Homework answers / question archive / 1) Compared to other materials prehistoric people made tools from, why is obsidian particularly valuable to archaeologists working in California and the Great Basin?   2) What are two kinds of evidence archaeologists use to decide what type of society lived in an area (for example, band, tribe, chiefdom, state)?   3) What is the approximate maximum age that can be radiocarbon dated? Why can’t older things be dated using this method?   4) How do archaeologists decide if plant foods are wild or domesticated?   5) Why have people accused “ancient aliens” ideas about prehistory of being racist ?

1) Compared to other materials prehistoric people made tools from, why is obsidian particularly valuable to archaeologists working in California and the Great Basin?   2) What are two kinds of evidence archaeologists use to decide what type of society lived in an area (for example, band, tribe, chiefdom, state)?   3) What is the approximate maximum age that can be radiocarbon dated? Why can’t older things be dated using this method?   4) How do archaeologists decide if plant foods are wild or domesticated?   5) Why have people accused “ancient aliens” ideas about prehistory of being racist ?

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1) Compared to other materials prehistoric people made tools from, why is obsidian particularly valuable to archaeologists working in California and the Great Basin?
 
2) What are two kinds of evidence archaeologists use to decide what type of society lived in an area (for example, band, tribe, chiefdom, state)?
 
3) What is the approximate maximum age that can be radiocarbon dated? Why can’t older things be dated using this method?
 
4) How do archaeologists decide if plant foods are wild or domesticated?
 
5) Why have people accused “ancient aliens” ideas about prehistory of being racist ?