Studies suggest that the New World
A) was reached by modern humans crossing the Beringia land bridge some 20,000 to 40,000 years ago
B) was first inhabited by archaic humans some 55,000 years ago
C) was reached by boat from Asia around 11,500 years ago
D) had no human inhabitants until about 10,000 years ago
E) was reached by modern humans crossing the Beringia land bridge some 12,0000 years ago
A
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a. is still in vogue today b. affected only cultural anthropology c. was criticized as sexist d. was only relevant for small African societies
From a linguistic perspective, every human being speaks with equal grammatical sophistication
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Paleospecies are defined in terms of:
A. morphological variation B. sexual dimorphism C. reproductive isolation D. arbitrary criteria
Which of the following statements is false?
a. Several definite Homo erectus fossils have been discovered in France. b. Earlier Homo erectus populations had a smaller cranial capacity than later populations. c. Thick cranial and postcranial bones characterize most Homo erectus specimens. d. Homo erectus appears to have been less encephalized than Homo sapiens. e. Homo erectus was most likely the first hominid to live outside of Africa.