What kinds of studies established that most of the accumulated bones found in Olduvai were NOT deposited by natural causes?
A) Taxonomic
B) Taphonomic
C) Palynological
D) Microscopic

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Taphonomic studies were used to determine that most of the accumulated bones in Olduvai Gorge were not deposited by natural causes. Taphonomy is the study of how organisms become part of the fossil record and what processes affect the preservation and distribution of their remains. Taphonomic studies involve examining the sediment, sedimentary structures, and other evidence of deposition to determine whether fossils were likely to have been transported or buried by a natural process, or whether they were more likely to have been accumulated by human activity. In the case of Olduvai Gorge, taphonomic studies revealed that many of the bones had been deliberately accumulated by hominins for food processing and toolmaking.

What Kinds of Studies Established That Most of the Accumulated