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What does the axiology of Indigenous Research methods emphasize?

  • Quantitative data analysis
  • Experimental research design
  • Learning by reading and writing
  • Relational responsibility and ethical conduct (correct)

    • In Indigenous research, what does 'positionality' refer to?

  • The statistical methods used in data analysis
  • The geographical location of the research
  • The storytelling reflecting the storyteller's life and bias (correct)
  • The time period when the research was conducted

    • What is emphasized in Traditional Indigenous research methodologies?

  • Biased interpretations
  • Statistical significance
  • Learning through listening and observing (correct)
  • Experimental designs

    • What does Archaeology primarily study?

    <p>Material remains to describe human behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How should one approach Archaeological Analysis according to the text?

    <p>By interpreting how items functioned in a cultural system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Indigenous Research methods emphasize in terms of relationships with communities?

    <p>Reciprocal and respected relationships</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What principle states that the layer at the bottom of a site is the oldest?

    <p>Law of Superposition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which dating method involves ordering artifacts into sequences relative to each other?

    <p>Seriation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are artifacts classified into types in typological sequencing?

    <p>Using attributes like shape and style</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What dating method analyzes the frequency of attributes to arrange artifacts into a temporal series?

    <p>Seriation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which principle involves grouping similar artifacts together based on their characteristics?

    <p>Principle of Typology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do Battleship curves in seriation analysis show?

    <p>Pottery types changing over time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic trait of Paranthropus Australopithecines?

    <p>Valgus angle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which species had a cranial capacity still in the range of a chimpanzee?

    <p>Kenyanthropus platyops</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a distinguishing feature of Paranthropus East Africa?

    <p>Massive supraorbital torus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which species was contemporary with Australopithecus afarensis?

    <p>Australopithecus bahrelghazal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which species had an elongated lower limbs characteristic?

    <p>Australopithecus garhi</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What marked the transition from Hominins to Genus Homo around 2 million years ago?

    <p>Increase in brain size</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the dental formula for the Propliopithecidae, Old World Monkeys (OWM)?

    <p>2.1.2.3</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which feature is characteristic of Apelike species mentioned in the text?

    <p>5 cusps on lower molars</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes Dryopithecus from African Great Apes according to the text?

    <p>Sagittal crest</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the principles of uniformitarianism, what is the nature of processes shaping the earth?

    <p>Uniform and continuous</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which feature is NOT mentioned in the text as characteristic of Propliopithecidae, Old World Monkeys (OWM)?

    <p>Thin enamel</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a significant feature of Aegyptopithecus mentioned in the text?

    <p>May be an ancestor to platyrrhines</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scientist speculated on human populations outgrowing available resources unless a check is maintained?

    <p>Malthus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During which period did the early Miocene occur according to the text?

    <p>25-20 mya</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What sets Lamarck apart from Darwin among pre-Darwinian evolutionists?

    <p>Inheritance of acquired characteristics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which concept emphasizes that individuals with favorable variations survive and reproduce more successfully?

    <p>Struggle for existence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What key idea did Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace propose as essential to evolution?

    <p>Selection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which observation about biological species forms the basis for the struggle for existence concept?

    <p>All species capable of reproducing at a faster rate than food supply</p> Signup and view all the answers

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