Because of the Geographic Location of the Dmanisi Site and the Age

question 68

Multiple Choice

Because of the geographic location of the Dmanisi site and the age of its fossils, the Dmanisi hominins are interpreted by most researchers as representing:

• A) evidence of some of the earliest expansion of Homo erectus out of Africa
• B) a late population of Homo erectus in east Asia
• C) the first population of Homo erectus in Australia
• D) a remnant population of Homo erectus in Africa that survived even after the evolution of premodern Homo sapiens

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