Read the following statements regarding the study of early human history: Statement A: In the beginning, most scholars refused to accept fossil remains as those of early humans. Statement B: Early human history cannot be explained solely through the discovery of fossils.

Which of the following statements is NOT historically or scientifically true regarding fossils?

In the nineteenth century, scholars were initially suspicious about the creative abilities and stone tools of early humans because: Statement A: They were skeptical about the creative capabilities of early humans. Statement B: It contradicted the literal interpretation of human creation in the Old Testament of the Bible.