Although partially destroyed, the archaeologists were able to infer from what remained of the inscription that the priest Zonainos was buried in the crypt.

A - Although partially destroyed, the archaeologists were able to infer
B - Although partially destroyed, the archaeologists had inferred
C - Although it had been partially destroyed, the archaeologists were able to infer
D - Partially destroyed though it had been, the archeologists had been able to infer
E - Destroyed partially, the archaeologists were able to infer

It seems to me that in every choice the archaeologists have been destroyed ... please explanations