Water-Screening Is an Especially Useful Technique When

question 43

Multiple Choice

Water-screening is an especially useful technique when:

• A) the deposits are coarse-grained and have low clay content.
• B) artifacts are expected to be large and not easily broken, as water screening can be very destructive.
• C) artifacts are expected to be small and/or difficult to find without washing.
• D) tiny fragments of carbonized plant remains must be recovered.

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