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Which of the following is NOT true about the Pleistocene?
 
  a. It was a geologic period lasting from 2 million to 10 thousand years ago.
  b. It was characterized by periods of extensive glaciation.
  c. Many species of now extinct fauna existed during the Pleistocene.
  d. It is an important context in which to find remains of human activities because it would prove humans had been in North America for at least 10,000 years
  e. It was discovered by rancher, McJunkin.

Question 2

The Folsom site is important in the history of American archaeology because
 
  a. it was the first site that was excavated using the stratigraphic method, a breakthrough in archaeological technique that allowed for chronological control.
  b. it finally disproved the Myth of the Moundbuilders, establishing that Native Americans had indeed built the earthworks of the eastern United States.
  c. it proved the extent of human antiquity in the Americas.
  d. at a time when most American archaeologists were concentrating on American prehistory, it demonstrated the importance of historic archaeology.
  e. It was the first recorded archaeological site in New Mexico.



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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