The usual settlement for a dispute mediated by a leopard-skin chief involved __________
a. changes of land ownership
b. admissions of guilt and apologies by both sides
c. the payment of cattle
d. the arrangement for a peaceful court hearing
Answer: c
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a. Olduvai. b. West Turkana. c. Java. d. Republic of Georgia. e. West Texarkana.
A scientist studying chrons and subchrons is working with __________
a. radiometric dating b. fluorine analysis c. the geomagnetic polarity time scale d. obsidian hydration
Although the Neandertals are remembered more for their physiques than for their manufacturing abilities, their tool kits were sophisticated. In fact, the Mousterian technology with which Neandertals are associated
A. was characterized by a revolutionary use of metals in combination with wood and stone. B. illustrates how blades became progressively more important in human evolution, particularly in Middle and Upper Paleolithic toolmaking. C. included a very complex technique involving chipping the core bilaterally and symmetrically, something never before seen in hominin toolmaking. D. provides the first definitive evidence of tool construction based on a template in the mind of the toolmaker. E. included a variety of categories of tools designed for different jobs.
One way that bioarchaeologists differ from forensic anthropologists is in their focus on __________
a. ancient remains b. identification through DNA c. the effect of disease on remains d. perimortem changes to skeletal material