The hominid skeleton (LB1) recovered from the Indonesian island of Flores:
a. has a very small brain, less than 400 cc.
b. lived there about 18,000 yBP.
c. stood about three feet tall in life.
d. All of the above.
Answer: d. All of the above.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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