European Fossils and Tools Have Contributed Disproportionately to Our Knowledge

question 57

Multiple Choice

European fossils and tools have contributed disproportionately to our knowledge and interpretation of anatomically modern H. sapiens. What explains this?

• A) the richness of data from the Zhoukoudian site
• B) that AMHs were driven to Europe by the more aggressive Cro-Magnons
• C) that anatomically modern humans evolved in France
• D) the long history of Paleolithic archaeology in Europe relative to other regions in the world
• E) stratigraphic disturbances caused by glaciers

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