The Reading and the lecture argued about the theories of how the great houses of the Chaco Canyon people considered great houses for thier big size and hight building and been used as residential, food storage or maybe as ceremonial centers. The three theories presented in the reading has been questioned by the lecture.
First, the reading said these houses were dwelled by hundreds of people because of their great size and they were purely residential. The lecture opposes this theory saying that these houses inside cast doubt of how many people live inside. He claims that if many people live in these great houses, they will need a fireplace to meet their needs. However, the findings did not find these fireplaces which contradict the theory of these houses being residential.
Second, the reading propose another theory that these houses were used for their large rooms as food storages like maize for example, or grains. The profesor in the lecture refutes that, saying that even the idea is blauseable, however, the excavation did not find any evidence of spilled maize to support the use of these houses as a storage for food.
Lastly, the reading mentions a third theory of the utilization of these houses as ceremonial centers. The excavation finding of lots of the pots inside these houses has reinforce this theory. The lectuer, however, contradict that. the professor says that the finding of the large guantities of the broken pots might refer to the trash that has been throwen by the construction workers. This based on the finding of construction subtances and materials like sand, that gives an impression that theses pots was not related to the ceremonies and might simply be the trash that had been left by the construction workers.
The
Reading
and the lecture argued about the
theories
of how the
great
houses
of the
Chaco
Canyon
people
considered
great
houses
for
thier
big
size and
hight
building and been
used
as residential, food storage or maybe as ceremonial centers. The three
theories
presented in the
reading
has
been questioned
by the lecture.
First
, the
reading
said these
houses
were
dwelled
by hundreds of
people
because
of their
great
size and
they were
purely
residential. The lecture opposes this
theory
saying that these
houses
inside cast doubt of how
many
people
live
inside. He claims that if
many
people
live
in these
great
houses
, they will need a fireplace to
meet
their needs.
However
, the
findings
did not find these fireplaces which contradict the
theory
of these
houses
being residential.
Second, the
reading
propose another
theory
that these
houses
were
used
for their large rooms as food
storages
like maize
for example
, or grains. The
profesor
in the lecture refutes that, saying that even the
idea
is
blauseable
,
however
, the excavation did not find any evidence of spilled maize to support the
use
of these
houses
as a storage for food.
Lastly
, the
reading
mentions a third
theory
of the utilization of these
houses
as ceremonial centers. The excavation
finding
of lots of the pots inside these
houses
has
reinforce
this
theory
. The
lectuer
,
however
, contradict that.
the
professor says that the
finding
of the large
guantities
of the broken pots might refer to the trash that has been
throwen
by the construction workers. This based on the
finding
of construction
subtances
and materials like sand, that gives an impression that
theses
pots was not related to the ceremonies and might
simply
be the trash that had been
left
by the construction workers.