The study of the various processes that affect the formation of a particular site, explaining how certain objects in that site (such as bones or stone tools) came to be where they are found, is called :

A. ethnoarchaeology
B. taphonomy
C. survey archaeology
D. excavation

The correct answer is : B. taphonomy

Explanation:

It relates to the study of the processes that influence the production of the fossil record. This information comes from a dead organism and then it is collected by a paleontologist. It gives a detailed narrative of the systematic actions that influenced a skeletal and taxonomic composition of the remains.

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