Reading Comprehension: Detail Function Questions
The author refers to the denticulate stone tools from Châtelperonn in order to point out that
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[[snippet]]Although the sentence states that Neanderthals may have learned a particular skill from humans, this does not mean that they were generally at the same technological level.
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[[snippet]]This answer choice attempts to distract by using the word "transitory" which looks similar to "transition", but means something different. The word transitory means "fleeting" - not lasting for a long time. Nowhere does the passage state that Neanderthals were transitory.
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[[snippet]]The passage states that Neanderthals may have adopted the production technologies - i.e. the methods of making tools, not the tools themselves. If true, Neanderthals did make their own tools with methods borrowed from humans.
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[[snippet]]The passage mentions the transition between humans and Neanderthals in terms of cultural and biological evolution. Nowhere does it mention the transition between archeological periods, such as the Stone Age.
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[[snippet]]If Neanderthals adopted tool-making methods from humans, this means they had cultural contact and could communicate with each other, and therefore were not as different (=distinct) from one another as the proponents of the "replacement" theory believe.
