Question

while working on a building in new york city, workers uncovered the remains of what they thought was a ship. they realized that the delicate pieces of wood would not stay safe for long. the water surrounding the wood. upon contact with oxygen, however, the fragments would immediately begin to decay. the two timbers that signaled the discovery were immediately secured. they were taken to a laboratory for examination. meanwhile, archaeologists quickly sketched measurements of the vessel. they knew that they could analyse the records later. what did they need to protect? do it! archaeologists needed to protect the
a vegetation
b photographs
c vehicles
d artifacts

Explanation:

The text describes archaeologists dealing with delicate wood fragments from a vessel. Archaeologists typically protect artifacts. The other options (vegetation, photographs, vehicles) are not relevant to what they were working with in the context.

Answer:

D. artifacts