European fossils and tools have contributed disproportionately to our knowledge and interpretation of anatomically modern H. sapiens. What explains this?
A. that anatomically modern humans evolved in France
B. the richness of data from the Zhoukoudian site
C. the long history of Paleolithic archaeology in Europe relative to other regions in the world
D. that AMHs were driven to Europe by the more aggressive Cro-Magnons
E. stratigraphic disturbances caused by glaciers
Question 2
One fairly complete skull, one large mandible, and two partial skulls were found in the 1990s at the Dmanisi site in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia. Dated to 1.77 to 1.7 m.y.a., these fossils
A. suggest a slow spread of early Homo out of Africa and into Eurasia.
B. exhibit no anatomical diversity, unlike the variable anatomically modern humans.
C. established an undisputed new species, H. rudolfensis.
D. are older than the fossils of the Nariokotome boy found in Kenya.
E. suggest a rapid spread, by 1.77 m.y.a., of early Homo out of Africa and into Eurasia.
An assortment of brushes and other tools are used to groom a horse
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