Response to the following multiple choice questions:
Question 1. One of the most striking aspects of the archaeological record of our own species that the author mentions is the remarkable appearance of .
anthropomorphic representation
blade tools
more energy-efficient use of the environment
non-random distribution of hearths
intentional burial
Question 2. Anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss suggested that different cooking methods are related to their social context. Specifically, he thought that roasting is associated with , whereas boiling focuses on social contexts.
public; familial
institutional; private
outdoors; indoor
warm/dry seasons; wet/cold seasonal
rites of passage; quotidian (daily life)
Question 3. The three effects of cooking the author describes that may be associated with the evolutionary changes in our ancestors are:
(i) larger social groups; (ii) the hearth as a focal point; and (iii) creating materials for personal adornment
(i) taste/smell; (ii) tenderization; and (iii) alter nutritional properties
(i) preservation; (ii) portability; and (iii) reduce harmful organisms
(i) smaller tooth sizes; (ii) bigger brains; and (iii) changes in reproductive cycles
(i) sweeten; (ii) produce other tasty compounds ('Amadori' products); and (iii) combine different tastes and smells to make food more palatable
Question 4. The 'expensive tissue hypothesis' describes a relationship between in early humans. Its focus is to explain .
the amount of energy required to obtain meat versus its nutritional value; scavenging versus hunting
nutritional requirements for essential fatty acids (EFA) and decreasing gut size; increases in consumption of fish through time
increasing nutritional requirements to support organs that are metabolically costly; increasing brain sizes
the intensity of social interaction and frequency of hearths; the emergence of articles of personal adornment
Question 5. The earliest secure archaeological evidence for the control of fire, according to the reading, dates to:
75,000 BP
46,000 BP
500,000 BP
180,000 BP
Question 6. The author suggests that are a diagnostic tool type associated with modern humans.
hand-axes
scrapers
projectile points
blades
burins