Members of a clan say they are descended from a common apical ancestor.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Recent reconstruction of Proto-Bantu suggests that it was first spoken in:
a. the Comoro Islands. b. Madagascar. c. the Sahel. d. the Cameroon region.
Findings of finely shaped bones dating from more than 100,000 years ago in South Africa's Blombos Cave suggest that
A. anatomically modern humans were good toolmakers but terrible artists. B. australopiths had the ability of symbolic thought. C. scientists need to be careful with tampered evidence about the emergence of culture. D. anatomically modern humans had the ability, as early as 100,000 years ago, of symbolic thought. E. bones were used for their functional, not aesthetic, value.
An Archaeological ProblemThe following multiple-choice questions refer to the paragraph below. Base your answers on the information given below, your archaeological knowledge, and common sense.Recent excavations in the Levant have uncovered a small settlement of approximately twenty houses. These structures were circular in shape and had rock-wall foundations. A number of burials were found in a small cemetery adjacent to the settlement. Storage pits and roasting areas for preparing plant foods also were found, but there was no evidence for domesticated plants at the site. Animal bones from deer, gazelle, sheep, and goat were common at the site. The investigators noticed that a high number of young male animals were represented in the sheep bones. This difference was not noted among the
bones of the other species. Other materials from the site included sickle blades, bone tools, charcoal, and grinding slabs.The site is located in: A. Europe. B. Mesoamerica. C. East Africa. D. Southwest Asia.