Archaeologists and historians have found that most chiefdom societies:

A) relied on herd animals as the basis of their subsistence economy

B) occupied areas that were rich in natural resources and conducive to producing a surplus

C) were located in marginal lands that demanded intensive irrigation and plow agriculture

D) were composed of two or more hunting-gathering bands that were integrated by strong patrilineal kin ties

E) were based on intensive foraging, supplemented by occasional hunting and fishing.