Which of the following best describes the "lumpers' perspective"?
a. Neandertals represent one of many distinct Middle Paleolithic hominin species.
b. Archaic Homo sapiens are actually members of the species Homo heidelbergensis.
c. Neandertals and archaic Homo sapiens were all part of one potentially interbreeding species.
d. Neandertals and archaic Homo sapiens could not and did not interbreed.
Correct Answer: c
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A. Looting and armed conflicts B. Politics and the costs of excavation C. Global climate change and local disinterest D. Global climate change and politics E. None of these answers is correct.
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a. questioning b. talk c. physical competition d. song duels