AROL 213 Final, Fall 2005

Dr. Hermann Genz 20.01.2006 Final Examination for AROL 213 Please write your name on every sheet and number the sheets. In your own interest please write in a way that I can read your text! I: Multiple choice questions Question 1 (2%): The first artificial material produced by humans was: birch pitch fired pottery copper Question 2 (2%): Hybrids of Neanderthals and modern humans provide secure evidence for intensive contacts between the two species: true false Question 3 (2%): The Carmel Caves provide evidence that the Levant was first inhabited by: the Neanderthals modern humans modern humans and Neanderthals coexisted at the same time Question 4 (2%): The oldest skeleton of a modern human was found in: Olduway Omo Kebara Question 5 (2%): Prehistoric art always has a religious meaning can have a variety of meanings can not be interpreted at all II: Short definitions (answer in 4-5 sentences) Question 6 (5%): What is the Chatelperronian and what is its significance? Question 7 (5%): What is the significance of the Neanderthal burial found in the Kebara Cave? Question 8 (5%): What are the techniques used for dating parietal art? What are the advantages and disadvantages for each technique? III: Essay questions Question 9 (25%): Describe the current theories for the end of the Neanderthals? Which ones are more likely than others and why? Question 10 (25%): Describe the different theories for the origin of modern humans. Which ones are more likely than others and why? Question 11 (25%): Describe the main cultural achievements made by modern humans during the Upper Palaeolithic.