In an Example of How Microscopic Evidence in Studying the Past

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Multiple Choice

In an example of how microscopic evidence in studying the past can yield surprising results that may overturn long-held assumptions, Williamson's analysis of microscopic residues stuck to the edges of cutting tools found at a cave site in South Africa revealed that

• A) 30 percent of the residues were from human flesh, suggesting cannibalism.
• B) 50 percent of the residues were from plants, contradicting the prevailing assumption that such tools were used mainly to hunt and butcher animals.
• C) all of the residues were from butchered animals, but most of the butchering had been performed by women and not by men.
• D) 30 percent of the residues were from plants, suggesting a slow transition from vegetarian to carnivorous diets.
• E) 50 percent of the residues were from domesticated plants, pushing back the date of plant domestication from 10,000 to 40,000 years ago.

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Definitions:

Chemical Activity

Relates to the rate at which a chemical substance undergoes a reaction, typically influenced by conditions like temperature and pressure.

Hemostatic

Pertaining to the stopping or controlling of bleeding.

Blood Clot

A blood clot is a gel-like mass formed by platelets and fibrin in the blood to stop bleeding and is crucial in repair processes, but can be harmful when formed inappropriately in veins or arteries.

Bleeding

The act of losing blood from the circulatory system due to injury or illness.