Processual archaeologists tend to believe that:

a. Ethical neutrality is impossible.
b. The proper focus of study should be general laws of social change rather than historical specifics.
c. Since science is a cultural idea, culture has biased archaeologists' understanding of the past.
d. The proper focus of study should be historical specifics rather than general laws of social change.
e. Since science is not infallible, archaeology provides proof of people's beliefs and behavior in the past.


b

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