Use the drop-down menus and your knowledge of context clues, word roots, and affixes to determine the meaning of the words in this passage. Anthropologists are studying many ancient cultures, such as the Maya and the Etruscans. New advances in technology may facilitate their studies by making it easier to learn what ancient people ate, wore, and even how they died. Some scientists hope that ancient stories may actually be confirmable , such as the island discovered that may have been the basis for Atlantis. Other scientists hope that the knowledge they learn will be conducive to humanity's making better choices in the future.