Analyses of Human Skeletal Remains from the Maya City of Tikal

question 71

Multiple Choice

Analyses of human skeletal remains from the Maya city of Tikal reveal that,on average,_______________.

• A)taller individuals were usually of a lower social class than shorter individuals
• B)females interred in less elaborate graves were taller than those in higher class burials
• C)males and females were the same height,regardless of class differences
• D)males interred in less elaborate graves were taller than those from simple graves
• E)males interred in more elaborate graves were taller than those from simple graves

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