If you had enough time, money, and energy for three field seasons of excavation to learn about the origins of agriculture, where would you work, what would you look for, and how would you do it?

What will be an ideal response?


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The "Black Skull," which resembles Australopithecus boisei, is dated to about 2.5 million years ago. This robust fossil is known by what scientific name?

A. Homo blacki B. Australopithecus kenyapithecus C. Australopithecus aethiopicus D. Australopithecus gigantopicus

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Discuss how the biocultural approach can explain patterns of variation in humans. Your answer should integrate at least three of the following terms: natural selection, gene flow, genetic drift, and genetic mutation.

What will be an ideal response?

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Marx believed that the state was:

a. ethnic. b. cooperative. c. ?managerial. d. coercive.

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. In modern Africa, universities are sometimes at the center of a country's theatre. 2. An important modern European who has influenced much African theatre is Antonin Artaud. 3. In ritual, community is the major identifying element.

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