The recent Dmanisi fossil finds suggest a rapid spread, by 1.77 m.y.a., of early Homo out of Africa into Eurasia
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Answer: True
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Tatiana Zerjal and her colleagues found a group of men from Asia who shared a haplotype that they termed the __________ cluster
a. Mongol b. Genghis Khan c. star d. empire
Why is the Egyptian site of Fayum relevant to Oligocene primates?
a. It is where the vast majority of Old World primate fossils from this period were found. b. It was the only part of the world where any primates have been found. c. It is the site where written records of primate existence were found. d. Archaeologists love to excavate this site due to its beautiful climate. e. Purgatoriids radiated from here.
Thomas found no data at Gatecliff rockshelter in Nevada because:
a. The rockshelter had never been occupied by prehistoric populations. b. Archaeologists do not excavate data; they excavate objects that must then be observed to produce data. c. The site had been extensively looted prior to Thomas's investigations, and very little of it remained. d. A major flood had eroded the rockshelter sediments, and all the artifacts contained within the sediments, prior to Thomas's investigations. e. He was not looking for data, merely the interior measurements of the rockshelter with which to compare with other rockshelters in the area.
Raymond Dart decided that the Taung baby was a hominin based on:
A. the forward position of the foramen magnum B. the large cranial capacity C. the lack of body hair D. all of these