Based on his observation that contact between neighboring tribes had existed since humanity's beginnings and covered enormous areas, Franz Boas argued that
A. cultures should not be treated as isolated phenomena.
B. even the earliest foragers engaged in warfare.
C. language must have originated among the Neandertals.
D. general anthropologists were wrong to focus too much attention on biology.
E. biology, not culture, was responsible for the vast majority of human diversity.
Answer: A
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