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Check for Availabilityout of stock. Click on the button below to search for this title in other formats.  Frauds Myths and Mysteries Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeology 4edby Kenneth L Feder
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Ancient astronauts? Atlantis? Psychic archaeology? Pharaohs curses? Committed to the scientific investigation of human antiquity, this indispensable supplementary text uses interesting archaeological hoaxes, myths, and mysteries to show how we can truly know things about the past through science. The text presents examples of fantastic findings, and carefully, logically, and entertainingly describes the flaws in the purported evidence for each fantastic claim; readers can hone their own evaluative skills by example. Synopsis:Ancient astronauts? Atlantis? Psychic archaeology? Committed to the scientific investigation of human antiquity, this indispensable supplementary text uses interesting archaeological hoaxes, myths, and mysteries to show how we can truly know things about the past through science. Synopsis:FRAUDS, MYTHS, AND MYSTERIES is an increasingly indispensable supplementary text that uses interesting archaeological hoaxes, myths, and mysteries to show how we can truly know things about the past through science. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Science and PseudosciencePseudoscience and ArchaeologyChapter 2: Epistemology: How You Know What You KnowScience: Playing by the RulesThe Case of Childbed FeverThe Art of ScienceChapter 3: Anatomy of an Archaeological HoaxWhy Did They Do It?Chapter 4: Dawsons Dawn Man: The Hoax at PiltdownA Remarkable Discovery in SussexWhodunnit?Current Perspectives: Human EvolutionAmerica's First PeopleEuropeans in America: The Norse Discovery of AmericaAmerica BC?Chapter 6. The Myth of the MoundbuildersWho Were the Moundbuilders? Identifying the Vanished RaceRationale for the Myth of a Vanished RaceChapter 7: Lost: One ContinentRewardAtlantis: The Source of the LegendCurrent Perspectives: AtlantisGods in Fiery ChariotsCurrent Perspectives:The von Daniken PhenomenonWhen Did People Get This Smart?Current Perspectives: Secrets of the PyramidsPsychic ArchaeologyCurrent Perspectives: Archaeology Without DiggingScientific CreationismNew Age PrehistoryChapter 12: Real Mysteries of a Veritable Past The Civilization of EuropeStonehenge | |||
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