Question 1

Explain how mitochondrial DNA is used to understand human ancestry. What does mtDNA information tell us about the relationship between Neanderthal and ourselves?

Accepted Answer

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is used to und

Question 2

Complex fluctuations between glacial maxima and much shorter interglacial periods coincided with the

Accepted Answer

A) evolution of modern humans. 
B) evolution of Homo erectus. 
C) evolution of both Homo erectus and Homo sapiens. 
D) move out of Africa. 
A) evolution of modern humans. 
B) evolution of Homo erectus. 
C) evolution of both Homo erectus and Homo sapiens. 
D) move out of Africa.

Question 3

Based on DNA sequencing information, we can estimate that Neanderthals may have split from early modern humans

Accepted Answer

A) between 55,000 and 69,000 years ago. 
B) between 550,000 and 690,000 years ago. 
C) at some indeterminate date during the Ice Age. 
D) some 150,000 years ago. 
A) between 55,000 and 69,000 years ago. 
B) between 550,000 and 690,000 years ago. 
C) at some indeterminate date during the Ice Age. 
D) some 150,000 years ago.

Question 4

Anthropologists Leslie Aiello and Robin Dunbar have argued that what ability appeared in humans by at least 250,000 years ago?

Accepted Answer

A) tool making 
B) use of fire 
C) language 
D) cognitive reasoning 
A) tool making 
B) use of fire 
C) language 
D) cognitive reasoning

Question 5

During glacial maxima, how much of the Earth's surface was covered in ice sheets?

Accepted Answer

A) one-third 
B) one-fourth 
C) one-sixth 
D) one-eighth 
A) one-third 
B) one-fourth 
C) one-sixth 
D) one-eighth

Explain how mitochondrial DNA is used to understand human ancestry. What does mtDNA information tell us about the relationship between Neanderthal and ourselves?

Complex fluctuations between glacial maxima and much shorter interglacial periods coincided with the

Based on DNA sequencing information, we can estimate that Neanderthals may have split from early modern humans

Anthropologists Leslie Aiello and Robin Dunbar have argued that what ability appeared in humans by at least 250,000 years ago?

During glacial maxima, how much of the Earth's surface was covered in ice sheets?

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Human Origins

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Explain how mitochondrial DNA is used to understand human ancestry. What does mtDNA information tell us about the relationship between Neanderthal and ourselves?

Complex fluctuations between glacial maxima and much shorter interglacial periods coincided with the

Based on DNA sequencing information, we can estimate that Neanderthals may have split from early modern humans

Anthropologists Leslie Aiello and Robin Dunbar have argued that what ability appeared in humans by at least 250,000 years ago?

During glacial maxima, how much of the Earth's surface was covered in ice sheets?

Introducing Archaeology and Prehistory

The Record of the Past

Acquiring the Record

How Did People Live

Individuals and Interactions

Studying the Intangible

Explaining the Past

Human Origins

The Great Diaspora

The Earliest Farmers

The First Civilizations

Early Asian Civilizations

North America

Mesoamerican Civilizations

Andean Civilizations

What Remains to Be Done: Archaeology and You

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