Practice question · Match the pairs
Match each proxy to the material it is recovered from.
- Pollen
- Phytoliths
- Zooarchaeological data
- Molluscan evidence
- Snail shells with narrow habitat needs
- Silica bodies from decayed plant cells
- Grains preserved in bogs and lake mud
- Animal bones and teeth
Hints
- Each proxy survives in a different medium.
- Waterlogged deposits preserve what dry ones destroy.
Show the answer
- Pollen → Grains preserved in bogs and lake mud
- Phytoliths → Silica bodies from decayed plant cells
- Zooarchaeological data → Animal bones and teeth
- Molluscan evidence → Snail shells with narrow habitat needs
Why
Each proxy survives in a different medium, the trick of the field is knowing which archive holds which answer.
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