Some anthropologists study modern-day
societies of foragers in an effort to learn about our ancient ancestors who
were also foragers. A flaw in this strategy is that forager societies are
extremely varied. Indeed, any forager society with which anthropologists are
familiar has had considerable contact with modern nonforager societies.
Which of the following, if true, would
most weaken the criticism made above of the anthropologists’ strategy?
(A) All forager
societies throughout history have had a number of important features in common
that are absent from other types of societies.
(B) Most
ancient forager societies either dissolved or made a transition to another way
of life.
(C) All
anthropologists study one kind or another of modern-day society.
(D) Many
anthropologists who study modern-day forager societies do not draw inferences
about ancient societies on the basis of their studies.（A）
(E) Even those
modern-day forager societies that have not had significant contact with modern
societies are importantly different from ancient forager societies.
A, but why? thanks
the author of this passage argued that the strategy was wrong cos' the subject must have changed a lot in the course of contact with others.so we should find an explanation that this contact may not change its character and it is still worthy of study.
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