In an undisturbed deposit, a stone tool found in a stratum overlying a stratum containing potsherds is most likely:
A) older than the potsherds.
B) younger than the potsherds.
C) the same age as the potsherds.
D) impossible to determine whether the stone tool is older or younger than the potsherds.

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In the principle of superposition, in an undisturbed sequence of strata, the oldest layer is at the bottom and the youngest layer is at the top. Therefore, if a stone tool is found in a stratum overlying a stratum containing potsherds, the stone tool is younger than the potsherds.

In an Undisturbed Deposit, a Stone Tool Found in a Stratum