Some archeologists hypothesize that Irish monks were the first Europeans to reach North America, roughly 100 years before the Vikings. The Irish monks, it is believed, crossed the Atlantic in boats constructed primarily of leather, in order to find isolation and solitude, and some of them might have settled with the Native Americans. Unfortunately, no physical evidence has been found to support this theory.
Which of the following, if true, best supports the hypothesis of these archeologists, taking into account the paucity of physical evidence?
A Archeologists now believe that the Vikings went to North America 50 years earlier than had been previously thought.
B Viking longboats were much faster and sturdier than Irish leather-bound boats.
C Leather tends to rot after only a couple of decades.
D Anthropologists have found no evidence of any Irish words or expressions in the languages of modern-day North America.
E Concrete, physical evidence of Viking settlements have been discovered only in Newfoundland, Canada.
Which of the following, if true, best supports the hypothesis of these archeologists, taking into account the paucity of physical evidence?
A Archeologists now believe that the Vikings went to North America 50 years earlier than had been previously thought.
B Viking longboats were much faster and sturdier than Irish leather-bound boats.
C Leather tends to rot after only a couple of decades.
D Anthropologists have found no evidence of any Irish words or expressions in the languages of modern-day North America.
E Concrete, physical evidence of Viking settlements have been discovered only in Newfoundland, Canada.
