__________ is a dating technique using comparisons of fossils
a. Lithostratigraphy
b. Biostratigraphy
c. Tephrostratigraphy
d. Provenience
Correct Answer: b
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What is meant by the "phonological system" of a language?
What will be an ideal response?
Physical anthropologists study what type of science?
a. astrological b. biological c. social d. biological and social
The application of evolutionary principles to the study of human variation
a. reinforced traditional views of races as fixed biological entities that do not change. b. allowed scientists to ignore the adaptive significance of most traits. c. allowed scientists to divide the human species precisely into well-defined races. d. helped replace earlier views based solely on observed phenotypes. e. has been of little value for understanding human variation.