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scholar sequoyah between 1800 and 1824 and was quickly adopted as the tribes primary means of written expression. cherokee archaeologists, historians, and language experts have joined forces with non - native archaeologists like me to document and translate these cave writings. as it turns out, they refer to various important religious ceremonies and spiritual concepts that emphasize the sacred nature of caves, their isolation, and their connection to powerful spirits. these texts reflect similar religious ideas to those represented by graphic images in earlier, precontact time periods. based on all the rediscoveries researchers have made since mud glyph cave was first explored more than four decades ago, cave art in the southeast was created over a long period of time. these artists worked in ancient times when ancestral native americans lived by foraging in the rich natural landscapes of the southeast all the way through to the historic period just before the forced removal of indigenous people east of the mississippi river in the 1830s. as surveys continue, researchers uncover more dark cave sites every year - in fact, four new caves were found in the first half of 2021. with each new discovery, the tradition is beginning to approach the abundance and range of the paleolithic art of europe, where 350 sites are currently known. that archaeologists were incognizant of the dark - zone cave art of the american southeast even 40 years ago demonstrates the kinds of new discoveries that can be made even in regions that have been explored for centuries. assessment questions 1 ... 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ... 34 19 out of 34 answered question 20 paragraph 16 contributes to the development of ideas in the article by describing - a. how cherokee experts worked with non - native archaeologists to identify new dark - zone caves. b. why cherokee experts disagree with non - native archeologists translations of cave writing. c. what cherokee experts and non - native archeologists have learned through collaboration. d. how cherokee experts and non - native archaeologists have identified changes in cave art following contact with europeans.

Explanation:

Paragraph 16 discusses the collaboration between Cherokee archaeologists, historians, language - experts and non - native archaeologists. It mentions that they have joined forces to document and translate cave writings and have learned about the religious and spiritual concepts reflected in those writings.

Answer:

C. what Cherokee experts and non - native archeologists have learned through collaboration.