Many paleoanthropologists see A. afarensis as exhibiting many features that are transitional between the Miocene hominoids and the hominins. What are some of the features?
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Who calculated that if the Neandertals suffered from only 2 percent greater mortality than the invading modern humans, the Neandertal extinction would come in about 1,000 years?
A) Philip Leiberman B) H.G. Wells C) Ezra Zubrow D) Clive Gamble E) Henry Fairfield Osborn
An analysis of the dentition of the "Taung Baby" suggests:
A. the "Taung Baby" is not a hominin after all B. Australopithecus gave rise to modern chimpanzees C. the "Taung Baby" represents a population far removed from the hominin line D. prolongation of childhood, characteristic of modern humans, was not fully developed in Australopithecus
The domestic–public dichotomy refers to the separation of
A. spheres of exchange. B. secular and sacred domains. C. the elite and commoners. D. home and the outside world. E. cooking and sleeping spaces in residential units.
Bipedalism can be inferred from the position of the:
a. fovea centralis. b. foramen magnum. c. masseter muscle. d. femora and tibia. e. feet.