Taphonomists would probably conclude that hominins had scavenged meat from an animal carcass they did not kill if fossil animal bones
A) showed animal tooth marks on top of stone-tool cutmarks.
B) showed stone-tool cutmarks on top of animal tooth marks.
C) and stone tools were found together in the same site.
D) showed no sign of weathering.

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If stone-tool cutmarks are found on top of animal tooth marks, it suggests that the animal was initially killed or fed upon by other predators, and later hominins scavenged the remains, using tools to cut the meat.

Taphonomists Would Probably Conclude That Hominins Had Scavenged Meat from an Animal