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Both the reading and the listening mainly talk about the cause of Anasazi migration. While the reading claims that they moved out because of the serious drought, the lecturer casts doubts on the given suggestions.
First of all, the reading insists that the nutritional status of the Anasazi turned out to be poor, showing the lack of precipitation during the migration period. On the contrary, the listening refutes this assertion by pointing out that malnutrition of the Anasazi was common situation. Almost half of the children was poorly nourished even during the time with abundant crop yied. To explain further, this is due to the religious custom which used huge amount of crops.
Secondly, the article mentions that the status of the excavation site reveals that the Anasazi deliberately prepared for their later returns after the drought. The lecturer strongly rebuts this argument by stating that actually they did not show up even after the end of the dry period. If they decided to leave because of the aridity of the rigion, they must have came back when the problem was solved.
The final point made by the writer is that the Anasazi found their new inhabitance in the place with plentiful sources of water. However, the professor disagrees with the sufficiency of the water supplies. Actually, their new settlement was made where the climate was rather arid, and not proper for agricultural activities. That is, they choose even harsher conditions. If the Anasazi immigrated because of the driness, they would not have been stayed in that kind of environment.
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