The ice melted on a Norwegian mountain during a particularly warm summer in 2019, revealing a 1,700-year-old sandal to a mountaineer looking for artifacts. The sandal would normally have degraded quickly, but it was instead well preserved for centuries by the surrounding ice. According to archaeologist Espen Finstad and his team, the sandal, like those worn by imperial Romans, wouldn’t have offered any protection from the cold in the mountains, so some kind of insulation, like fabric or animal skin, would have needed to be worn on the feet with the sandal.

What does the text indicate about the discovery of the sandal?
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Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) The discovery revealed that the Roman Empire had more influence on Norway than archaeologists previously assumed.
A
The discovery revealed that the Roman Empire had more influence on Norway than archaeologists previously assumed.
(Choice B) The sandal would have degraded if it hadn’t been removed from the ice.
B
The sandal would have degraded if it hadn’t been removed from the ice.
(Choice C) Temperatures contributed to both protecting and revealing the sandal.
C
Temperatures contributed to both protecting and revealing the sandal.
(Choice D) Archaeologists would have found the sandal eventually without help from the general public.
D
Archaeologists would have found the sandal eventually without help from the general public.