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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
• The Clovis First hypothesis proposes that ancient humans known as Clovis were the first to populate North America.
• The Clovis arrived around 13,000 years ago.
• Stone tools found at the Chiquihuite Cave site in Mexico date to approximately 26,000 years ago.
• These items support the idea that humans were present in North America before the Clovis population arrived.
• More than a dozen North American sites containing pre-Clovis items have been identified.
The student wants to make and support a claim about humans' arrival in North America.Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
It has been claimed that the Clovis, arriving around 13,000 years ago, were the first human inhabitants of North America.
A
The stone tools found at the Chiquihuite Cave site should not be overlooked: they have important implications for the Clovis First hypothesis.
B
While the Clovis First hypothesis proposes that humans first arrived in North America around 13,000 years ago, humans had likely arrived before that time.
C
Arriving about 13,000 years ago, the Clovis were likely not the first humans in North America; items from more than a dozen sites suggest that humans had arrived before that time.
D