Records found on papyrus fragments dating back 2,200 years indicate that the inhabitants were part of a widespread culture of Greek-speaking people.
Here, found serves not as a verb but as an ADJECTIVE modifying records.
What KIND of records?
Records FOUND on papyrus fragments.
Similarly, dating serves not as a verb but as an ADJECTIVE modifying fragments.
What KIND of fragments?
Fragments DATING back 2,200 years.
Here is the core of the sentence:
Records INDICATE that the inhabitants WERE part of a widespread culture.
Since the main verb (indicate) is in the present tense, were (simple past) is sufficient to convey the proper sequence of events.
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