What does stratigraphy show at a site?

Layers, with recent cultures above older ones.

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  1. The names of builders
  2. Layers, with recent cultures above older ones ✔
  3. The exact cost of digging

Why: In layered sites, artifacts from more recent cultures lie above earlier ones.

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Answer: Layers, with recent cultures above older ones. In layered sites, artifacts from more recent cultures lie above earlier ones.

  1. Archaeology en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeology
    artifacts from more recent cultures will lie above those from earlier ones
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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