European Fossils and Tools Have Contributed Disproportionately to Our Knowledge

question 40

Multiple Choice

European fossils and tools have contributed disproportionately to our knowledge and interpretation of early (archaic) H.sapiens.What explains this?

• A) that anatomically modern humans evolved in France
• B) the richness of data from the Zhoukoudian site
• C) the long history of Paleolithic archaeology in Europe relative to other regions in the world
• D) that archaic H. sapiens were driven to Europe by the more aggressive Cro-Magnons
• E) stratigraphic disturbances caused by glaciers

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