During a massive construction project, a city came across a treasure trove of archeological sites under its streets. It decided to call in an expert to help decide what needed to be saved and how to preserve information about what was not saved. This expert's role is best described as
A. cultural resource management.
B. sociological anthropology.
C. biological anthropology.
D. sociolinguistics.
E. historic preservation.
Answer: A
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