One of the Most Surprising Aspects of the Recent Discovery

question 43

Multiple Choice

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

• A) suggestion that this species had developed capacities for language despite their small brains, as is evidenced in their cave art.
• B) evidence that this new species may have replaced Neandertals in the Middle East later than expected.
• C) archaeological evidence of sophisticated astronomical knowledge.
• D) suggestion that anatomically modern humans may have reached the Americas much earlier than expected.
• E) 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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