A Deep Quiz On Archaeology!

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The History of Archaeology: The History of Prehistory, Darwin and Evolutionary Theory, Culture, and Culture Change, Dating Archaeology Sites. Has to do with people dates and fossils found.

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1.

What is the handyman known for?
- A.
  
  600-700 cc brain,
- B.
  
  Thought to have been the fist ancestor to make tools
- C.
  
  Curved like modern hands
- D.
  
  Was the fist human fossil older than 100,00 years that had a complete skull
- E.
  
  A-C
2.

Homo Erectus - nariokotome boy
- A.
  
  Most complete skeleton of any hominid to be found to the state, older than 100,000 years
- B.
  
  Had a skull complete enough to measure brain size and brain width
- C.
  
  Extremely tall, weighed around 100 pounds
- D.
  
  Pelvis is narrow, built for speed
- E.
  
  A-D
3.

What made them human?
- A.
  
  Brain size less than 600 cc
- B.
  
  Language
- C.
  
  Modern grip with opposable thumbs
- D.
  
  Bipedalism
- E.
  
  A and D
4.

Oldowantool industry
- A.
  
  Oldest stone tools found so far
- B.
  
  Tools were found 3.5 to 2.8 MYA
- C.
  
  Bonobo kanci were able to replicate these stone tools
- D.
  
  Homo erectus were thought to have made these tools
- E.
  
  A and C
5.

Where and how old were the stone tools that were made by chimps?
- A.
  
  Piltdown, england 2800 years ago
- B.
  
  Kenya 3650 Years ago
- C.
  
  Gabon 4000 years ago
- D.
  
  North America 4000 years ago
- E.
  
  West Nile 2800 years ago
6.

1.75 MYA, swelling on top of the skull, witch becomes more founded and bump on the top of the skull called the torus. Size of brain case is relatively flat
- A.
  
  Proconsul
- B.
  
  Ardipithecus
- C.
  
  Homo Ergaster
- D.
  
  Homo Erectus
- E.
  
  Gracile Austalopithecense
7.

The taung child was found in south africa. skull identified as being ancestral to us - walking upright, large canine indicated ape, imprint of brain on the skull was found by who and when?
- A.
  
  Mary Leakey in 1967
- B.
  
  Raymond Dart in 1924
- C.
  
  Roudolph Virshow in 1924
- D.
  
  Charles Darwin in 1967
- E.
  
  Herman Schaatthausen in 1932
8.

Finds primitive looking hominid, zinjanthropus boisei, in eastern africa witch helped people realize africa is extremely important for history after WWll
- A.
  
  Wiiliam Pengelly
- B.
  
  Jacques Boucher Deperthes
- C.
  
  Rudolph Virshow
- D.
  
  Mary Leakey
- E.
  
  Jen Jacob Woirsaae
9.

3.5 to 3.3 MYA considered to be one of oldest ancestors, does not walk erect yet
- A.
  
  Orrorin Tugenensis
- B.
  
  Australopithecus Anamensis
- C.
  
  Aegyptoithecs
- D.
  
  Australopithecus Afarensis
10.

Thought to be the oldest african apes, 14 to 20 MYA, walked on knuckles, tree adapted creatures and had abnormally large molars
- A.
  
  Australopithecus Anamensis
- B.
  
  Orrorin Tugenensis
- C.
  
  Australopithecus Afarensis
- D.
  
  Proconsul and Kenyapithecus
11.

Fossils found that doesnt look human but is walking erect 6 to 7 MYA
- A.
  
  Toumai, Chad
- B.
  
  Johannesburg, South Africa
- C.
  
  Gahri, Ethiopia
- D.
  
  East Turkna, Kenya
12.

Found in the hills of kenya by a french team, argued that it walked upright but it didn't look human and had very good tree climbing skills
- A.
  
  Gracile, Austalopithecense 4.2 - 3.3 MYA
- B.
  
  Orroran Tugenensis 6.1 - 5.8 MYA
- C.
  
  Laetino 3.6 MYA
- D.
  
  Anamensis 6.1 - 5.8 MYA
13.

(ardi) adipithecus armidus was 4 feet in hight weighted 110 pounds and had the brain size of a chimp and was a bipedalist and was found 4.4 MYA
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
14.

4.2 - 3.9 MYA found a skull with small airholes so its apelike and thick legs so it walked erect but still had curved fingers and was called austalopithecense anamensis
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
15.

Lucy: Found in the seventies, 3-4 ft. tall, it was 20 years of age but 3.2 MYA, bipedalism but arguments of how much still remains, chimp sized brain and curved fingers. Scientific name for Lucy?
- A.
  
  Gracile Australopithecenese
- B.
  
  Aegyptopithecus
- C.
  
  Australopithicus Afarensis
- D.
  
  Orrorin Tugenensis
16.

Laetoni in Northern Kenya: Footprints found 3.6 MYA preserved by a volcano, thought to have been a child and two parents. Was this the first case of nuclear family?
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
17.

Gracile Austalopithecense was what?
- A.
  
  Lucy
- B.
  
  Handy Man
- C.
  
  Taung Child
- D.
  
  Laetoni
18.

What were the four stone tools?
- A.
  
  Oldowan chopper/flake tradition
- B.
  
  Uniface chopper
- C.
  
  Scraper
- D.
  
  Spheriod
- E.
  
  Gharni
19.

What is hercalaneum and when did it take place?
- A.
  
  1736 King Charles bought land and had prisoners digging up statues here
- B.
  
  1856 Neander Valley, digs into a cave and discovers human remains
- C.
  
  1726 demonstration of organization of fossils
- D.
  
  1736 The first museum opened
20.

When did the first publication of archaeology come out and by who?
- A.
  
  Marcello Venuti in 1748
- B.
  
  Charles Darwin in 1639
- C.
  
  Thomas Burner in 1678
- D.
  
  Nicolas Steno in 1748
21.

16th century no distinction between organic and inorganic has been identified. All objects were in the same catagory
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
22.

Who made the connection from fossilized shark teeth and a recently decayed shark?
- A.
  
  William Pengelly
- B.
  
  Agostino Siella
- C.
  
  Nicolas Steno
- D.
  
  Charles Darwin
23.

Tries to convince people that fossils are in fact organic
- A.
  
  Louis Agassiz
- B.
  
  Charles Lyell
- C.
  
  Agostino Siella
- D.
  
  William Pengelly
24.

Antiquarianism is not interested in learning about the past, but interested in acquiring objects and keeping them in large spaces
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
25.

Challenged framework and came up with a more rational explanation of the world, published a book in late 1600's saying we should seek scientific explanation for biblical theories.
- A.
  
  George Buffon
- B.
  
  Agostino Seilla
- C.
  
  Kenneth Oakley
- D.
  
  Thomas Burner

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