Archaeologists study the stone, bronze, and iron ages as a three-stage system. Having learned about this system from the perspectives of science, technology, and engineering, what overall benefit would you infer is achieved by grouping these very long time periods together?
A. Since there were fewer artifacts found during these lightly populated times, it makes sense to study them as a unit.
B. Fields of study involve some history so students can start from the beginning and move forward.
C. Students can see technological and cultural progress through many centuries by learning about the tools that were used.
D. It would help to go further back into the basics of human evolution, but little is known about tool use during the more distant past.
