Anthropology Final Exam Study Guide 2024 Testbank

Who proposed the idea of a universal grammar? {Ans: Noam Chomsky}Which of the following is NOT a mechanism of evolution? {Ans: Niche construction}The fusion of Darwin's theory of natural selection with later advancements in molecular biology and population genetics is the foundation of: {Ans: The modern synthesis}According to your textbook, Homo Erectus was originally thought to have evolved in Asia, where the species was first uncovered. However Homo Erectus actually evolved in Africa and migrated across Southeast Asia, one of the earliest species of Homo to do so. To clarify, this important point, some paleo anthropologists have used the label Homo __________ to represent the earliest of Homo Erectus to radiate from Africa. {Ans: Ergaster}Measuring the degradation of carbon 14 in an artifact is a form of __________ dating {Ans: Absolute}Excavations at precolumbian sites occupied immediately before European conquest are studies in: {Ans: Historical archeology}