If You Are Conducting Archaeological Excavation in an Area Where

question 37

Multiple Choice

If you are conducting archaeological excavation in an area where houses were made in a way similar to that inhabited by Madagascar's Mikea, and you find a house structure that has very consistent post diameters (as determined by the post holes left behind, now filled with decayed wood) , what could you infer about the house based on ethnoarchaeological research?

• A) Wood resources were sparse.
• B) It was used as a temporary foraging structure.
• C) It was likely a permanent house.
• D) It was a seasonal habitation.

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