In a 1 ??1-Meter Excavation You Find the Remains of Two

question 22

Multiple Choice

In a 1 ??1-meter 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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