1. Fossilized remains of non-hominin species at hominin sites
a. can provide useful chronometric information
b. can provide important information regarding the ecological conditions of early hominin
habitats.
c. may provide some information about hominid diets if they are found in association with
hominid artifacts.
d. all of these
2. The term “pre-modern Homo sapiens”
a. refers to forms that were transitional from Homo habilis to Homo erectus.
b. is another term for Homo erectus.
c. refers to forms that display some derived features of Homo sapiens but retain some Homo
erectus features.
d. refers to forms that are completely modern in appearance but lived 400,000 years ago.
3. During the Middle Pleistocene, pre-modern Homo sapiens
a. occupied open-air campsites.
b. may have increased their use of caves.
c. are believed by many researchers to have used fire.
d. all of these
4. The designation Homo ergaster
a. is almost universally accepted among paleoanthropologists.
b. is often used to refer to Asian Homo erectus specimens.
c. is often used to refer to African Homo erectus specimens.
d. all of the above
5. The fossil remains from Dmanisi (in Georgia, eastern Europe) indicate that
a. migration from Africa was aided by large brains.
b. migrating hominins had advanced (e.g., Acheulian) stone tools.
c. large brains were NOT required to migrate out of Africa.
d. a and b only
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