There are certain areas where archaeological reality and evidence clashes with harmless popular belief,and archaeologists must question whether they should respect these beliefs or focus on refuting.An example of just such an ethically challenging situation is
A) when an author is trying to sell a book that makes false claims about the past and accuses archaeologists of keeping secret information about the public
B) when false ideas about the ancient past are being used to fuel racism and hate
C) when a major archaeological site is destroyed because those in charge of the country belong to an extremist religion
D) when aboriginal and Indigenous religions or oral history are at odds with archaeological interpretation
E) none of the above
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