麻烦大家解答一下，"as well as" 在并列当中的使用 （in OG17-SC#802)

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"as well as"  在并列当中的使用 （in OG17-SC#802)

“That a ruined structure found at Aquaba, was probably a church is indicated by its eastward orientation and overall plan, as well as by the artifactst, such as glass oil-lamp fragments, found at the site"

这里就是" by its eastward orientation and overall plan, as well as by "as well as" 可以引导这种并列吗？ 不是只有“and”可以吗？
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