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30 Cards in this Set
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One of the items below can be considered an archeological feature, which one? |
Hearth next to a sleeping platform |
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The earliest humans evolved 7 mya? |
False |
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Where do the Hadza live? |
Tanzania |
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The term "Mbuti" refers to? |
An entire ethnic group |
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The average male stature among pygmy is: |
4 ft tall |
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Chimpanzee phylogenetic evolution is monolithic and unilinear (true/false) |
True |
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Indirect evidence of tool use may consist of the mark left on bone by cutting and scraping with stone tools? (true/false) |
True |
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evolutionary theory is the paradigm in paleoanthropology? (True/False) |
True |
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When was the Origin of Species (Darwin) published? |
Nov 24th 1859 |
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The khoi-san superfamily in the african linguistics unit containing the highest number of languages (true/false) |
False |
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The most predominant feature physically of the kalahari foragers is their tall, slim bodies averaging 2 m in height. (true/false) |
False |
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Humans are not the only primates to leave archeological record? |
True
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How many centres of species where defined by White (1983)? |
6 |
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The amount of annual precipitation in African Arid zones is: |
1-400mm |
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What is the typical size (Mm) for paleobotanical micro remains such as phytoliths? |
10-30 |
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What is platform trimming? |
Prep work, removing overhang, straightening platform
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Prepared core technology is the preferred way to produce blades in the early stone age? (true/false) |
false ` |
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The oldest known hominin to date was dated by biochronometry to 7 mya? |
True |
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Orrogin tagensisis is the primitive hominin dated to 6 my and its main contribution of early humans is that: |
a.) femur and thighbone are typical of bipedal species |
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The genus Kenyanthropus is monotypic: |
True |
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Platytops age: |
3.2-3.5 My |
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How can you infer bipedalism in anamensis: |
tibia bone |
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Ardipithecus radius is the only early hominin with a divergent big toe? (true/false) |
True |
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Morphological adaptations for human species;position of the hyoid bone is distinctive for our species? |
True
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Fused frontal bone and mandibular symphysis characterize primates? (True/false) |
True |
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Primatie hominins: |
c.) predate australopithecenes |
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Primative hominins evolved in the late miocene and pliocene, date to: |
3-7 my |
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Orrorin Tugenensis is hominin that predates the split between chimps and humans? |
False |
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What does Sachelanthropus and Ardipithecus dentition say about primitive hominin diet? |
Plant based diet, fibrous food (nuts, roots, plants) |
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How can we infer increased sociability and decrease in agonistic attitude in Ardipithecus? |
reduced canine size |