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The next three questions are the short-answer questions.

There are three options, but you only need to answer ONE of them, so choose the one question that is best for you. If you answer more than one, you will get points for the BEST one (not extra credit.

Answers should be at least 3-4 sentences to fully address the question. Use examples to illustrate your points, if appropriate.

The use of symbols is one of the most important characteristics in human cultures. Symbols not only include our language and things like signs (like the recycling symbol), but also exist in every aspect of our lives.

Explain how things like our personal possessions (clothing, technology, etc.) are symbols that we use in everyday life. Include a specific example to make your point.

2. Imagine yu are a cultural anthropologist who is conducting fieldwork. List and define three specific methods you would use to do your research.

Use examples when appropriate

3. Imagine you are an archaeologist who is conducting fieldwork. What are the two main phases of your research project, and what does each phase include? How would you determine how old the site is? (Include the two types of dating and specific techniques of each one.)

4. A long-standing debate in anthropology is whether or not other animals have culture, and particularly if chimpanzees have culture.

Based on your understanding of culture and the chimpanzee behaviors discussed in lecture materials or videos you have seen, do you think that chimpanzees have culture? Provide specific examples of "cultural" behavior and make reference to the defining characteristics of culture we discussed. What one very important characteristic of human culture do they lack?