Swartkans

sankruth · Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 10:56 am Post subject: Swartkans

Answers with explanations please...

In Swartkans territory, archaeologists discovered charred bone fragments dating back 1 million years. Analysis of the fragments, which came from a variety of animals, showed that they had been heated to temperatures no higher than those produced in experimental campfires made from branches of white stinkwood, the most common tree around Swartkans.

Which of the following, if true, would, together with the information above, provide the best basis for the claim that the charred bone fragments are evidence of the use of fire by early hominids?
(A) The white stinkwood tree is used for building material by the present-day inhabitants of Swartkans.
(B) Forest fires can heat wood to a range of temperatures that occur in campfires.
(C) The bone fragments were fitted together by the archaeologists to form the complete skeletons of several animals.
(D) Apart from the Swartkans discovery, there is reliable evidence that early hominids used fire as many as 500 thousand years ago.
(E) The bone fragments were found in several distinct layers of limestone that contained primitive cutting tools known to have been used by early hominids.

v_shiv · Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 2:15 am Post subject:

I will go with E. The only thing that needs to be proved in the given statement is that the bones were not charred by the forest fire but by humans. And E supports this by proving that these animals were cut by the tools before being burnt.

sankruth · Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 3:39 am Post subject:

sujaysolanki · Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 3:44 am Post subject:

http://www.urch.com/forums/gmat-critical-reasoning/38621-swartkans-territory-cr.html

Hope this helps