Recent fossil finds from Ethiopia such as the Herto skulls (154,000–160,000 B.P.) and the Omo remains (estimated date 195,000 B.P.) provide accumulated evidence to support the
A. Asian origin of broad-spectrum revolution.
B. idea that Neandertals originated in Africa and never left the continent.
C. African origin of anatomically modern humans.
D. European origin of anatomically modern humans.
E. crucial role the manipulation of fire played in the advent of behavioral modernity.
Answer: C
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