Taphonomists Have Suggested That the Olduvai Bone and Stone-Tool Sites

question 40

Multiple Choice

Taphonomists have suggested that the Olduvai bone and stone-tool sites were not the result of the mass death of a large number of animals because

• A) mass deaths usually involve members of a single species, but the Olduvai sites contain members of different species.
• B) there is usually evidence of dehydration when mass deaths occur, but there is no such evidence at Olduvai sites.
• C) mass deaths are very rare among modern animals on the savanna.
• D) there is little mixing of bones of different species.

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