Research grants for ethnographic fieldwork are awarded _______
a. on a highly competitive basis
b. to all deserving students of anthropology
c. to all students in graduate programs of anthropology
d. but few anthropologists actually do research overseas today
e. to those who do work in biomedical research
ANSWER:
a
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A. chimps share with humans all the genetic propensities for language but lack the language-activation mutation. B. the speech-friendly form of the gene FOXP2 took hold in humans some 150,000 years ago. C. chimps lack the tongue-rolling gene that all humans have, which might explain why they struggle to achieve clear speech. D. a speech-friendly mutation occurred among Neandertals in Europe and spread to other human populations through gene flow. E. the speech mutation occurred even before the hominin line split from the rest of the hominids.
Witchcraft accusations serve as a mechanism of social control
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The site of Lindenmeier is:
A. an Upper Paleolithic site in northern Germany. B. the oldest habitation site in the New World. C. a painted cave in northern Spain. D. a Paleoindian settlement in Colorado.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
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