I can see why (E) is the answer for this question after looking at lines 33-36.
But why is (C) wrong? I understood "reconstructing" from line 45 as 'restoring.'
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Re: Q6
Hey Hye,
This is a tricky question, so it's worth looking at all five. First, let's check the passage for what it tells us about "the transformation of archaeology". It comes in the second half of the second paragraph: "...the field has transformed itself into a scientific pursuit of knowledge about past cultures. As part of this process, archaeologists adopted the fundamental precept of preserving all objects, even those that have no discernible value."
(A) We are never told that interest increased, only that there are now better ways to indulge such interest.
(B) We hear nothing about preservation techniques, only techniques for studying pieces.
(C) This is the trickiest answer. But actually, we don't hear of ways to restore damaged artifacts; only ways to study artifacts. What line 45 tells us is that archaeologists have reconstructed and implemented ancient production methods. In other words, they are building NEW stuff that simulates the methodology of old stuff. But they aren't fixing anything that was damaged.
(D) This was not part of the transformation of archaeology, but a result of the transformation.
(E) CORRECT. This matches pretty perfectly with what was quoted above.
Hope that helps!
-t
This is a tricky question, so it's worth looking at all five. First, let's check the passage for what it tells us about "the transformation of archaeology". It comes in the second half of the second paragraph: "...the field has transformed itself into a scientific pursuit of knowledge about past cultures. As part of this process, archaeologists adopted the fundamental precept of preserving all objects, even those that have no discernible value."
(A) We are never told that interest increased, only that there are now better ways to indulge such interest.
(B) We hear nothing about preservation techniques, only techniques for studying pieces.
(C) This is the trickiest answer. But actually, we don't hear of ways to restore damaged artifacts; only ways to study artifacts. What line 45 tells us is that archaeologists have reconstructed and implemented ancient production methods. In other words, they are building NEW stuff that simulates the methodology of old stuff. But they aren't fixing anything that was damaged.
(D) This was not part of the transformation of archaeology, but a result of the transformation.
(E) CORRECT. This matches pretty perfectly with what was quoted above.
Hope that helps!
-t
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