Final answer:
Lagar Velho is a significant Upper Paleolithic archaeological site located in Portugal, not the Near East; hence, the statement is false.
Step-by-step explanation:
The statement that Lagar Velho is an important Upper Paleolithic site located in the Near East is false. Lagar Velho is actually a significant archaeological site in Portugal, known primarily for the discovery of a hybrid human child (the Lagar Velho child) that provided evidence of interbreeding between Neanderthals and Anatomically Modern Humans. This discovery of an early Upper Paleolithic human burial at Abrigo do Lagar Velho in year 1998 by the team led by prehistoric archeologist Joao Zilhao provided evidence of early modern humans from the west of the Iberian Peninsula. It is not located in the Near East, and thus, the correct answer would be (B) False.