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123654777 · **on:** Jul 20, 2018

The difference between a symbol and a sign is

a. a symbol has connection to what it signifies, while a sign does not.
b. a sign has a connection to what it signifies, while a symbol does not.
c. symbol is an archaeological term that refers to prehistoric behavior, while sign is an ethnographic term that refers to the behavior of living people.
d. there is no difference between them; symbol and sign are terms that are used interchangeably.
e. both signs and symbols are of no use to archaeology because they do not appear on material culture.

Question 2

Which of the following is not true of symbols and symbolic behavior?

a. The ability to use symbols lies at the heart of what it means to be human; uniquely human attributes, such as language, are made possible by the ability to use symbols.
b. Symbols have no necessary connection to their culturally assigned meanings; this means that the same symbols can differ in meaning cross-culturally, and that symbolic behavior is difficult to study archaeologically.
c. The same symbol can carry different meanings in different contexts within the same culture.
d. Language is not possible with the use of symbols.
e. the red circle with a red line running diagonally through it is an example, carrying the meaning of no