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wenmo

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Which of the following statements is true about the African Burial Ground uncovered in New York City?
 
  a. The site never achieved National Historic Landmark status.
  b. The archaeological investigation at this site uncovered an unknownHistorical past.
 c. The discovery of the site did not result in a sudden revolutionary involvement of black scholars.
 d. It was determined to be an insignificant part of the history of New York.
  e. It contained the bones of 427 enslaved Africans.

Question 2

Which of the following is not a characteristic of historical archaeology?
 
  a. It attempts to answer questions about the recent past that history books have answered unsatisfactorily.
  b. It favors the study of disenfranchised groups.
  c. Focus is on the oldest, largest and most historically significant sites.
  d. Attempts to uncover the history of African Americans.
  e. Focus on sites for which there is no written history.


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ghepp

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Reply #1 on: Jul 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

c


wenmo

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Reply 2 on: Jul 20, 2018
Gracias!

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