The word divert come from the latin prefix is- (apart, not, or opposite) and the latin root vert (to turn in some directions) based on words parts and context clue from the sentence what did divert most likely mean

take away and turn in another direction

The sentence is not included here so it makes answering this question more difficult. When a person is talking about diverting water or other resources, often they intend to stop or split the supply of the resources going one place and take a portion or all to another place. If a car is diverted due to construction, it is removed from it's original route and takes another path. A person's attention is also often said to be diverted. When this happens his attention is no longer focused on A, and now it is solely on B.

the central idea of the above passage is following;

central idea: cultural study is very important specially archaeology. grimm's stories very well cater to the importance of cultural relevance.

explanation:

poop and pee and a tree