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folubunmi

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The index fossil concept was introduced to archaeology by
 
  a. Oscar Montelius.
  b. A. E. Douglas.
  c. Willard Strata Smith.
  d. Jeffrey Dean.
  e. Nels Nelson

Question 2

The index fossil concept is all of the following except
 
  a. it allows widely separated strata to be correlated and assigned to the same time period if they contain the same fossils.
  b. it is the idea that strata containing similar fossil assemblages are of similar ages.
  c. it enables archaeologists to characterize and date strata within sites.
  d. it is expressed in specific units of scientific measurement that is not diagnostic of a particular period of time
  e. it enables archaeologists to use research that has shown distinctive artifacts to be diagnostic of a period of time.



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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

d



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