Which of the following statements is likely true regarding the Olduvai sites?
A) There is definitive evidence of "home bases" at Olduvai Gorge.
B) Paleoanthropologists are not able to distinguish between animal tooth marks and stone-tool marks on animal bones from Olduvai Gorge.
C) Taphonomic evidence suggests that the Oldowan hominids were sometimes hunters and sometimes scavengers.
D) There are no sites at Olduvai that are simply carnivore kill or cache sites.

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Taphonomic evidence, which examines the way bones and other remains become fossils, suggests that the Oldowan hominids at Olduvai Gorge were sometimes hunters and sometimes scavengers. This suggests that they were not relying solely on meat from scavenged carcasses, but also participated in hunting activities. The other statements are incorrect - there is evidence of "home bases" at Olduvai, paleoanthropologists are able to distinguish between tooth marks and stone-tool marks on animal bones, and there are carnivore kill and cache sites at Olduvai.

Which of the Following Statements Is Likely True Regarding the Olduvai