While the Vertical Excavation Strategy at Gatecliff Was Designed to Clarify

question 30

Multiple Choice

While the vertical excavation strategy at Gatecliff was designed to clarify chronology, the horizontal excavation strategy was designed to:

• A) expose living floors.
• B) reinforce the artifact typologies in use at the time.
• C) clarify the site's stratigraphy.
• D) also clarify chronology, but on a larger scale.

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