Which statement below best defines the packing model proposed by Binford?
a. Settlement of marginal areas due expanding human populations led to domestication as people planted seed crops outside of their native range.
b. The packing of populations around permanent water sources as a result of increased aridity in the Near East at the end of the Ice Age led to the development of domestication.
c. Dependence on native seed crops in areas of their greatest natural abundance ultimately led to domestication.
d. Increased population density required people to abandon big-game hunting in favor of plant domestication.
e. The development of sedentary villages led to domestication as a means of providing a stable food source.
a
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a. The teeth of adults erupt at fairly predictable intervals. b. In adults, the growth of limb bones can be used to assess age. c. Closure of the fontanels can indicate age in small children. d. In children, the circumference of limb bones can be used to assess age.
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A. the prenatal period B. gestation C. the juvenile period D. the prenatal period and gestation
All of the following are Paleolithic trends except:
a. increasingly healthy lifestyle. b. increasingly sophisticated tool kits. c. increasing migration into new environments. d. decreased size and weight of the face and teeth. e. development of more complex brains.
Among the apes, the ________ have the smallest average body sizes
a. bonobos b. gibbons and siamangs c. marmosets d. chimpanzees e. macaques