As an Archaeologist, a Colleague Asks You to Confirm Her

question 21

Multiple Choice

As an archaeologist, a colleague asks you to confirm her identification of some fossilized burial remains of a hominin. The fossils were discovered relatively undisturbed, deep in a cave where the body was protected from scavengers. The hands of the skeleton were deliberately folded across the chest and a crude flute was clasped between the hands. The skull had a greatly reduced brow ridge and a flat face. Charcoal remains near the entrance of the cave included charred bones of a large game animal that date to approximately the same time as the skeleton; the bones were clearly scored by a tool. As which species of hominin would you identify the remains?

• A) Homo sapiens
• B) Homo neanderthalensis
• C) Homo floresiensis
• D) Homo naledi

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