It is essential that archaeologists take abundant, accurate, and detailed field notes during excavations because

a. archaeology destroys data as it is gathered; once a site is excavated it cannot be re-excavated.
b. federal legislation mandates abundant, accurate, and detailed field notes.
c. archaeology students generally learn field techniques from these notes.
d. none of the above; it is not essential because archaeologists can always go back and reconstruct the excavation later.
e. archaeologists very often forget what they have accomplished after the excavation is complete and they go home.


a

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