Which of the Following Statements Is True of the State

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of the state of archaeology in the twenty-first century?

• A) The "New Archaeology" of the 1960s has for the most part been uncritically accepted by nearly all archaeologists, and currently dominates archaeological thought.
• B) Archaeology is today very diverse, representing many different theoretical perspectives; there is no single, defining, dominating trend.
• C) Whatever public interest and involvement archaeology once experienced has dramatically diminished; archaeology as a discipline is at the risk of extinction.
• D) Archaeology today, as it was throughout the entire history of archaeology, is heavily dominated by white males, with virtually no involvement by woman and other minorities.

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