The Law of Superposition states that, in any pile of sedimentary rocks that have not been disturbed by folding or overturning:
A) stratigraphic layers cannot be used to date archaeological sites.
B) stratigraphic layers at the bottom are younger than stratigraphic layers at the top.
C) stratigraphic layers at the bottom are older than stratigraphic layers at the top.
D) soil depth provides a measure of the absolute age of a stratum.
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