LSAT 130 | Section 2 | Reading Comprehension: Q4

RC Question 4 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: The author intends the term “traditional sources” (line 1) to exclude which one of the following?

DISCUSSION: If you read the full line, you’ll see that traditional sources are archaeological remains, and old texts. Both of these are items from the ancient world itself.

Anything found at an archaeological site which dates from ancient times is an “archaeological remain” from those times.

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1. Ancient clay objects are archaeological remains.
2. Cloth found during an excavation is an archaeological remain.
3. An ancient garment is an archaeological remain.
4. CORRECT. A re-creation of a loom is a modern creation. It is not an ancient, traditional source.
5. Ancient accounts come from ancient texts.