The Kenyanthropus platyops find at Lake Turkana, Kenya, although still debated, could mean that __________
a. the early hominin line is a complex one represented by multiple species
b. membership in the early hominin line is well understood
c. Australopithecus is not a hominin
d. the hominin line is more obviously linear than previously thought
Correct Answer: a
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a. was unable to use signs to communicate b. demonstrated the linguistic skill of a two-year-old human c. signed fluently much like a human adult d. signed to her handlers but never to other chimpanzees
Which of the following can be attributed to "Lucy"?
A. Lucy was the first australopithecine to be discovered. B. Lucy is the most complete skeleton (about 40 percent) of an early hominid (A. afarensis). C. Lucy shows that "hyper-robust" australopithecines appeared 2 million years earlier than originally thought. D. The discovery of her skeleton solved the riddle of the Piltdown skull.
Women's status tends to be high in matrilineal-matrilocal societies.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Gathering data through participant observation might mean using which of the following techniques?
a. Following one person for a day without their knowledge b. Searching Human Relations Area Files c. Having conversations with people d. Sending mass surveys