Archaeological Sites Are a Limited Resource,and When an Archaeological Site

question 40

Multiple Choice

Archaeological sites are a limited resource,and when an archaeological site is looted,it is destroyed forever.While each of the following is extremely valuable and represents a great loss when destroyed or looted,which is the greatest loss to science when an archaeological site is destroyed?

• A)valuable artifacts
• B)human remains
• C)history
• D)the loss of patterns of distribution within the site
• E)the destruction of soils and landscape features

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Definitions:

Monetary Policy

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