A historian finds a copy of a document in the ruins of an ancient Indian city. When he translates it, he discovers that it is a code of laws used to govern the city. He publishes his translation and is happy to discover that other historians around the world have started analyzing it in their own work. Which of the following, if true, would reduce the document's value as a piece of historical evidence?

A. The historian guessed at much of the document's text, as it had been badly burned.

B. Codes of laws are not very rare, as they are found in societies throughout history.

C. The Indian city's ruins were recently uncovered, so only a small area has been searched.

D. Most of the writers who are analyzing the document know almost nothing about history.

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Abril Rangel

11 January, 23:38

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Kelly Weeks · Answer 1

A)

The answer is kind of a common sense answer rather than history