Blog

The work of which of the following anthropologists illustrated a renewed interest in cultural change and even evolution (although of a very different sort than Tylor and Morgan had in mind)?

Despite the variety of research techniques the ethnographer may utilize in the field, in the best studies the hallmark of ethnography remains

With a more reliable food source, the early food producers were considerably healthier than the hunter-gatherers.

Which of the following is true about the peopling of the Pacific?

What is one (1) main morphological difference between Neandertals and anatomically modern humans?  (Sentences required.  Kottak page citation required.)

Which of the following best describes the role of hydraulic systems in state formation?

H. erectus is generally associated with which of the following technologies?

The discovery of Sahelanthropus tchadensis (Toumai) indicates that early hominin evolution was not confined to East Africa’s Rift Valley.

What is one similarity and one difference in the transition from foraging to food production in the Middle East and Mesoamerica?  (Sentences required.  Kottak page citation required.)

The path from foraging to food production was one that people followed independently in at least seven world areas. New archaeological research techniques continue to overturn previously held assumptions about where and how this occurred. Microscopic evidence from early cultivated plants suggests that