Reverse stratigraphy would result from which of the following situations?
A) If a pithouse is constructed in 1000 BP, and in 500 BP another pithouse is constructed on top of the earlier pithouse, and in 300 BP a pueblo is constructed on top of both pithouses.
B) If the construction of a pueblo in 500 BP unearths remains of a pithouse constructed in 1000 BP, and the older pithouse remains are brought to the surface.
C) If rodent disturbance results in the fill of an earlier feature lying beneath the fill of a later feature.
D) Any time natural or cultural disturbance processes act upon an archaeological site.

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Reverse stratigraphy occurs when older layers are brought to the surface above newer layers, as described in option B.

Reverse Stratigraphy Would Result from Which of the Following Situations