Question

The scientific study of rock strata (layers) is known as ________ and based on the principle of ________. the scientific study of rock strata (layers) is known as ________ and based on the principle of ________. geomorphology; uniformitarianism paleogeography; plate tectonics paleontology; catastrophism sedimentology; deposition stratigraphy; superposition

Answer 1

I believe the answer is:  stratigraphy; superposition

In stratigraphy, if the archaeological remains is located deeper in the Geological strata, we can conclude that the site was originated from the older time scale.The principle of superposition dictate that rocks that placed on undisturbed sequence of layer tend to be older compared to those that are not.