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TPO 33: CARVED STONE BALLSReading:Carved stone balls are a curious type of artifact found at a number of locations in Scotland. They date from the late Neolithic period, around 4,000 years ago. They are round in shape; they were carved from several types

TPO 33: CARVED STONE BALLSReading: Carved stone balls are a curious type of artifact found at a number of locations in Scotland. They date from the late Neolithic period, around 4, 000 years ago. They are round in shape; they were carved from several types RN0op

In the reading passage, the author proposed three possible theories to explain the usage and meaning of ancient carved stone balls found in Scotland. Nevertheless, the lecturer disagreed with these theories for several reasons. First, while the author maintained that the carved stone balls could be weapons for ancient people, the lecturer considered this inconvincing. If those stones were equipments used in fighting or killing animals, like the arrow heads or axes commonly used in Neolithic period, there would have been some marks or prints on the stones, and it was possible to find the stones in broken pieces too. However, none of the evidence shows the characteristics mentioned above. So this theory is unlikely to be true. Second, the author stated that perhaps these stone balls were used as a tool of measurement. Yet the lecturer argued that according to the archeological finding, the stone balls vary in quantity. They are made of stones of different density. For example, they are consisted of sand stones, green stones, and so on. This contribute to the different masses despite of the same volume they have. Owing to this, they are probably not used in weighing things. Third, eventhough the author claimed that the stone balls may serve as an symbol of social status of a particular person, the lecturer doubted this because the patterns on the stones are too simple. If this theory was true, the carvings on the stone balls should be much more complicated. Moreover, ancient British people liked to bury the dead people along with their personal pocessions. But archeologists haven't found any carved stone balls in tumbs or graves. Therefore, the lecturer didn't believe in this theory.

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