Louis and Mary Leakey found an almost complete skull of a hominin that has a massive sagittal crest, huge teeth, and a wide, dished face. This "hyper" robust fossil was given the name __________

A. Australopithecus afarensis
B. Zinjanthropus boisei (now referred to as Australopithecus boisei)
C. Homo habilis or "The Handyman"
D. Pithecanthropus robustus


Answer: B

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Economic anthropologists who subscribe to the formalist view

A) believe that the concept of profit can only be applied to industrial societies. B) believe that the concept of profit, broadly defined, can be applied to nonindustrial economies. C) hope to introduce the principles of Western economics to nonindustrial societies. D) believe that no form of economics can be applied to nonindustrial systems. E) none of the above.

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A. is a site whose inhabitants relied solely on domesticated food sources. B. is located in North Carolina. C. was mostly used for religious rituals. D. may have had a population of several thousand. E. did not appear to be occupied for any duration of time.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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