Question

Which tools and artifacts found at a Stone Age site would clearly identify it as a long-term camp for an early Paleolithic hunter-gatherer group?

fragments of charred wood, bits of discolored broken bone, an ax head, and traces of red ochre powder

a small fire pit, nut shells, chunks of rock scorched and tempered by heat, and multiple chips of obsidian

a large fire pit, three broken projectile points, ten worn-out scrapers, and multiple fragments of burnt bone

scraps of animal hide, a fragment of a basket, wheat pollen, broken pottery shards, and two fine bone needles

Answer 1

@Whitemonsterbunny17

Answer 2

@paki @wwhitlock

Answer 3

Have any ideas for this?

Answer 4

definitely not D

Answer 5

pottery and stuff came later

Answer 6

don't think they would find obsidian either

Answer 7

between a and c, leaning towards c

Answer 8

also larger fire pit because it was "long term"

Answer 9

@ShadowLegendX

Answer 10

I think you are on the right track.
The big hint here would be the fact that it specifically states that it is a \(\underline{\color{black}{long-term}}\) camp.

Answer 11

long term not large

Answer 12

Then just think about what types of resources a hunter-gatherer group would need as well.

Answer 13

but where would they get the obsidian from? i don't think it naturally forms from fire?

Answer 14

red ochre powder is used in cave paintings

Answer 15

Obsidian forms as the result of rapidly cooled lava. I know that Native American Indians used the obsidian rock to create arrowheads for their weaponry.

Answer 16

where the lava at tho

Answer 17

Strangely enough, obsidian can be found in caves.

Answer 18

They are nomads, they travel. They could have easily brought it from somewhere

Answer 19

okay well its either A, b, or c

Answer 20

Think about stuff you have inside your house, which is a "long term camp."

Answer 21

What option is the most accommodating?

Answer 22

As for "A", where are they going to get an axe head from back in that time?

Answer 23

i do not have any obsidian chips, nor do i have chunks of rocks

Answer 24

from stone

Answer 25

i don't keep any discolored bones either

Answer 26

https://static.k12.com/eli/bb/3036/1_171361/1_310286_3_171365/0fb86623283db728f1447279ecc24c259e8fa6c7/media/11d0ed71e1a14945e4a7259c6633e173259dd4f6/AP_WOR_S1_01_03.pdf

Answer 27

thats what we are supposed to use

Answer 28

all the options just look pretty similar to me

Answer 29

Gathering Nature’s Harvest
Hunting big game with stone-tipped spears required strength—especially in the
arms—and involved a good amount of danger. Hunting was no task for children or
their primary caretakers. These conditions led to a gender-based division of labor.
While the men hunted, the women and children gathered. Scientists must infer
the exact processes of gathering, since the only material remains are fragments
of plants and the mats and baskets used to collect them. However, the harvest
evidently proceeded in a methodical way, with members of each group remaining
close to their own camp and away from the camps of other groups.

Answer 30

what the heck is wheat pollen?

Answer 31

Annoying thing with AP classes, and I'm guessing, college...is they never tell you the answer. In lectures, books, and other sources of information they point you to...the answer is never there. You just have to see the connection.

Answer 32

What I mean is that it won't say in the book, "Long-term camps had blah, blah and blah."

Answer 33

yeah, the first quiz was pretty easy, this one is insane, I'm looking at the next 4 questions and i think i might need help on those too

Answer 34

ok but u know scrapers are tools that they used, and 10 worn out ones means that people were probably using it there for a while

Answer 35

Yeah I'm torn between C and D

Answer 36

it can't be D that is guaranteed, pottery and finely carved tools didn't come until after paleolithic

Answer 37

this says EARLY paleolithic, meaning its probably like very basic tools

Answer 38

yolo putting c

Answer 39

You are right, C is good

Answer 40

Yeah, I was just gonna say... The needles weren't until later on.