What is the difference between relative dating and chronometric dating? Why are these types of dating often necessary to get an accurate picture of the dates of a series of fossils?

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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a. Corneille b. Racine c. Moliere d. Hardy e. Marlowe

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a. True b. False

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What makes Patricia Draper’s fieldwork among the Ju/’hoansi so insightful regarding the relationships among economy, gender roles, and stratification?

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