Multiple Choice
A marker bed can be useful to archaeologists because:
A) if it has been dated in other sites, it can indicate the age of sediments in a new site.
B) it is specific to a particular site and can therefore provide a detailed environmental reconstruction of that particular site.
C) it generally consists of soft sediments that are easily excavated.
D) None of the answers; a marker bed is only useful to geologists.
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