The answer is D. Louisiana Compromise
The infiltrated the Hermitage Museum.
Very early societies did not have a written language or even ways to efficienly preserve information, so we can reject the options "maps" and "written records".
As far as the other two options go - ice core samples and tree rings, both are correct! probably "ice core" samples are the better answer, since only fossilized tree rings would tell us about the very early societies.
