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rmenurse

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A scientist is carefully excavating a newly discovered fossil hominin. Which subfield of biological anthropology does she belong to?
 
  a. osteology
  b. paleoanthropology
  c. paleopathology
  d. ethnography

Question 2

In what way do prehistoric archaeologists differ from historical archaeologists?
 
  a. prehistoric archaeologists study civilizations with no recorded history whereas historical archaeologists study past civilizations that left a written record
  b. prehistoric archaeologists study western civilizations whereas historical archaeologists study eastern civilizations
  c. prehistoric archaeologists only study stone tools whereas historical archaeologists only study fossil hominins
  d. prehistoric archaeologists study recently deceased humans whereas historical archaeologists study long deceased humans


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Reply #1 on: Jul 10, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: b

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: a


rmenurse

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Reply 2 on: Jul 10, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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