Recently,curators at museums have experienced problems with the preservation of plastic objects,almost all of which disintegrate over time.The Smithsonian collection contains the first-ever plastic toothbrush,which soon will be nothing more than a pile of crumbs.This problem is leading many historians to worry that we will lose the history of our
A) symbolic culture.
B) signs and gestures.
C) linguistic relativity.
D) material culture.

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The preservation of plastic objects is related to the preservation of material culture, which encompasses physical objects and artifacts that are important to understanding the history of human societies. As these objects disintegrate, historians worry that we will lose an important part of our material culture and our ability to understand and interpret the past.

Recently,curators at Museums Have Experienced Problems with the Preservation of Plastic