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  • To trace the origins and dispersal of modern humans.

  • To describe how DNA can be used to trace the origins of modern humans and identify the relationships among human populations today.

  • To discuss the origins and fate of Neanderthals.

  • To identify the key features of Upper Paleolithic culture.

  • To describe the expansion of early modern humans and sites in Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, and the Americas.

  • To describe the process of radiocarbon dating.

  • To explain whether or not modern humans were responsible for the extinction of many animals at the end of the Pleistocene.







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