Palea And Lithos Essay

Using a recent archealogical find as the basis for her argumenet, the author believes that the "so-called" Palean baskets were not uniquely Palean because a basket matching Palean characteristics was found in a nearby city called Lithos. However, a variety of understated assumptions belie this conclusion. A sample size of only one Palean basket found in Lithos may constitute a hasty generalization, and there may have been other modes of reasonable transportation between Palea and Lithos. The passsage indicates that only one Palean"basket was found in Lithos. From the finding of just one basket, the author hastilty jumped to the conclusion that he baskets must have also been completely or partly fashioned in Lithos. To definitively strengthen their claim, the author needs to find evidence that many Palean baskets were found in Lithos. If many baskets were found in Lithos without a easily accessible trade root between Palea and Lithos, then the Palean baskets indeed could have not been uniquely Palean. Of course, this could also be evidence that the baskets were uniquely Palean but they were heavily demanded in

For instance, the source or delta of the Brim River may have been shallower and narrower, allowing boats to cross into a different city across the river. From that city, uniquely Palean baskets could have been transported across land and traded in Lithos. The author should research whether Palean or Lithosian boats have been found at any other place along the river. Palean boats found on the Lithosian side of the river would suggest that the Palean baskets were uniquely Palean and traded into Lithos. However, Lithosian boats found on the Palean side of the river would suggest the exact opposite, which means that the baskets were not uniquely