The student wants to explain the implications of the discovery at the…

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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 Saltville site in Virginia date to approximately 16,000 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 explain the implications of the discovery at the Saltville site. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

It is the contention of the Clovis First hypothesis that the Clovis, an ancient population, were the first to inhabit North America, arriving around 13,000 years ago.

Located in Virginia, Saltville is one of more than a dozen North American sites where pre-Clovis items have been discovered.

The approximately 16,000-year-old stone tools found at Saltville, a site in Virginia, should not be overlooked: they have important implications for the Clovis First hypothesis.

Contrary to the Clovis First hypothesis, the approximately 16,000-year-old stone tools found at Saltville suggest that humans were in North America before the Clovis arrived.