Until the recent—and surprising—discovery of H. floresiensis, few scientists

A. could understand how H. erectus, with its chimplike brain size, could develop tool technologies.
B. imagined that a different human species had survived through 12,000 B.P., and possibly even later.
C. believed the theory of multiregional evolution.
D. were convinced to give up the use of the term hominid for the more accurate hominin.
E. traveled to Indonesia.


Answer: B

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