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Yolanda

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If you are defining measurable or observable qualities or characteristics of an artifact that distinguish it from another on the basis of its size, surface texture, form, material, method of manufacture, or design pattern, you are defining
 
  a. the Frison Effect.
  b. projectile point types.
  c. components.
  d. attributes.
  e. temporal types

Question 2

What was the goal of the Gatecliff projectile point typology?
 
  a. To distinguish between arrow and dart points (in other words, to determine functional differences).
  b. To determine differences in the frequencies of raw material types used in projectile point manufacture through time.
  c. To define temporal types that could then be used to estimate the age of surface assemblages.
  d. The Gatecliff typology had no goal and illustrates the problems inherent in typologies that are not associated with particular research questions.
  e. The Gatecliff typology had no goal but was interesting because it organized the array of artifact collections into easily transportable units.



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

c



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