C
Archaeologist: How did the Parthenon' s stonemasons manage to carve columns that all bulged outward in the center in precisely the same way? One hypothesis is suggested by the discovery of a scale drawing of a column etched into the stone of a Greek temple at Didyma. The drawing is a profile view of a column surrounded by a grid, which makes it possible to determine the correct width at every height of the column. The stonemasons who carved the Parthenon' s columns may have relied on a drawing like the one at Didyma. Which one of the following, if true, adds the most support for the archaeologist's hypothesis?
A: The construction of the temple at Didyma was begun over a century after the Parthenon was constructed.
B: The surviving columns at Didyma are almost twice as tall as the columns at the Parthenon.
C: Scale drawings were commonly used in many types of construction in ancient Greece.
D: Modern attempts to recreate columns like those at the Parthenon have only been partially successful.