The human capacity for culture has an evolutionary basis that extends back perhaps 3 million years. This date corresponds to

A. evidence of hunting and the use of fire to cook tough meats.
B. early toolmakers, whose products survive in the archaeological record.
C. the advent of anatomically modern primates.
D. the earliest production of cave art found in South Africa.
E. a genetic mutation that caused an increase in brain size and complexity.


Answer: B

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