You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.

[Q]: Category: SIGNS & SYMBOLS 
Clue: Symbols of mystery, they're the mysterious doubles of the people who cast them
[A]: shadows


[Q]: Category: THE NEW YORK TIMES SCIENCE TIMES 
Clue: Scholars can't read a 10-word column found in Guatemala but know it means these people had writing in 2300 B.C.
[A]: the mayans


[Q]: Category: 5-LETTER WORDS 
Clue: Politically correct ventriloquists prefer "figure" to this better-known word
[A]:
dummy