Both article and lecture discuss about the function of " great houses" of Chao Canyon, the massive stone building. The article implies that Chao houses served as residential purposes; they were used to store food supplies, and were used to hold ceremonies. However, disagree with the article. He says that there is no convincing evidence that Chao houses were served as residential purposes. The professor refutes each of the author's reasons.
First, the article claims that because the Chao houses look similar to residential buildings built by the people from other societies in the American Southwest, Chao houses may have been used for residential purposes. The professor refutes this point by explaining that Chao houses contain very few fireplaces, and fewer than the family living in the house would need for cooking, therefore Chao houses were not built for residential.
Second, the article states that the Chao houses may have been used to store food. The people in Chao Canyon needed places to store their grain maize, and the great houses have large space that could serve that purpose. However, the professor disagree with this point by saying that the theory of using Chao houses to store grain maize is determined by the fact that very few maize, and maize containers have been found in the Chao houses during excavation.
Finally, the article informs that the Chao houses may have served as ceremonial centers, because the large amount of broken potteries has been found in a mound located near " Pueblo Alto" , houses used for ceremonial events. This evidence suggests that people discarded the pots in which the food was prepared and served after the ceremonies. The professor opposes this point by saying that the mound near " Pueblo Alto" also contains construction tools which suggest that the pots found in the mound were probably used by construction workers.
Both
article
and lecture
discuss about the
function of
"
; great
houses"
; of Chao Canyon, the massive stone building. The
article
implies that Chao
houses
served as
residential
purposes
; they were
used
to
store
food supplies, and were
used
to hold ceremonies.
However
, disagree with the
article
. He says that there is no convincing evidence that Chao
houses
were served
as
residential
purposes
. The
professor
refutes each of the author's reasons.
First
, the
article
claims that
because
the Chao
houses
look similar to
residential
buildings built by the
people
from other societies in the American Southwest, Chao
houses
may have been
used
for
residential
purposes
. The
professor
refutes this point by explaining that Chao
houses
contain
very
few fireplaces, and fewer than the family living in the
house
would need for cooking,
therefore
Chao
houses
were not built for residential.
Second, the
article
states that the Chao
houses
may have been
used
to
store
food. The
people
in Chao Canyon needed places to
store
their grain maize, and the great
houses
have large space that could serve that
purpose
.
However
, the
professor
disagree with this point by saying that the theory of using Chao
houses
to
store
grain maize
is determined
by the fact that
very
few maize
, and maize containers have
been found
in the Chao
houses
during excavation.
Finally
, the
article
informs that the Chao
houses
may have served as ceremonial centers,
because
the large amount of broken potteries has
been found
in a mound located near
"
; Pueblo
Alto"
;
,
houses
used
for ceremonial
events
. This evidence suggests that
people
discarded the pots in which the food
was prepared
and served after the ceremonies. The
professor
opposes this point by saying that the mound near
"
; Pueblo
Alto"
;
also
contains construction tools which suggest that the pots found in the mound were
probably
used
by construction workers.