In an Excavation You Find the Remains of Two Human

question 14

Multiple Choice

In an excavation you find the remains of two human skeletons along with the antler of an antelope.How can you attempt to date these skeletons?

• A)You can take soil samples and analyze the microscopic organisms present to determine a time period.
• B)You can assume the humans ate the antelope and find out when humans in this area began to eat meat.
• C)Since they are all found in a single layer you can use stratigraphy.
• D)You can research the antler bone to find out which species it belongs to and then use faunal dating.

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