Self-study
Robin: Conclusion Archaeologists can study the artifacts left by ancient cultures to determine whether they were nomadic or sedentary. ██ ███ █████████ ████ ████ ██ ████ ██████ ████ ██ ██ ███████ ██████████ ███ ███████ ███ ██████ ██████████
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Speaker 1 Summary
Robin argues that archaeologists can determine if ancient cultures were nomadic or stayed in one place based on their artifacts. How is this possible? Well, long-lasting artifacts indicate a sedentary culture, whereas artifacts made to be quickly thrown away indicate nomads.
Speaker 2 Summary
Kendall comes to the unstated conclusion that artifacts’ longevity is not a good indicator of whether an ancient culture was nomadic or sedentary. This conclusion is supported by Kendall’s claim that peoples decided what artifacts to make based on the available materials, not their lifestyles.
Objective
We’re looking for a disagreement between Robin and Kendall. The two speakers disagree about whether a culture’s lifestyle can be reliably indicated by the durability of their artifacts.
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Neither speaker makes this claim. Kendall disagrees with Robin about how useful artifacts are in making this distinction, but never takes issue with the underlying distinction between nomadic and sedentary cultures.
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Robin agrees and Kendall disagrees: this is their disagreement. Robin claims that durable artifacts are from sedentary cultures and non-durable artifacts from nomadic cultures. Kendall’s argument undermines the connection between artifact durability and cultural classification.
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Neither speaker offers an opinion about this. Both Robin and Kendall focus entirely on what can be determined based on the durability of artifacts. Neither mentions other types of evidence.
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Neither Robin nor Kendall talk about the importance of distinguishing between nomadic and sedentary cultures. Their discussion is about the use of artifacts when classifying cultures this way, not the merit of the classification.
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Neither speaker offers a clear opinion about this. Robin thinks that artifacts can reveal a culture’s lifestyle, and Kendall thinks that artifacts are linked to available materials. However, we don’t know what counts as a “great deal” of information.