The Great House Summary

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The article and the lecturer are both about the "great house", the settlements of Chaco Canyon in New Mexico in the American Southwest. The author of the article claims that the archaeologists have three competing theories to determine how the building were used. The lecturer cast doubt on the claims made in the article, thinking that all of the three theories are not true,

First, the author of the article claims that the building was a resident. He notes that the great house is similar to the "apartment buildings" at Taos, New Mexico. This point is challenged by the lecturer, saying that If the great house was a resident, it should has more fireplace for every family. He states that there are only ten fireplace in the great house.

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