Some prehistoric pots made by the Woodland people have patterned markings that indicate the pot was formed using the paddling method. These patterned markings result only from this particular method. Thus archaeologists' recent discovery of similar patterned markings on the pots made by the Mill Creek people suggests that the Mill Creek people used the paddling method, not just the coiling method.
In the passage, the author develops the argument by
A. generating an explanation that apparently resolves discrepancies among several pieces of evidence
B. reformulating an earlier theory that had been used explain similar evidence
C. using an analogy with an understood archaeological feature to draw a conclusion about a newly discovered feature
D. theorizing about how pottery from one culture might have been influenced by interaction with another culture
E. identifying the effects that different societal circumstances had on pottery-making

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