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Question #1

What is the definition of bioarchaeology?

A. the study of human skeletal remains from archaeological sites

B. the study of all animal skeletal remains from archaeological sites

C. the study of the cultural life of living people

D. the application of skeletal analysis to assist in legal investigations

Question #2

What is the definition of forensic anthropology?

A. the study of human skeletal remains from archaeological sites

B. the application of skeletal analysis to assist in legal investigations

C. the study of the cultural life of living people

D. the study of all animal skeletal remains from archaeological sites

Question #3

What is the first step in analyzing skeletal remains in both bioarchaeological and forensic contexts?

A. Determine the minimum number of individuals.

B. Calculate the postmortem interval.

C. Determine the sex of each individual.

D. Distinguish between human and animal bone.

Question #4

After skeletal remains have been identified as human, what step usually comes next in bioarchaeological and forensic investigations?

A. Determine the sex of each individual.

B. Determine the age at death for each individual.

C. Determine the minimum number of individuals.

D. Identify pathology in each individual.

Question #5

Compared with antemortem pathology, perimortem pathology

A. is less useful in determining manner of death.

B. is less likely to have contributed to death.

C. occurs closer to the time of death.

D. is more likely to have healed before death.