Compared to Neandertal skulls, anatomically modern specimens found at the Skh?l and Qafzeh sites in Israel have a modern shape. Their brain cases are
A. higher, shorter, and rounder, with a more filled-out forehead region and a marked chin.
B. larger and longer, with marked brows.
C. thicker, the result of an adaptation to increased interspecies violence.
D. rounder and heavier, with a less marked chin.
E. the largest of all hominins, even beyond modern dimensions.
Answer: A
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a. osteology. b. primate anthropology. c. paleopathology. d. forensic anthropology. e. primate paleontology.
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a. A man leaves all of his property to his eldest grandson. b. a woman leaves all of her property to her eldest grandson. c. A man leaves all of his property to his youngest daughter. d. A woman leaves all of her property to her youngest daughter.
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