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Some of the first steps undertaken in most archaeological excavations are __________.
 
  A. establishment of a datum point and a grid
  B. using heavy machinery to strip off modern vegetation and expose a vertical profile through the archaeological deposit
  C. reassembling the archaeological site from field notes and photographs
  D. dating artifacts and features using radioactive carbon

Question 2

Midden is an archaeological term for __________.
 
  A. a professional gathering to exchange research results
  B. a special instrument used to excavate small bones
  C. an ancient trash pile
  D. any fossilized artifact



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C



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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again



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