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stevenposner

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You are examining a burial site, and are interested in the diet of the people, in particular, how much meat people were consuming on a daily basis. What might you examine?
 
  a. quantity of groundstone in the burials
  b. levels of Nitrogen-15 relative to Nitrogen-14 in the bones
  c. size of muscle attachments on bones
  d. levels of Carbon-13 relative to Carbon-12 in the bones
  e. the number of dental caries

Question 2

Harris lines and dental hypoplasias can be used by bioarchaeologists to make inferences about
 
  a. disease and malnourishment in old age.
  b. activity levels and diet of men and women.
  c. disease and malnourishment during infant-to-adolescent growth periods.
  d. the amount of meat in the diet of prehistoric populations.
  e. stress caused by activities occurring in old age



joshraies

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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

c



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