Most archaeologists believe that females made ceramics in the Southwest; some archaeologists argue that males may have decorated Mimbres ceramics because _____________________.

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The question asks why some archaeologists argue that males may have decorated Mimbres ceramics even though females likely produced the ceramics.
Option A: 'These ceramics are poorly produced, suggesting people unfamiliar with the process.' This suggests a lack of skill or unfamiliarity with the process as the reason for decoration, but it misframes the issue. If anything, archaeological debates focus on gender roles and symbolic content rather than simply workmanship quality, so this option does not address the specific claim about who decorated versus who produced.
Option B: 'These ceramics never depict female activities, only those associated with males.' This is a strong declarative statement about content, but it contradicts the premise that females produced ceramics and that some males may have decorated them; it also asserts a universal absence of female activity depiction, which is not universally supported by the evidence and is not the rationale given by proponents of male decoration.
Option C: 'All of these.' Choosing this would require every other statement to be true, but the previous two options are incorrect for the reasons given, so selecting 'All of these' would propagate multiple false claims.
Option D: 'These depict behaviours, such as childbirth, incorrectly and could only have been painted by someone unfamiliar with the process.' This option directly addresses the controversy: if the depictions of childbirth or other female-centered behaviors appear to reflect a misunderstanding or misrepresentation, it could indicate that the decorator (potentially male) lacked direct familiarity with those processes. This aligns with argumentation that decoration may reflect outsider or outside-the-community perspectives, supporting the idea that a male decorator could have contributed to the surface decoration while females produced the vessels. It also captures the idea that misrepresentation suggests limited experiential knowledge, which is a common line of reasoning in these discussions.
Option E: 'These ceramics only ever depict human males, never females.' This is historically unlikely given the broader archaeological context where female figures and gendered imagery appear in Mimbres contexts; stating an absolute exclusion of female depictions exaggerates the claim and does not address the specific argument about who decorated rather than who appeared in imagery.
In summary, the most defensible choice given the debate about production versus decoration and the implications of content being potentially misrepresented is Option D, which points to incorrect depictions and the possibility that the painter lacked familiarity with the process, implying male decoration could have occurred despite female production.

ARCH100 OL01 Midterm Exam # 2 - March 17-23, 2025

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