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What is obsidian?
What is obsidian?
- A type of sedimentary rock that is commonly used in construction
- A type of volcanic rock that is formed from the cooling of lava (correct)
- A type of metamorphic rock that is formed from the compression of sedimentary rock
- A type of igneous rock that is formed from the cooling of magma
What is the significance of the recent discovery of the 1.2 million-year-old obsidian handaxes in Ethiopia?
What is the significance of the recent discovery of the 1.2 million-year-old obsidian handaxes in Ethiopia?
- It confirms that Homo erectus was the only early human species to use obsidian to make tools
- It indicates the existence of a workshop where human ancestors created flints with sharp blades
- It suggests that early humans were using obsidian to make tools much earlier than previously thought (correct)
- It provides evidence that early humans were capable of advanced planning and imagination
Which early human species is most likely to have created the 1.2 million-year-old obsidian handaxes?
Which early human species is most likely to have created the 1.2 million-year-old obsidian handaxes?
- Homo erectus (correct)
- Homo neanderthalensis
- Homo habilis
- Homo sapiens
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