Neanderthals lived in Europe from about 300 000 years ago until about 40 000 years ago. They made pointed stone tools and attached some of them to wooden handles.
Explain why the development of more complex stone tools is evidence for human evolution.
Carbon dating can only be used to find the age of material that is less than about 50 000 years old.
A Neanderthal tool was found in a layer of rock that is thought to be 250 000 years old.
Explain why scientists could not use carbon dating to find the age of this tool.
Give two ways that scientists could use the environment in which the tool was found to estimate its age.
40 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Biology 4.2 Evidence for evolution and classification, covering 4.2.1 Fossil evidence for human evolution, 4.2.2 Stone tool evidence for human evolution, 4.2.3 Pentadactyl limb as evidence, and 4.2.4 Three domains classification. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.