Question

The study of the various processes that affect the formation of a particular site, explaining how certain objects in that site (such as bones or stone tools) came to be where they are found, is called :
A. ethnoarchaeology
B. taphonomy
C. survey archaeology
D. excavation

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is : B. taphonomy

Explanation:

It relates to the study of the processes that influence the production of the fossil record. This information comes from a dead organism and then it is collected by a paleontologist. It gives a detailed narrative of the systematic actions that influenced a skeletal and taxonomic composition of the remains.