One of the Most Surprising Aspects of the Recent Discovery

question 54

Multiple Choice

One of the most surprising aspects of the recent discovery of H. floresiensis is

• A) the suggestion that this species had developed capacities for language despite their small brains, as is evidenced in their cave art.
• B) the evidence that this new species may have replaced Neandertals in the Middle East later than expected.
• C) the archaeological evidence of sophisticated astronomical knowledge.
• D) the suggestion that anatomically modern humans may have reached the Americas much earlier than expected.
• E) the evidence of sophisticated cultural abilities typically associated with anatomically modern humans, not with a hominin with a chimplike brain and extremities.

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