The lecture states about the evidences and lack of evidences which cast serious doubts about the passage. Both the passage and lecture discuss upon three theories about the great houses in Chaco canyon.
First theory is that the great houses were used for residential purpose, which the lecture refutes, as there are no many fire places and it has rooms to accommodate hundreds of people. So this theory is not a convincing one to be residential purpose, though it looks like apartment houses.
Secondly, the lecture casts doubt upon the food storage theory, due to insufficient evidences like large storage tank or containers. The spilled & moist maize proves that it was not used for storing food.
Third theory says that they were used as ceremonial center. However the lecture disagrees with this because the place was filled with large construction materials such as sand, stones and building materials. Also it might be used as the regular thrash for the left over by the construction people.
To conclude, the lecture casts serious doubt about all the three theories about the great houses to be used as residence, food storage and ceremonial center with proper evidences.
The
lecture
states about the
evidences
and lack of
evidences
which cast serious doubts about the passage. Both the passage and
lecture
discuss upon three
theories
about the great
houses
in
Chaco
canyon.
First
theory
is that the great
houses
were
used
for residential purpose, which the
lecture
refutes, as there are
no
many
fire places and it has rooms to accommodate hundreds of
people
.
So
this
theory
is not a convincing one to be residential purpose, though it looks like apartment
houses
.
Secondly
, the
lecture
casts doubt upon the food storage
theory
, due to insufficient
evidences
like large storage tank or containers. The spilled
&
; moist maize proves that it was not
used
for storing food.
Third
theory
says that they were
used
as ceremonial center.
However
the
lecture
disagrees with this
because
the place
was filled
with large construction materials such as sand, stones and building materials.
Also
it might be
used
as the regular thrash for the
left
over by the construction
people
.
To conclude
, the
lecture
casts serious doubt about all the three
theories
about the great
houses
to be
used
as residence, food storage and ceremonial center with proper
evidences
.