Archaeologist Louis Binford criticised the idea that early hominids and early humans were hunters. On the basis of the analysis of the skeletal remains of the consumed animals, he concluded that hominids and early humans were mostly scavengers, not hunters, and this idea is popular among some archaeologists and paleoanthropologists. Robert Blumenschine proposed the idea of confrontational scavenging, which involves challenging and scaring off other predators after they have made a kill, which he suggests could have been the leading method of obtaining protein-rich meat by early humans. COUNT 10
QSN1 What is Louis Binford's profession? ANS1 Archaeologist QSN2 What idea did Binford take issue with? ANS2 that early hominids and early humans were hunters QSN3 What did Binford conclude humans were instead of hunters? ANS3 scavengers QSN4 What idea did Blumenschine propose? ANS4 idea of confrontational scavenging QSN5 What does confrontational scavenging involve doing to other predators after they've made a kill? ANS5 challenging and scaring off QSN6 Who is the archaeologist that does not believe early humans were hunters? ANS6 Louis Binford QSN7 Louis Binford concluded what based on skeletal remains of consumed animals? ANS7 hominids and early humans were mostly scavengers QSN8 What did Robert Blumenschine propose? ANS8 confrontational scavenging QSN9 Louis Binford's idea is popular among whom? ANS9 archaeologists and paleoanthropologists QSN10 Confrontational scavenging involves doing what to other predators? ANS10 challenging and scaring off