An archaeological team led by Piotr Bielinski and Sultan al-Bakri found remnants of a 4,000-year-old Bronze Age board game at a site in Oman. Little is left of the game except a stone board, which is carved with a grid and has places to hold game pieces. Some scholars claim that the game was largely played by traders.

Which finding, if true, would most directly support the scholars' claim?

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An archaeological team led by Piotr Bielinski and Sultan al-Bakri found remnants of a 4,000-year-old Bronze Age board game at a site in Oman. Little is left of the game except a stone board, which is carved with a grid and has places to hold game pieces. Some scholars claim that the game was largely played by traders.

Which finding, if true, would most directly support the scholars' claim?

Accepted Answer

The other known examples of the game dating to the same period have been found along routes that seem to have been used primarily by traders at the time.

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Other examples of the game dating to the same period have been found in the remains of several homes in the region, including in one home that may have belonged to a trader.

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Similar games have been found in other sites dating to the same period that were connected to the site in Oman via trade routes.

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Remnants of other goods have been found at the site in Oman that probably also reached the location through trade.