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A wrecked Bronze Age ship found off the coast of Turkey carried copper ingots, glass, and ivory. Archaeologists argue that the ship was sailing an anticlockwise circuit of the eastern Mediterranean, calling at ports in the Levant and Egypt before heading west along the Turkish coast.

Which finding, if true, would most directly support the archaeologists' argument?

  1. A. The ship's cargo included goods from the Levant stowed beneath goods from Egypt, and Egyptian goods beneath goods from the Turkish coast, matching the order in which an anticlockwise circuit would load them.Correct
  2. B. The ship was built from cedar, a wood common in the Levant.
  3. C. Copper ingots of the same type have been found in many Mediterranean ports.
  4. D. The wreck lies in deep water close to the Turkish shore.

Answer: A. The ship's cargo included goods from the Levant stowed beneath goods from Egypt, and Egyptian goods beneath goods from the Turkish coast, matching the order in which an anticlockwise circuit would load them.

Stowage order records the order of ports.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The ship was built from cedar, a wood common in the Levant.
Origin of the timber says nothing about the route.
C. Copper ingots of the same type have been found in many Mediterranean ports.
Widespread ingots do not fix a route.
D. The wreck lies in deep water close to the Turkish shore.
The wreck's position is where the voyage ended, not its path.

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