Multiple choice

What does the author mean by 'retained several vestiges of human activities' (Lines 6-7)?

Answer the question based on the following passage.

            Discovered during December 1994 at Vallon – Pont – d’Arc,
            the cave composed of several spacious gallerias and dens,
            is adorned with almost 300 paleolithical paintings & engravings
            (dating 18000 – 20000 years before present time). The focus
(5)        is on a wide variety of animals including bears, owls, mammoths,
            rhino’s and felines. The cave has also retained several
            vestiges of human activities: fireplaces, entailed flints and
            other clues which denote an evolution in tools and habits.
            Totally left intact and untouched by any human intrusion,
(10)      the cave represents an exceptional source of studies for
           archeologists.

  1. The pictures of cave men

  2. The cave shelters together with tools signifying the existence of wild animals

  3. The traces of archeological remains signifying evolution

  4. The incomplete wall paintings

  5. The work of cave man under the protection of archeological department
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Explanation

The cave has many traces of art showing human progress or evolution, which have turned into historical evidence of human evolution.

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