Do scientific investigations of our past add to our understanding or do they whittle away at the mystery? Archaeology, carbon dating and DNA analysis have been used to disprove popular explanations of historic events and to claim that supposed historic events could never have taken place.

Question: Science can play a positive role and rather than be seen to discredit popular belief instead enrich it.
Options:
A. true, B. false, C. uncertain
Answer: "C"