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[1] In the mid-twentieth century, Mayan hieroglyphs were widely believed by scholars to represent only abstract calendar dates and astronomical observations. [2] Tatiana Proskouriakoff revolutionized Mayanist studies by analyzing patterns in the stone monuments, or stelae, at the ancient city of Piedras Negras. [3] She noticed that the dates inscribed on consecutive monuments matched the typical spans of human lifetimes, suggesting the carvings depicted the births, accessions, and deaths of individual rulers. [4] _She argued that these monuments served as records of political events._
The writer wants to revise the underlined portion of sentence [4] to provide the most specific, concrete visual details to support the claim that the carvings depicted the biographical events of rulers' lives. Which choice best accomplishes this goal?
- AAnalyzing these monuments for decades, the historical lives of ancient kings were revealed to her.
- BShe focused her analysis on the Piedras Negras monuments, which spanned several centuries of Mayan history.
- Her analysis identified specific glyphs associated with royal births, including the 'upended frog' symbol, and accessions, marked by a figure seated on a dais.Cevap
- DHer breakthrough proved that Mayan inscriptions were complex historical documents; which was a major advancement in the field of Mesoamerican archaeology.