The reading
passage provides several evidences in which the myth of copper scroll,
indicating that the document is treasure map, is actually false idea. However,
the professor in the lecture refutes the author’s claim and points out that the
existence of the possibility that the document can be a treasure map.
First of all,
the professor argues that regarding to a nature of a treasure map it is common
to have a vague language. By doing so, the burrier could avoid their treasure
to be easily exposed to unintended founding. In other words, the maker
purposely made languages unclear. This contradicts the author’s claim that the
vagueness of the copper scroll undermines the possibility of the usage of the
document as a treasure map.
Second,
according to the professor, archeologists applied wrong measures while
interpreting an amount of the treasure. The actual amount of conversion might
be much lighter than they had thought which make the theory much more plausible.
This counters the assertion of the author’s claim that the quantity listed on
the document was impossible to exist.
Lastly, the
professor points out that the progresses have already been made. For example,
researchers made great excavations in Egypt and other historical sites. Also,
even though there was no direct evidences have been found, still there can be a
room for a possibility. This casts doubt on the author’s argument that no
significant discovery proves the idea is false.