…The girl and two other children were left on a
mountaintop to succumb [fall victim] to the cold
as offerings to the gods, according to the
archaeologists who found the mummified
remains in Argentina in 1999….
— “Frozen Inca Mummy Goes On Display,”
National Geographic News,
September 11, 2007
This passage best illustrates the role of
archaeologists in
(1) interpreting evidence
(2) challenging customs
(3) classifying artifacts
(4) planning expeditions