Four of the Following Statements About Neanderthals Are True

question 44

Multiple Choice

Four of the following statements about Neanderthals are true. Which statement is false?

• A) ​Neanderthals diverged from modern humans around 500,000 years ago.
• B) ​Neanderthals lived in Europe and the Near East.
• C) ​Neanderthals are direct ancestors of Homo sapiens.
• D) ​Neanderthal brains may have been larger than those of modern humans.
• E) ​Neanderthals have no modern descendants.

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