Which of the following is the term for a natural formation process in which freeze/thaw activity in a soil selectively pushes larger artifacts to the surface of site?

a. cryoturbation
b. argilliturbation
c. graviturbation
d. imbrication
e. solidification


a

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In a study assessing the effects of television on behavior, attitudes, and values, Kottak and a team of researchers found that

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A. established an undisputed new species, H. rudolfensis. B. suggest a slow spread of early Homo out of Africa and into Eurasia. C. are older than the fossils of the Nariokotome boy found in Kenya. D. suggest a rapid spread, by 1.77 m.y.a., of early Homo out of Africa and into Eurasia. E. exhibit no anatomical diversity, unlike the variable anatomically modern humans.

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Give examples of variations in cultural attitudes concerning male and female attractiveness

What will be an ideal response?

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