Question

Archaeologists often come to different conclusions when studying the earliest fossils due to _________________________.

• A. The fact that a few countries limit access to the artifacts
• B. The fact that the universal process for dating the remains is problematic
• C. The fact that many fossils are decaying
• D. The limited amount of archaeological remains
• E. Fear of upsetting religious communities

Answer 1

The correct option is B The fact that the universal process for dating the remains is problematic

Two types of dating methods are used for dating the fossils, one id the relative dating method and the other is the absolute dating method.

• Relative Dating technique is carried out by comparing the fossil to some other object who's date is already known.
  
• Absolute dating method is carried out for gaining the precise date for the fossil by doing radiometric dating on the fossils.

However, the dates from both of the methods may sometime vary and this causes different conclusions by different Archaeologists.