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Archaeologists know that Folsom points date to between 10,300 and 10,900 radiocarbon years ago. If an archaeologist finds a Folsom point in a site, and assumes that the site dates to between 10,300 and 10,900 years ago, the archaeologist is using elements of which of the following in his or her reasoning?
 
  a. seriation
  b. trapped charge dating
  c. relative dating
  d. the index fossil concept
  e. C14 dating

Question 2

A relative dating method that orders artifacts based on the assumption that one cultural style slowly replaces an earlier style over time is
 
  a. dendrochronology.
  b. the index fossil concept.
  c. seriation.
  d. the law of superposition.
  e. stratigraphy



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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