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Re: Archaeologists excavating an ancient Chi-Xua site found a small statue [#permalink]
A: Irrelevant
B: AGAINST : if residential has multiple rooms but it has single room then it is against the hypothesis
C. it doesn't mention whether storage rooms are for residential or not
D: same as C
E. FOR :exclusively for personal food storage : means residential support
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For: Red-and-white striped pottery was used in Chi-Xua almost exclusively for personal food storage.
white-and-red striped pottery fragments were found means it was used for residential purpose

Against: Nearly all Chi-Xua residential buildings had multiple rooms.
but in the passage, it is said that the building has only one room that means it was not used for residential purpose

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Local sandstone was rarely used for building in ancient Chi-Xua sites. ( irrelevant to us)

Some Chi-Xua buildings included multiple storage rooms measuring approximately 30 square meters. (first of all, I am always careful when the passage use words like some, nearly all, etc it would be a good counter for against but we have already chosen the best option and I do not know why was the storage room was used whether for residential or some other reason)
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Re: Archaeologists excavating an ancient Chi-Xua site found a small statue [#permalink]
statement 4 should be:
The cloth fragments did not contain the pigments commonly used in Chi-Xua ceremonial robes.
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Re: Archaeologists excavating an ancient Chi-Xua site found a small statue [#permalink]
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nisen20 wrote:
statement 4 should be:
The cloth fragments did not contain the pigments commonly used in Chi-Xua ceremonial robes.


The above question was posted from a reliable source and there is no issue with the existing statement.

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Re: Archaeologists excavating an ancient Chi-Xua site found a small statue [#permalink]
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In the absence of more information about the use of sandstone in ancient Chi-Xua buildings, the fact that the building material was unusual does not, in itself, imply any particular function. This rules out the first option as the correct response for either selection. While the building in question did have an area of 30 square meters, the fact that it was a one-room building makes the third option irrelevant. Finally, even if it could be known with certainty that the bits of cloth were not part of ceremonial robes, the absence of ceremonial robes provides no evidence to suggest that the room served a residential function. Thus the fourth option is also irrelevant.

If red-and-white striped pottery was used almost exclusively for personal food storage, this strongly suggests that the room was a private space, such as a residence.

The correct answer is Red-and-white striped pottery was used in Chi-Xua almost exclusively for personal food storage.

If nearly all of the Chi-Xua residential buildings had multiple rooms, then strong evidence of residential use would be required to accept that this building is one of the few exceptions.

The correct answer is Nearly all Chi-Xua residential buildings had multiple rooms.


The OE has already suggested what the 4th statement is.
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