The Average Neandertal Cranial Capacity

question 70

Multiple Choice

The average Neandertal cranial capacity

• A) is larger than that of modern human populations.
• B) is smaller than that of modern human populations.
• C) averages about 1,400 cubic centimeters.
• D) suggests that the Neandertal brain was symmetrical.

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