In a 1 ??1-meter excavation you find the remains of two human skeletons along with the antler of an antelope.How can you attempt to date these skeletons?
A)You can take soil samples and analyze the microscopic organisms present to determine a time period.
B)You can assume the humans ate the antelope and find out when humans in this area began to eat meat.
C)Since they are all found in a single layer you can use stratigraphy.
D)You can research the antler bone to find out which species it belongs to and then use faunal dating.

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By researching the antler bone to find out which species it belongs to, you can use faunal dating to estimate the age of the skeletons. This method works by comparing the age of the animal bones found at the site to known ages of those species. This can provide a rough estimate of the age of the skeletons, which can then be corroborated with other dating methods if possible. The other options listed may not be as reliable for determining the age of the skeletons.

In a 1 ??1-Meter Excavation You Find the Remains of Two