Review:

Identification: Types of terms that you’ll want to be able to describe in a sentence or two

Abu Hureyra
Acheulian
Archaeological Horizon
Atlatl
Aurignacian
Blombos Cave
Cactus Hill
Clovis
Dolni Vestonice
Dy’uktai
Eridu
Eve Hypothesis
Gravettian
Glacial Maximum
Halafian Ceramics
Harris Lines
Homo erectus
Jarmo
Kennewick
Klasie’s River Mouth
Lascaux Cave
Levallois Technique
Lithic Core
Lithic Flake
Magdalenian
Mezhirich
Midden
Monopoly of Violence
Monte Verde
Mousterian Tools
Multi-Regional Hypothesis
Neanderthals
Neolithic Jericho
O18/O16 ratios
Pleistocene
Polarity Reversals
Prismatic Blades
Rachis
Radiocarbon
Sahul
Samarran Culture
Schoningen
Seriation
Shanidar
Sima de los Huesos (Atapuerca)
Solutrean
Surface Collection
Tooth Eruption
Ubaid Culture
Uruk
Use Wear
Zhoukoudian

Short Answer Style Questions: These are the sorts of questions that might need 1-2 paragraphs to answer. The optional essay question could also be similar to these in style, but require a longer, more in-depth response

Explain briefly what radiocarbon dating is, how it works, why it is important to archaeology, and what are its limitations?

Describe what you know about the climate fluctuations of the Pleistocene. How do we know what we know about this subject?

Homo erectus did many things that previous hominids had not. Discuss at least three of these innovations or “firsts”.

Art seems to have been an important part of Paleolithic modern human culture. Discuss at least three different examples (types of art, sites). If you can, discuss some of the elements of the art (content, how it was manufactured or used, or other issues).

Discuss technology and material culture in Upper Paleolithic Eurasia. If you can, be specific about chronology.

Describe the evidence for early human colonization of Australia.

What is the difference between a clan and a lineage?

What are ascribed and achieved status? Can you discuss them in relationship to different kinds of human societies?

What physical differences are there between domestic barley and wild barley? How might (domesticated) populations with these differences have developed?

Çatalhöyük was an unusual Neolithic settlement. By comparing it with other Neolithic sites, describe why this statement is accurate.

Walled settlements, compacted residential architecture, accounting tools, and religious architecture all predate the city of Uruk in the Near East. Describe archaeological evidence in the Near East for these four developments before the Uruk period.

Optional Essay Style Questions:

Which sounds more credible to you, the Multi-Regional Hypothesis, the “Eve”/”Out of Africa” Hypotheses, or some other option? Base your answer on evidence presented in class or the readings you have done for this class.

When did humans colonize the Americas? Where did they come from? Discuss different perspectives on this issue, and relevant archaeological sites and evidence (archaeological or otherwise).

What kinds of changes occur in human behavior around the world at the Pleistocene/Holocene transition? Specifically mention the Natufian culture.