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In the given a set of materials, the reading and the lecture both deal with dogs domestication. The lecturer challenges the reading passage’s argument that it is now understood how, when, and where dogs became domesticated. Fist of all, the author contends that dog come from wolves that were tamed by humans. In contrast the lecture refutes the claim by saying that it would have been difficult for ancient people to hunt wolves due to great differences in hunting styles between people and wolves. In addition, it is untrue that people would have trained wolves because they became more aggressive as get older. Thus, the notion the author insists is false. Second, the writer insists that domestication of dogs occurred 16,000 years age. Speaker, however, rebuts the argument by asserting that dog domestication took place much earlier than 16,000 years age. This is because footprints of young boy and a dog found in cave prove that the footprints were dated to about 2,600 years ago. So, the statement the writer maintains is erroneous. Finally, the article argues that dogs domestication happened in China. On the other hand, the professor counters the contention by stating that the oldest fossils were found in many other country such as Europe, North America, the Middle East, and China. Moreover, DNA evidence shows that dogs had 4 ancestors from different locations. Therefore, the idea the article argues does not make sense. |