What previous notion made scientists doubtful of the Taung child’s importance?
A) At the time, hominins were believed to be big and robust.
B) There was no interest in the study of a hominin child.
C) Scientists believed that hominins were extinct long before 3 million years ago.
D) Scientists expected hominins to have emerged in Asia.
D) Scientists expected hominins to have emerged in Asia.
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a. It requires too much funding. b. It is not susceptible to cultural biases. c. It requires that inferences be made from evidence. d. It is not self-correcting. e. It does not insist on high standards of evidence
The earliest site in Europe dates to:
A. 1.5 million years ago. B. 900,000 years ago. C. 1.3 million years ago. D. 600,000 years ago. E. 300,000 years ago.
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A. ethnonationalism B. assimilation C. circumstantialism D. primordialism