Samples from a ceramic vase found at a tomb in Sicily prove that the vase was manufactured in Greece. Since the occupant of the tomb died during the reign of a Sicilian ruler who lived 2,700 years ago, the location of the vase indicates that there was trade between Sicily and Greece 2,700 years ago.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?

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Correct Answer is :  The vase that was found at the Sicilian tomb was not placed there many generations later by descendants of the occupant of the tomb.

GMAT Verbal Reasoning Practice Test 7