ANT 101 Archaeology week 7

ANT 101: What Makes us Human? An Introduction to Anthropology Fall 2023 Recitation/Discussion Section Notes/Worksheet REMINDERS: FOR WEEK 7: Read (M) Bonzani, Ch. 14 and (W) Bonzani, Ch. 12 and complete week 7 lecture/recitation quizzes and submit Assignment 2 on Canvas by 11:59 pm FOR WEEK 8: Read (M) Bonzani, Ch. 13 and (W) Bonzani, Ch. 15-16 and complete week 8 lecture/recitation quizzes by 11:59 pm on Friday. Week 7 (10/6): Archaeology Week 6 Lecture Quiz Review LQ1: The origins of food production led to what changes in human societies? ▪ Human population levels went down all around the world. ▪ Human societies became more egalitarian, meaning that everyone had and has equal access to resources. ▪ Humans began to move around more and never established any permanent settlements. ▪ Human societies were able to settle down in villages/towns and populations began to grow. LQ2: Did the origins of food production occur in different locations independently around the world or was there one great civilization that accounted for this? ▪ The origins of food production occurred independently in different areas of the world. ▪ The origins of food production was the result of one great civilization that spread this knowledge throughout the world from its center. LQ3: What changes in technologies are often associated to the origins of food production? ▪ Both the development of ceramic technologies and the use of groundstone lithic technologies. ▪ The occurrence of groundstone technology only. ▪ The earliest evidence for the use of lithics (stone) as tools. ▪ The origins of ceramic technologies only. LQ4: What types of changes in societies began to occur with the origins of food production? ▪ Extension of kinship relations through time. ▪ Changes in cosmologies and the creation of formalized cemeteries. ▪ Population growth. ▪ Settlement in villages. ▪ All of the answers given.

LQ5: Can the location of where a plant is first cultivated and domesticated help to explain why it might be an important food source in the cuisine of the people's that live in that area? ▪ No. ▪ Yes. Week 6 Recitation Quiz Review RQ1: How is the Anthropocene defined by scientists working on issues related to this concept? ▪ The Anthropocene is a proposed geological epoch dating from the commencement of significant human impact on Earth's geology and ecosystems, including, but not limited to, anthropogenic climate change. ▪ The current geological age, viewed as the period during which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment. ▪ A term used to stress not just genetic inheritance, but also ecological, socio-cultural, cultural and material inheritances created by humans. ▪ All the answers given. RQ2: What types of evidence indicate that humans have affected the Earth and climate? ▪ Air pollution due to industrialization. ▪ Increase in gas emissions resulting from fertilizers and large-scale animal breeding for food. ▪ All of the answers given. ▪ Large scale land modification for agriculture. RQ3: Do you think humans have affected the climate leading to climate warming? (There is no wrong answer for this question). ▪ No. ▪ Yes. RQ4: Based on the article, can cultural practices like language spoken and religious beliefs and even practices related to sustainable living be inherited or passed on to offspring? What is the term given for this type of inheritance? ▪ No; ecological/environmental inheritance. ▪ No; genetic inheritance. ▪ Yes; cultural inheritance. ▪ Yes; genetic inheritance. Video | Historic Archaeology: Beneath Kentucky’s Fields and Streets https://education.ket.org/resources/historic-archaeology-beneath-kentuckys-fields-street s/