PrepTest 90+, Section 4, Question 9
Robin: Archaeologists can study the artifacts left by ancient cultures to determine whether they were nomadic or sedentary. If the artifacts were made to last rather than to be quickly discarded, the culture was likely sedentary.
Robin: Archaeologists can study the artifacts left by ancient cultures to determine whether they were nomadic or sedentary. If the artifacts were made to last rather than to be quickly discarded, the culture was likely sedentary.
Kendall: But what artifacts a people make is determined largely by the materials available to them.
Robin: Archaeologists can study the artifacts left by ancient cultures to determine whether they were nomadic or sedentary. If the artifacts were made to last rather than to be quickly discarded, the culture was likely sedentary.
Kendall: But what artifacts a people make is determined largely by the materials available to them.
Robin: Archaeologists can study the artifacts left by ancient cultures to determine whether they were nomadic or sedentary. If the artifacts were made to last rather than to be quickly discarded, the culture was likely sedentary.
Their statements commit Robin and Kendall to disagreeing over whether
the distinction that Robin makes between two kinds of cultures is illicit
it is reasonable to assume that a culture whose artifacts were not durable was nomadic
any evidence other than the intended durability of a culture's artifacts can establish conclusively which of the two kinds of cultures a particular culture was
the distinction that Robin makes between the different kinds of cultures is as important as many archaeologists have thought
studying a culture's artifacts can reveal a great deal about the culture
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