▶ Your Answer : In the reading, there are several evidence supporting the author's assertion that the Etruscans migrated from Turkey. However, the professor refuted this argument point by point and provided specific reasons debunking the author's assertion. First of all, the professor mentioned that DNA test in 2004 is not reliable enough although it had been cited by lots of scholars as an crucial evidence. It is because credibility of DNA materials cannot be guatranteed due to its possibility to be contaminated or damaged during long periods. Thus, this statement refuted the statement that the fact that the Etruscans and Turkish have same roots can be verified by the DNA test in 2004 suggested by the author. Secondly, the professor argued that there is a possibility that different languages have similar alphabets even though they are totally from different ancestors. Thus, the similarity of two languages cannot be the crucial evidence for the author's claim. This reason can be a rebuttal of the author's statement that similar alphabets of two languages can guarantee that the Etruscans migrated from Turkey. Thirdly, the professor pointed that shared funerary practice such as cremated dead also cannot be the critical evidence for the author's claim, since there had been a local funerary tradition in northern Italy involving cremated dead and elaborate urns stored with the ashes. Thus, there is also a possibility that the funerary tradition of the Etruscan was not from the Turkish tradition but from the northern Italian tradition. Consequently, the evidence considering shared funerary practice suggested by the author was refuted by the reason provided by the professor. In a nutshell, while the author's assertion on the basis of DNA test results, similar alphabets and shared funerary pracitce between two tribes looked quite plausible, the professor's scrutiny reveals that it lacks solid evidence. The professor provided specific counter-arguments based on logical reasons. In order to bolster it, the author should provide more fastidious reasons and evidence.
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