The "New Archaeology" of the 1960s:
A) was actually not new at all; it marked a continuation of the same way archaeology had been practiced for many decades, and provides only an arbitrary temporal division in the history of archaeology.
B) was an approach that emphasized the understanding of underlying cultural processes and the use of the scientific method.
C) is sometimes called processual archaeology today.
D) was an approach that emphasized the understanding of underlying cultural processes and the use of the scientific method and is sometimes called processual archaeology today.

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The "New Archaeology" of the 1960s emphasized understanding cultural processes and the scientific method, and it is known as processual archaeology today, making option D correct as it combines both key aspects of this archaeological movement.