In 431 B.C. several hundred cavalry soldiers received a state burial outside the gates of Athens. Archaeologists excavating at the location of these gates found the bones of hundreds of men that dated to the period of the funeral. There are other gravesites in the area; however, examination of the bones in question indicates that the men frequently rode horses, as would be true of cavalry soldiers. Therefore, the bones are probably those of the soldiers, since___
First: state burial should be state funeral. Ok they have outside of Athens
Lot of bones found in that site
We do have other areas similar
The knights rode horses. They were horsemen
There is a high probability that those bones are the right ones
because _______________
At this point you have to find a solution that strengths the argument
Which of the following most logically completes the argument?
A.
there are no historical records of any state burial of foot soldiers in that location around that period
no historical records. too extreme and also is not related to our discovery
B.
none of the other gravesites in the area contain the bones of women, who were not permitted to be soldiers in ancient Athens
too extreme. we no care of others sites
C. few Athenian men who lived during that period rode horses frequently
Correct. If we do not have bones from other men in that area, at that time, we have no confusion: they must be of the soldiers
D.
none of the bones at the gravesite are those of horsesirrelevant
E. ancient historians
do not provide specific enough descriptions to enable archaeologists to pinpoint the burial's exact locationThe problem is not the area identified but the bones
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