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The Tairona ornament made of tumbaga was fashioned using the technique of:
 
  A. stone carving.
  B. lost-wax casting.
  C. wood carving.
  D. clay coiling.
  E. basket weaving.

Question 2

The Aborigines of Australia:
 
  A. arrived by sea as early as 50,000 years ago from Southeast Asia.
  B. crossed a land bridge from New Zealand 3,000 years ago.
  C. no longer exist.
  D. have returned to Malaysia and Indonesia.
  E. developed large urban centers.



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Answer to Question 1

B
After casting, the pendant was bathed in acids, which removed most of its outer layer of
copper particles, leaving the impression of a solid gold object.

Answer to Question 2

A
The lands of the Pacific included Australia, which was settled by the ancestors of the peoples today known as Aborigines.



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