Remains evidencing Middle Pleistocene culture indicate that premodern Homo sapiens:
a. did not build temporary structures.
b. presumably hunted large animals, perhaps horses.
c. lived in caves but not open air sites.
d. did not exploit different food sources.
e. had not learned to exploit marine resources.
b
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