The primary drawback for Native Americans regarding the preservation of burial artifacts in a museum is that disturbing the artifacts could interfere with life after death. Many Native American cultures hold specific beliefs about the sanctity of burial sites and the proper treatment of ancestors, seeing disturbance as potentially disruptive to their spiritual beliefs and practices.
An archaeologist wants to dig up the burial site of a group of ancient Native Americans, to preserve the artifacts in a museum. What is the drawback for Native Americans to preserving these burial artifacts in a museum?
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The artifacts may not be properly preserved by the museum
Disturbing the artifacts could interfere with life after death
The artifacts may be restored, destroying some of their onginal meaning
Disturbing the artifacts could result in damage to the local environment
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