The South African sites where Australopithecus is found were once:
A. limestone caves
B. desert wastelands
C. saltwater lakes
D. lush forests
A. limestone caves
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An Archaeological ProblemThe following multiple-choice questions refer to the paragraph below. Base your answers on the information given below, your archaeological knowledge, and common sense.Recent excavations in the Levant have uncovered a small settlement of approximately twenty houses. These structures were circular in shape and had rock-wall foundations. A number of burials were found in a small cemetery adjacent to the settlement. Storage pits and roasting areas for preparing plant foods also were found, but there was no evidence for domesticated plants at the site. Animal bones from deer, gazelle, sheep, and goat were common at the site. The investigators noticed that a high number of young male animals were represented in the sheep bones. This difference was not noted among the
bones of the other species. Other materials from the site included sickle blades, bone tools, charcoal, and grinding slabs.The earliest known domesticated cereal, rye, dates to: A. 9000 B.C. B. 11,000 B.C. C. 8000 B.C. D. 10,000 B.C. E. 12,000 B.C.
As societies grow larger, people may do most of their socializing in
a. ethnic groups. b. territorial groups. c. social networks. d. kinship groups.
All of the following are associated with worldwide political instability EXCEPT:
A) Western expansion has caused worldwide political instability. B) traditional peoples are increasingly asserting their independence from wealthy nations. C) in many cases, traditional people became embroiled in fights between wealthy nations. D) wealthy nations often supply weapons to poorer nations to fight indirectly against other industrialized nations. E) many local rivalries were only temporarily muted by the intervention of global powers.
The "dental comb" is a specialization found in most of the anthropoid species
Indicate whether the statement is true or false