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SAT Reading & Writing · Text Structure & Purpose

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Text Structure & Purpose

For decades scholars read the circular stone foundation at the edge of the settlement as the base of a defensive tower. Excavation in 2014 found no weapon fragments and no reinforced doorway, but it did find charred grain by the sackload and the sockets of a raised wooden floor. Both are standard features of granaries across the region, so the building most likely protected stored food from damp.

Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?