Scorched by fire, stained by water

[cristyc401]

Hi,

I saw this question on gmatclub, but could not understand which one to pick from option A and B. Could you please help me? Correct ans is B

Scorched by fire, stained by water, and inscribed in cramped handwriting, the seventeenth-century Dutch documents on the beginnings of New York City were long ignored by historians, depending instead on English sources for information.
(A) the seventeenth-century Dutch documents on the beginnings of New York City were long ignored by historians, depending
(B) the seventeenth-century Dutch documents on the beginnings of New York City were long ignored by historians, who depended

[RonPurewal]

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[RonPurewal]

Also, when you fix those things——Tell us more about your own thought process here.

The actual issue is pretty easy to see (there's only one difference between these choices). So, what's your existing understanding of those two modifiers?