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.
First of all, the
author contends that dogs 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 become more
aggressive as they get older. Thus, the notion
the author insists is false.
Second, the writer insists that domestication of dogs
occurred 16,000 years age ago. The speaker, however, rebuts the argument by asserting
that dog domestication took place much earlier than 16,000 years age ago. This is because footprints of a young boy and a dog found in a 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 countries such as Europe, North America, and 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.