWERthe traces or remains of an organism preserved in rock fossilization - ANSWERthe process of fossil formation that occurs under certain conditions 1. suitable remains 2. quick burial 3. mineralizing context (petrifaction) adapiform - ANSWERone of a group of early primates that lived between 56 and 34 mya relative dating - ANSWERbased on "Principle of Superposition" where the oldest layer at the bottom and youngest layer at the top chronometric dating (absolute dat...

Anthropology 101 : Quiz 3Anagenesis (Straight line evolution) - correct answer The transformation of a single species over time Paleospecies (Straight line evolution) - correct answer Species identified from the fossil record based on physical similarity and differences with other species along an evolutionary line. Cladogenesis (Branching evolution) - correct answer The formation of one or more species form another over time Punctuated Equilibrium - correct answer Most species will exh...

SOCA 105 Final Graded A+ _____ dating techniques place artifacts and sites in a general chronological order, though the exact date can be often unknown. A. Chronometric B. Potassium-Argon C. Relative D. Archaeolgical ️D "Middens" are an archaeological term for: a. Professional gatherings to exchange research results b. Special instruments used to excavate small bones c. Ancient trash piles d. Fossilized artifacts ️C A place that indicates the presence of human occupants...

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ANTH 1000 Exam 1 Question Answer 5 sub disciplines of anthropology 1. archaeology 2. physical/biological anthropology 3. linguistics 4. cultural anthropology 5. applied anthroplogy Archaeology Looks at the material culture of past human behavior • Food production • Technology • Settlement patterns • Identity Can also be divided into • Prehistoric Archaeology • Historic Archaeology Paleoanthropology deals with human evolution primatology looks at non-human primates as models...

Anthropology The study is of humankind through all times and places. Study of humans. What does Paleoanthropologist study? study of the origins and predecessors of the present human species , study of human evolution Why do we study culture ? ... Ethnology Vs Ethnography Ethnology- Study and analysis of various cultures from a comparative and historical aspect Ethnography- the study of human races and cultures What are we looking for (archaeologist)? focuses on ...

Paleontologists study extinct organisms by looking at their fossilized remains. Fossils are buried in geological strata, layers of sediment. Buried skeletal remains absorb minerals and eventually their inorganic tissues are replaced or petrified in stone. Other fossils may be preserved skin, hair or plant parts, footprints and tracks, or fossilized feces (coprolites).