The primate eye is an important feature of the order. Describe some of the features of the primate eye and parts of the skull that support the eye. What role does vision play in primate activities?
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a. Yiddish b. Sanskrit c. Gaelic d. Breton
Totemism refers to the belief that the souls of the dead interact with their living relatives
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Climate changes had a profound impact on the hominin way of life. In southwestern Europe, for example,
A. the melting of the ice sheets with the end of the Würm glacial period caused animal diversity to drop, challenging hominins to shift their diets from meat to coarse grasses. B. hominins began a sedentary life after the end of the Würm glacial period, forming the first villages in human history. C. hominins turned to a more specialized diet based on big-game meat after the glacial retreat. D. the melting of the ice sheets with the end of the Würm glacial period gradually lured big game farther north, pressuring hominins to use a greater variety of foods. E. hominins were forced to migrate northward during the Würm glacial interval.
Harris lines and dental hypoplasias can be used by bioarchaeologists to make inferences about
a. disease and malnourishment in old age. b. activity levels and diet of men and women. c. disease and malnourishment during infant-to-adolescent growth periods. d. the amount of meat in the diet of prehistoric populations. e. stress caused by activities occurring in old age