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HCHenry

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Which of the following statements regarding the characteristics of middle-level theory is not true?
 
  a. The principle of uniformitarianism is essential to the power of inference of middle-level theory.
  b. It combines the use of analogy with the element of the principle of uniformitarianism.
  c. It illustrates how natural processes change over time.
  d. It creates bridging arguments to link material remains to natural processes or human behavior.
  e. It argues that relationships observed in the present were true of the past because they are inherent to the objects or actions being observed.

Question 2

Taphonomic research at the Hudson-Meng bison bonebed in northwest Nebraska showed that:
 
  a. The ancestors of modern Plains Indians purposely broke open bison skulls to remove the brains for use in tanning hides.
  b. Natural processes such as incomplete burial and subsequent exposure to sunlight could have caused the tops of the bison skulls to decompose.
  c. The bonebed was a result of the ancestors of modern Plains Indians running a herd of 500 bison off of a low cliff and subsequently dragging them to a processing area.
  d. The bonebed was a result of both natural bone accumulation and human hunting practices.
  e. The bison died of old age.



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anyusername12131

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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

b




HCHenry

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Reply 2 on: Jul 20, 2018
Gracias!


brbarasa

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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