At Olduvai sites,
A) both hominin and nonhominin carnivores were active, and nonhominin carnivores may have sometimes eaten hominins.
B) nonhominin carnivores were the main prey of hominins.
C) nonhominin carnivores were not active.
D) virtually all hominin activity involved scavenging; there was virtually no actual hunting.

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Olduvai sites show evidence of both hominin and nonhominin carnivores, indicating that both were active. It is also possible that nonhominin carnivores may have occasionally preyed on hominins, as evidenced by cut marks on hominin bones. Additionally, while scavenging was likely an important part of hominin behavior at Olduvai, there is also evidence of hunting, such as the use of stone tools to kill and butcher animals. Therefore, options B, C, and D are incorrect.

At Olduvai Sites