Which of the following best describes the physical characteristics of the earliest human skeletons from the Americas?
a. They closely resemble modern Native Americans.
b. They display generalized traits common among Ainu and Australian populations.
c. They represent a blend of Asian and European traits.
d. They resemble Upper Paleolithic European populations.
e. They do not show similarities with any other populations.
b
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In geology, the principle of uniformitarianism asserts
a. that the processes that modified the earth's surface in the past are unknowable because they cannot be directly observed. b. that the processes now operating to modify the earth's surface are the same as those of the geologic past. c. that the processes now operating to modify the earth's surface cannot simply be assumed to be the same as those of the geologic past, but must be demonstrated to be the same. d. that geologic processes are distinct from archaeological processes and that uniformitarianism only applies to geologic processes. e. that unlike geologists, archeologists must look to the contemporary world to provide them with hypotheses that account for the formation of physical remains.
Which of the following hominoids resulted from a European radiation around 17 m.y.a?
a. Dryopithecus from southern France and northern Spain. b. Paralelepithecus from Greece. c. Proconsul from Italy. d. Germanopithecus from Germany. e. Ronaldopithecus from Portugal.
The cranial capacity of Sahelanthropus is about:
A. 240-250 cubic centimeters B. 270-285 cubic centimeters C. 330-380 cubic centimeters D. 405-429 cubic centimeters