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Why do scholars know very little about Harappan society?
 
  a. Their buildings were made of sandstone, which did not withstand the wear of time.
  b. Most archeological sites indicate that Harappan society was destroyed by enemy invasions, leaving little to study.
  c. Harappan script has not yet been deciphered.
  d. Present-day national turmoil has limited diggings.
  e. Ancient Indian towns had little contact with each other, and scholarly comparisons have been limited.

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Carbon-14 testing, which measures an isotope ofcarbon that is present at a fixed percentage in aliving organism, is used to identify
 
  a. Approximate age of archaeological evidence.
  b. Different types of rock.
  c. Duration of ice ages.
  d. Early human paintings.
  e. Amount of carbon in ancient plant samples.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 4, 2018
Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

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theo

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Reply 2 on: Jul 4, 2018
Excellent

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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