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Now, listen to part of a lecture on the topic you just read about. Some experts aren't convinced that the Phoenicians explored the Azores long before modern Europeans. Here's why. First, about the caves. For us to know the caves were built by Phoenicians. We would need evidences of religious artifacts. But that's not quite clear. For example, the supposed stone alters you read about might not be alters. They might just be tables without any religious purpose. And the bulls might be there for storing simple drinking water, not liquid for religious ceremonies. The caves might actually have a different explanation all together. We know that European settlers sometimes used to these caves to store food and water. It's possible that it was those early Europeans who built the caves, not the Phoenicians. Second, the argument about the coins may be based on a misunderstanding. Sure, the article said that the coins were found on Corvo, but there are several locations called Corvo. So was the writer referring to the island of Corvo in the Azores? Probably not. You see, Corvo was also a name of a town in mainland Portugal. In fact, it was known that the Phoenicians visited the town of Corvo in Portugal. So finding Phoenician coins there would not have been surprising. It's possible that the writer of the article confused the two locations and the coins were actually found in the town of Corvo in mainland Portugal. But he mistakenly thought they had come from the island of Corvo in the Azores. Lastly, while the Phoenicians were able to sell long distances, the journey to the Azores would oppose a particular Challenge. The Azores are located in the Atlantic Ocean. In the Atlantic, both the ocean currents and the wind move east toward Europe. Phoenician sailboats traveling west to the Azores would have had to sail against the strong wind and against the flow of the ocean water. So the journey going west to the Azores would probably have been impossible for Phoenician ships of that time. Summarize the points made in the lecture, being sure to explain how they cast out on the specific points made in the reading passage.
Summarize the points made in the lecture, being sure to explain how they cast doubt on the specific methods proposed in the reading passage.
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