Archaeologists studying sunken ships off the coast of Florida or analyzing the content of modern garbage are examples of how
A. archaeologists study the culture of historical and even living peoples.
B. Hollywood has popularized archaeology in recent movies, making it a popular college major.
C. archaeology is going through an identity crisis, with its practitioners questioning the discipline's focus on studying prehistory.
D. archaeology is free from having to worry about the impact of its work on people.
E. training in the use of research skills for extreme environments—such as landfills and the deep sea—are worth the time, resources, and risk for the sake of the anthropological knowledge gained.
Answer: A
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