Assertion: archaeologist | /r/CapableOf | follow direct historical approach
Facets:
value: in the early 20th century
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: In the early 20th century, many archaeologists who studied past societies with direct continuing links to existing ones (such as those of Native Americans, Siberians, Mesoamericans etc.) followed the direct historical approach, compared the continuity between the past and contemporary ethnic and cultural groups.