Author Question: The antiquity of humans in the New World was established by the Folsom site. How? a. The dry ... (Read 126 times)

jrubin · **on:** Jul 20, 2018

The antiquity of humans in the New World was established by the Folsom site. How?

a. The dry desert environment of northeastern Mexico allowed for the best preservation.
b. Careful provenience that recorded context: the association of a spear point with the skeleton of an extinct form of bison.
c. The age of the site, established by radiocarbon dating charred corn recovered during excavation.
d. Archaeologists worked throughout the 1950's to systematically excavate the site.
e. Historical documents obtained by McJunkin proved the antiquity.

Question 2

If an artifact is said to be in situ, it is:

a. Missing.
b. In place.
c. In the process of being analyzed.
d. Embedded in an animal bone.
e. out of its place.