Digital SAT Reading and Writing Practice Question #850

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: • Archaeologists excavated a 3,200-year-old bronze cauldron from the Tel Hazor site in northern Israel. • Organic residue analysis of the vessel interior revealed chemical biomarkers for tartaric acid and resinated pine pitch. • Tartaric acid is an exclusive chemical signature for fermented grape beverages (wine). • Resinated pine pitch was historically employed in the eastern Mediterranean to seal porous storage vessels and prevent oxidation. • Lead archaeologist Dr. Naama Segal hypothesizes that the vessel was curated specifically for elite ceremonial libations rather than utilitarian food preparation. The student wants to present the biochemical evidence that supports Dr. Segal’s ceremonial libation hypothesis. Which choice most effectively uses the relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?