Assessment Questions 1.1

1. How does the author characterize the remnants of the past in lost villages?

The remnants include the material remains of human behavior, such as homes, possessions, and even the remains of bodies, slowly descending into dust over time.

2. What literary image does David Lowenthal's book title, borrowed from L. P. Hartley, evoke regarding the past?

The title, "The Past Is a Foreign Country," evokes the literary image that the past is like a foreign land that can be visited in the present.

3. What is the difference between paleoanthropology and archaeology, as explained in the passage?

Paleoanthropology is the anthropological study of the evolution of our species, while archaeology is the study of humanity through the analysis of material remains of human behavior, focusing on things people made and used in the past.