The reading and the passage are both contradicting with each other, in terms of use and purpose regarding the carved stone balls. The author of the reading presented three theories in support for that the carved stone balls were used purposefully. However, the lecturer casts doubt about the claim presented in the article and refutes all the idea presented in the paragraph. He added that all the idea are not practical and convincing.
First of all, according to the article, the holes and grooves on the carved stone ball showed that they might have used for hunting or fighting. On the contrary, the speaker negates the arguments presented in the passage. Furthermore, he discusses that if the stone ball has been used as a weapon, there would have some wear on the ball, however, nothing like that was found on that. Also, none of the balls was broken off which proved that stone balls must not have used as a weapon or fighting purpose.
Secondly, the author posits that stone balls were too heavy in weight, and thereby, they might have used as a primitive system of weight and measures. Although the lecturer refutes this by asserting that the density of these balls varies from each other because they are made of different materials. Even, the same size of two balls shows different weight. Therefore, the weight measure theory was wrong for the stone balls.
Finally, it is mentioned in the article that the elaborated special design on the stone ball may mark the social status of their owners, and because of that, they might have used for a social purpose. On the other hand, the speaker believes that if they were serving a purpose in a social community then they would have been buried in the grave as it was their personal possession, but no balls were found in the grave. Hence, this theory is not acceptable too.
The reading and the passage are both contradicting with each other, in terms of
use
and purpose regarding the carved
stone
balls. The author of the reading
presented
three theories in support for that the carved
stone
balls were
used
purposefully
.
However
, the lecturer casts doubt about the claim
presented
in the article and refutes all the
idea
presented
in the paragraph. He
added
that all the
idea
are not practical and convincing.
First of all
, according to the article, the holes and grooves on the carved
stone
ball
showed
that they might have
used
for hunting or fighting.
On the contrary
, the speaker negates the arguments
presented
in the passage.
Furthermore
, he discusses that if the
stone
ball has been
used
as a weapon, there would have
some
wear on the ball,
however
, nothing like that
was found
on that.
Also
, none of the balls
was broken
off which proved that
stone
balls
must
not have
used
as a weapon or fighting purpose.
Secondly
, the author posits that
stone
balls were too heavy in
weight
, and thereby, they might have
used
as a primitive system of
weight
and measures. Although the lecturer refutes this by asserting that the density of these balls varies from each other
because
they
are made
of
different
materials. Even, the same size of two balls
shows
different
weight
.
Therefore
, the
weight
measure theory was
wrong
for the
stone
balls.
Finally
, it
is mentioned
in the article that the elaborated special design on the
stone
ball may mark the social status of their owners, and
because
of that, they might have
used
for a social purpose.
On the other hand
, the speaker believes that if they were serving a purpose in a social community then they would have
been buried
in the grave as it was their personal possession,
but
no balls
were found
in the grave.
Hence
, this theory is not acceptable too.