When Archaeologists Study the Use-Wear of an Artifact, What Are

question 49

Multiple Choice

When archaeologists study the use-wear of an artifact, what are they studying?

• A) how useful the object could have been in the communities that used it
• B) the patterns of wear and tear on an artifact that is presumed to be due to use
• C) the patterns that develop when contemporary archaeologists use the object
• D) all of the above

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