Question

Why is the information available to archaeologists about early Native American cultures very limited?

Native American cultures were highly secretive, so it was not possible to locate information about their cultures.


Native Americans had no written languages so their cultural artifacts could not be analyzed.


Inter-tribal warfare eliminated large numbers of Native Americans, so little information was available.


A pandemic of European diseases destroyed Native American cultures before information could be gathered.

Answer 1

D. A pandemic of European diseases destroyed Native American cultures before information could be gathered.

Answer 2

The correct answer is D) A pandemic of European diseases destroyed Native American cultures before information could be gathered.

The information available to archaeologists about early Native American cultures is very limited in that a pandemic of European diseases destroyed Native American cultures before information could be gathered.

European explorers and settlers brought many diseases unknown by the Native American Indian tribes. Diseases such as typhus, smallpox, influenza, chickenpox, malaria, bubonic plague, and tuberculosis. These diseases wiped out nearly 90% of the American Indians. Furthermore, the American Indians did not use to record their information as other civilizations. Most of their traditions were passed orally to the next generation.