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Davideckstein7

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Charles Lyell's 1865 book The Geologic Evidences for the Antiquity of Man was important because it:
 
  a. Documented the fact that humans had lived with now-extinct animals in the distant past.
  b. Provided evidence that humans had been on the earth for a far shorter time than other scholars of the time suggested.
  c. Argued for an extremely young age of the earth (not more than 6000 years old).
  d. Finally showed that the ancient ax heads discovered in river gravels were nothing more than naturally fractured river cobbles.
  e. Showed that the remote antiquity of humankind would not be accepted by the scientific community

Question 2

The abbreviation BC referring to age in an archaeological or historic context means:
 
  a. By Century
  b. Before Common Era
  c. Before Christ
  d. Before Coming
  e. By Christian Era


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Reply #1 on: Jul 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

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Reply 2 on: Jul 20, 2018
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