Sentence Correction (SC) | Studying skeletons unearthed near Rome, DNA evidence was recovered by

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Can you please explain what is so awkward about (D)

(A) and (B) are clearly out since opening verb-ing modifier should modify scientists and not evidence.

(C) being is not used in passive continuous tense also I feel evidence from is incorrect. It should be evidence by studying ..

(D)they correctly refers to scientists and not skeletons , is the phrase - from it- wordier?

(E) I did not select this since was confused if recovered is verb or modifier? note that
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