What could account for chronologically older artifacts being found above younger artifacts in a stratigraphic sequence?
A) Faunalturbation (e.g., rodent burrows)
B) Cultural disturbance (e.g., prehistoric digging of a hearth or pit)
C) Graviturbation
D) All of the answers are correct.

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All of the listed processes can disrupt the normal stratigraphic sequence. Faunalturbation involves animals disturbing the soil, cultural disturbance refers to human activities altering layers, and graviturbation involves movement of soil and artifacts due to gravity, such as in a slope.

What Could Account for Chronologically Older Artifacts Being Found Above