The earliest explorations in historical archaeology were motivated by
a. disproving the validity of documentary sources and showing that archaeological excavation was the only way to truly understand the past.
b. understanding how early European settlers interacted with existing Native Americans.
c. understanding more about the investigators' own pasts.
d. justifying colonial expansion and racist treatment of Native Americans.
e. scholarly and scientific investigation of the past.
C
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