________ did NOT contribute the development of food production in the Middle East
A. The shift to a broad-spectrum subsistence pattern around 15,000 B.P.
B. The availability of wild cereals with edible grains
C. The diffusion of domesticated animal species from southern Europe
D. Drier conditions and population increase, leading to experimentation with wild cereals,
E. Favorable changes in cultivated grains resulting from artificial selection by humans
C
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Which of the following groups see a sharp divide between themselves and other religions, as well as between a "sacred" view of life and the "secular" world?
A. mainline Protestants B. Haredi Jews C. Communitas D. Hindus E. Pentecostals
Purported archaeological expert ____________________ turned out to be a fraud who had had sold bogus Buddha relics, falsified numerous reports and had faked at least one ancient inscription.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Taphonomic research at the Hudson-Meng bison bonebed in northwest Nebraska showed that:
a. The ancestors of modern Plains Indians purposely broke open bison skulls to remove the brains for use in tanning hides. b. Natural processes such as incomplete burial and subsequent exposure to sunlight could have caused the tops of the bison skulls to decompose. c. The bonebed was a result of the ancestors of modern Plains Indians running a herd of 500 bison off of a low cliff and subsequently dragging them to a processing area. d. The bonebed was a result of both natural bone accumulation and human hunting practices. e. The bison died of old age.
Recent genetic research comparing Neandertal DNA and modern human DNA supports the theory that Neandertals evolved into the European populations of anatomically modern humans.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)