The footprints at Laetoli were dated using:
A. radiocarbon dates on bone.
B. radiopotassium dates on volcanic ash.
C. radiocarbon dates on volcanic ash.
D. radiopotassium dates on bone.
Answer: B
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A good way to protect the archaeological past is to:
A. allow more private art dealers to buy archaeological artifacts. B. increase public awareness about the past. C. prevent the Archaeological Conservancy from accomplishing its goals. D. prevent the UNESCO World Heritage Site program from accomplishing its goals. E. C and D above.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The fact that the brain of a human infant is less than 30 percent of its adult size is a consequence of the development of language. 2. Olduvai Gorge is in Southern Africa. 3. One of the oldest australopithecine sites, Laetoli, has yielded many hominin fossils as well as tracks of hominin footprints. 4. The first concrete evidence of the manufacture of stone tools dates to about 3.8 million B.P. 5. The dentition of Australopithecus afarensis is like modern chimpanzee dentition.
The Taung child belongs to which hominin species?
a. Australopithecus afarensis b. Australopithecus africanus c. Australopithecus bahrelghazali d. Homo erectus
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