Discussion

Explanation:

Option 1 is incorrect. The evidence is used not to argue for changing the date of the Viking age but to highlight the fact that Vikings were traders before they were known to be raiders. Eliminate option 1. Option 2 is incorrect.  The raids are said to start about 70 years after 725. Eliminate option 2
Option 3 is incorrect. The evidence is cited to show that the Vikings had been traders before they were raiders and not to show that the antler artefacts could have come from Scandinavia. Eliminate option 3.
Option 4 is correct. The evidence is cited in order to show that the Vikings’ trade relations with Europe, predates the Viking raids. The reason for mentioning the evidence is stated right afterwards in the passage – “Most of the artefacts also date to the 780s, but some are as old as 725. That predates the beginning of Viking raids on Great Britain by about 70 years.” Retain option 4.
Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

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