Which of the following best describes the "lumpers' perspective"?

a. Neandertals represent one of many distinct Middle Paleolithic hominin species
b. archaic H. sapiens are actually members of the species H. heidelbergensis
c. Neandertals and archaic H. sapiens were all part of one potentially interbreeding species
d. Neandertals and archaic H. sapiens could not and did not interbreed


Answer c

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a. its features suggest it may actually be the earliest member of Homo b. it had ape-like facial features but cranial characteristics suggesting bipedalism c. it provides the earliest evidence of stone tool use d. it is the oldest hominin fossil ancient DNA as been extracted from

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Homo heidelbergensis may have been ancestral to Neandertals in Europe and modern Homo sapiens in Africa

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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What is the basic primate social unit?

a. the mother and infants b. the father and infants c. the male and female d. sibling relationships e. the mother and the mother's mother and sister

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Which of the following archaeological specialists investigate the animal bones that represent the remains of meals and manufacturing activities?

A. Archaeozoologists B. Geoarchaeologists C. Paleoanthropologists D. Archaeometrists

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