Question

in this article, jan simek discusses the discovery of ancient cave art in north america. 1 on a cold winters day in 1980, a group of recreational cavers entered a narrow, wet stream passage south of knoxville, tennessee. they navigated a slippery mud slope and a tight keyhole through the cave wall, trudged through the stream itself, ducked through another keyhole, and climbed more mud. eventually, they entered a high and relatively dry passage deep in the caves \dark zone\ - beyond the reach of external light. on the walls around them, they began to see lines and figures traced into remnant mud banks laid down long ago when the stream flowed at this higher level. no modern or historic graffiti marred the surfaces. they saw images of animals, people, and transformational characters blending human characteristics with those of birds, and those of snakes with mammals. ancient cave art has long been one of the most compelling of all artifacts from the human past, fascinating both to scientists and to the public at large. its visual expressions resonate across the ages, as if the ancients speak to us from deep in time. remarkably, this group of cavers in 1980 had happened upon the first ancient cave art site in north america. assessment questions which two statements best identify the central ideas of the article? a. many new dark - zone cave art sites have been found since mud glyph cave was initially discovered. b. the discovery of the mud glyph cave proves that native americans were creating cave art before europeans. c. southeastern cave art is likely less common than european cave art because it was faded by external light. d. archeologists are struggling to authenticate dark - zone caves in the southeast due to their faded appearance. e. archeologists have found enough cave art in the southeast to surpass the quantity of cave art identified in europe. f. recent discoveries of cave art in the southeast have

Explanation:

The article focuses on the discovery of ancient cave - art in North America, specifically the Mud Glyph Cave discovery in 1980. It implies that this discovery shows Native Americans were creating cave art before Europeans. Also, it mentions new dark - zone cave - art sites have been found since. Option A highlights the discovery of new sites, and Option B emphasizes the significance of the Mud Glyph Cave discovery regarding Native American art creation.

Answer:

A. Many new dark - zone cave art sites have been found since Mud Glyph Cave was initially discovered.
B. The discovery of the Mud Glyph Cave proves that Native Americans were creating cave art before Europeans.