Question 1

Chinese archaeologists point out that Chinese premodern H. sapiens specimens show no indications of genetic continuity with modern H. sapiens from China.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Describe the injuries and pathologies evident in the Shanidar I skeleton. What, if anything, does this tell us about Neandertal lifestyle and/or cultural behavior?

Accepted Answer

The Shanidar I skeleton, which is a Nean

Question 3

Mousterian culture evidences all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  more complex burials, with the body's position deliberately modified 
B)  use of pigment, perhaps as body decoration, and jewelry 
C)  natural pigments deliberately applied to shells and animal bones 
D)  clear distinctions between Neandertals and early modern humans. 
E)  An expanded range of foods to include marine resources 
A)  more complex burials, with the body's position deliberately modified 
B)  use of pigment, perhaps as body decoration, and jewelry 
C)  natural pigments deliberately applied to shells and animal bones 
D)  clear distinctions between Neandertals and early modern humans. 
E)  An expanded range of foods to include marine resources

Question 4

Since abundant remains of animal bones are found at their sites paleoanthropologists have described Neandertals as

Accepted Answer

A)  successful hunters and therefore efficient mastodon hunters. 
B)  successful small game hunters, but not necessarily as successful large game hunters as modern humans. 
C)  never gathering shellfish. 
D)  less prone to head and neck injuries. 
E)  possessing long-distance weaponry. 
A)  successful hunters and therefore efficient mastodon hunters. 
B)  successful small game hunters, but not necessarily as successful large game hunters as modern humans. 
C)  never gathering shellfish. 
D)  less prone to head and neck injuries. 
E)  possessing long-distance weaponry.

Question 5

What can be said about the dispersal of Middle Pleistocene hominins?

Accepted Answer

A)  Discoveries of their presence come from North America 
B)  For the first time Europe became more permanently and densely occupied 
C)  Presence in Asia is noticeably lacking 
D)  Unlike their H. erectus predecessors they were widely distributed in the Old World 
E)  Africa was no longer a central area of hominin occupation 
A)  Discoveries of their presence come from North America 
B)  For the first time Europe became more permanently and densely occupied 
C)  Presence in Asia is noticeably lacking 
D)  Unlike their H. erectus predecessors they were widely distributed in the Old World 
E)  Africa was no longer a central area of hominin occupation

Chinese archaeologists point out that Chinese premodern H. sapiens specimens show no indications of genetic continuity with modern H. sapiens from China.

Describe the injuries and pathologies evident in the Shanidar I skeleton. What, if anything, does this tell us about Neandertal lifestyle and/or cultural behavior?

Mousterian culture evidences all of the following except

Since abundant remains of animal bones are found at their sites paleoanthropologists have described Neandertals as

What can be said about the dispersal of Middle Pleistocene hominins?

Introduction to Anthropology

Heredity and Evolution

The Development of Evolutionary Theory

Modern Human Variation and Adaptation

Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution

An Overview of the Primates

Primate Behavior

Understanding the Past: Archaeological and Paleoanthropological Methods

Hominin Origins

The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

Early Holocene Hunters and Gatherers

Food Production

The First Civilizations

Conclusion

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Exam 11: Premodern Humans

Chinese archaeologists point out that Chinese premodern H. sapiens specimens show no indications of genetic continuity with modern H. sapiens from China.

Describe the injuries and pathologies evident in the Shanidar I skeleton. What, if anything, does this tell us about Neandertal lifestyle and/or cultural behavior?

Mousterian culture evidences all of the following except

Since abundant remains of animal bones are found at their sites paleoanthropologists have described Neandertals as

What can be said about the dispersal of Middle Pleistocene hominins?

Introduction to Anthropology

Heredity and Evolution

The Development of Evolutionary Theory

Modern Human Variation and Adaptation

Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution

An Overview of the Primates

Primate Behavior

Understanding the Past: Archaeological and Paleoanthropological Methods

Hominin Origins

The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

Early Holocene Hunters and Gatherers

Food Production

The First Civilizations

Conclusion

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