Question 1

What is the name of the European archaeological period that is marked by a great increase in technology and various kinds of art and that was underway around 45,000-35,000 yBP?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Later Stone Age
B)  the Upper Paleolithic period
C)  the Neolithic period
D)  the Eurocentric period

Question 2

While on an archaeological dig in Europe,you find a stone tool that is rounded on one side and has had flakes removed from the other side,giving it the appearance of a tortoise shell.What is this is likely to be?

Accepted Answer

A)  a prepared Levallois core typical of prehistoric modern humans that inhabited this region
B)  an Oldowan chopper
C)  a completed tool that is similar to those you have seen from the Solutrean toolkit
D)  a Clovis point

Question 3

Homo floresiensis ("The Hobbit") has been interpreted as either a distinct and new species of the genus Homo,or an instance of Homo sapiens with an abnormality resulting in distinct features just in that individual. Which of the following is evidence that supports the former interpretation?

Accepted Answer

A)  the fact that although the cranial capacity of this specimen is small,it is within the range of modern humans
B)  the presence of several features,including a small or absent chin and rotted premolars,that links the specimen to modern populations living in the region today
C)  DNA evidence showing a close relationship between this specimen and nearby Homo erectus remains
D)  the presence of a much earlier fossil from the same region,with similar morphologies,suggesting a long period of evolution at this locality,of this species

Question 4

Painted perforated shells are evidence that Neandertals:

Accepted Answer

A)  traded with modern humans.
B)  had metal drills.
C)  used symbolism.
D)  had a diet based on seafood.

Question 5

The best fossil evidence to suggest that Neandertals could produce a language like that of modern humans comes from which bone(s) collected at Kebara,Israel?

Accepted Answer

A)  the cervical (neck) vertebrae
B)  the mandible
C)  the ribs
D)  the hyoid

Question 6

Approximately when did human beings first arrive in the Americas?

Accepted Answer

A)  50,000 yBP
B)  25,000 yBP
C)  15,000 yBP
D)  5,000 yBP

Question 7

Discuss the origin of the Neandertals in terms of biological adaptation and other forces of evolution.

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Question 8

What does the Out-of-Africa model assert?

Accepted Answer

A)  a single origin of modern people and eventual replacement of archaic Homo sapiens throughout Africa,Asia,and Europe
B)  the importance of gene flow across population boundaries
C)  migrations of australopithecines came out of Africa
D)  migrations of Homo habilis came out of Africa

Question 9

What is likely true of the people represented by the Denisova fossils?

Accepted Answer

A)  They interbred with Homo erectus.
B)  They share a common ancestor with Neandertals.
C)  They were isolated to the point of extinction.
D)  They looked very much like Neandertals.

Question 10

What does the morphology of the Paleoindian skull from Kennewick indicate?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was recovered from an elaborate burial.
B)  It represents an early Eskimo population.
C)  It looks quite different from modern Native Americans' skulls.
D)  It is about 3,000 years old.

Question 11

What is a distinctive trait of people from East Asia and the Americas?

Accepted Answer

A)  shovel-shaped incisors
B)  large nose
C)  thick,long bones
D)  extra muscles on the scapula

Question 12

Molars and premolars of early archaic Homo sapiens are reduced in size,while in some populations,front teeth may be increased in size.How do anthropologists explain this observation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Front teeth increased in size because of changes in diet,and this forced back teeth to become smaller.
B)  Back teeth became smaller because of increased use of material culture for processing food,while front teeth might have increased in size as an adaptation to using them as tools.
C)  Hominins shifted from eating roots,which makes use of the back teeth,to fruit,which makes use of the front teeth.
D)  The rise and increased use of language required this reconfiguration of the teeth.

Question 13

What can we conclude about the Herto skulls from Ethiopia?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are distinctly modern.
B)  They have a combination of archaic and modern features.
C)  They are distinctly archaic.
D)  They are considered Homo habilis.

Question 14

What does the Multiregional Continuity hypothesis suppose?

Accepted Answer

A)  Modern Homo sapiens first evolved in Africa and then spread to Asia and Europe,replacing archaic Homo sapiens populations.
B)  The transition to modernity took place regionally and without involving replacement.
C)  Homo erectus populations migrated out of Africa to replace archaic Homo sapiens.
D)  Archaic Homo sapiens migrated out of Africa to replace Neandertals in Europe.

Question 15

In Atapeura 5,what does the heavy wear on the incisors and canines of early archaic Homo sapiens and Neandertal specimens indicate?

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of the front teeth for gripping materials
B)  the purposeful modification of teeth to demonstrate social rank,as with the Aztecs
C)  their use for shaping the cutting edges of stone blades
D)  the chewing of massive amounts of fibrous materials

Question 16

What "symbolic" behavior is evident in the archaeological record and associated with Neandertals and anatomically modern humans in Europe beginning around 35,000 yBP (during the Upper Paleolithic)?

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Neandertals were similar to modern human...

Question 17

What kinds of environmental pressures contributed to the dispersal of modern Homo sapiens around the world? What do the migrations of modern humans into Australia tell us about the range of human variation and adaptability in the past compared to the diversity we see in human populations today?

Accepted Answer

Early modern people moved out of Africa ...

Question 18

The oldest Neandertal site dates to ________,at ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  130,000 yBP;Krapina,Croatia
B)  32,000 yBP;Krapina,Croatia
C)  130,000 yBP;La Chapelle-aux-Saints,France
D)  25,000 yBP;La Chapelle-aux-Saints,France

Question 19

What do Neandertals' cold-adapted traits include?

Accepted Answer

A)  a narrow nasal aperture
B)  long limbs
C)  a narrow torso
D)  a projecting midface

Question 20

If genetic and morphological evidence of archaic-modern interbreeding had never been discovered,which model explaining modern Homo sapiens origins would be most likely,and why?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Out-of-Africa model would be most likely because of continuity between modern human fossils and early African fossils,and low genetic diversity in Africa.
B)  The Out-of-Africa model would be most likely because of continuity between modern human fossils and early African fossils,and high genetic diversity in Africa.
C)  The Multiregional Continuity model would be most likely because modern Asians share traits with Asian Homo erectus,and modern Europeans share traits with Neanderthals.
D)  The Multiregional Continuity model would be most likely because human genetic diversity is similar in Africa,Europe,and Asia,suggesting stable populations for long periods of time in each region.

Exam 12: The Origins,evolution,and Dispersal of Modern People

What is the name of the European archaeological period that is marked by a great increase in technology and various kinds of art and that was underway around 45,000-35,000 yBP?

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What kinds of environmental pressures contributed to the dispersal of modern Homo sapiens around the world? What do the migrations of modern humans into Australia tell us about the range of human variation and adaptability in the past compared to the diversity we see in human populations today?

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What can we conclude about the Herto skulls from Ethiopia?

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What does the Out-of-Africa model assert?

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What "symbolic" behavior is evident in the archaeological record and associated with Neandertals and anatomically modern humans in Europe beginning around 35,000 yBP (during the Upper Paleolithic)?

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What does the Multiregional Continuity hypothesis suppose?

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If genetic and morphological evidence of archaic-modern interbreeding had never been discovered,which model explaining modern Homo sapiens origins would be most likely,and why?

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Approximately when did human beings first arrive in the Americas?

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Painted perforated shells are evidence that Neandertals:

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Discuss the origin of the Neandertals in terms of biological adaptation and other forces of evolution.

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The best fossil evidence to suggest that Neandertals could produce a language like that of modern humans comes from which bone(s) collected at Kebara,Israel?

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The oldest Neandertal site dates to ________,at ________.

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What does the morphology of the Paleoindian skull from Kennewick indicate?

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What do Neandertals' cold-adapted traits include?

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What is likely true of the people represented by the Denisova fossils?

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What is a distinctive trait of people from East Asia and the Americas?

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In Atapeura 5,what does the heavy wear on the incisors and canines of early archaic Homo sapiens and Neandertal specimens indicate?

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Molars and premolars of early archaic Homo sapiens are reduced in size,while in some populations,front teeth may be increased in size.How do anthropologists explain this observation?

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Homo floresiensis ("The Hobbit") has been interpreted as either a distinct and new species of the genus Homo,or an instance of Homo sapiens with an abnormality resulting in distinct features just in that individual. Which of the following is evidence that supports the former interpretation?

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