Given the task definition and input, reply with output. You are given a science question (easy-level) and four answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D"). Your task is to find the correct answer based on scientific facts, knowledge, and reasoning. Do not generate anything else apart from one of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D'. There is only one correct answer for each question.

The house cat was believed to be tamed in ancient Egypt. In 2004, the remains of an eight-month old cat buried with its owner were discovered on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. The date of burial, however, came before Egyptian civilization. Which best explains the importance of the discovery?  
 (A) Wildcats are not related to house cats. (B) Cats were domesticated earlier than originally thought. (C) Wildcats were not domesticated. (D) The period of Egyptian civilization was older than originally thought.

B