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17.10.2019 • 
History

The skull was first noticed … nearest to the entrance of the cavern… the other bones [were further in] lying in the same [area]. of this i was assured … by two laborers who were employed to clear out the [small cave]… at first no idea was entertained of the bones being human… it was not till several weeks after their discovery that they were recognized as such by me… but, as the importance of the discovery was not at the time [known], the laborers were very careless in the collecting, and secured chiefly only the larger bones.”

on some fossil remains of man by thomas h. huxley
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based on the text, which of the following conclusions about uncovering fossils can be drawn?

it is a speedy process for archaeologists to identify the type of bones found at a site.
it is normal for archaeologists to work alone when digging up fossils.
it is important for workers to use care when beginning an archeological dig.
it is not difficult for archaeologists to identify bones as human.

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