Synopses & Reviews
From Atlantis to ancient astronauts, this book points out the flaws in archaeology's most fantastic claims in a careful and entertaining way. It provides comparisons of mysterious phenomena and similar-looking elements that are scientifically documented, but leaves readers with some genuine unsolved mysteries to ponder, such as Stonehenge and crop circles.
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"This is a great topic — students are interested — and the book is written in a way that is easy to read and enjoyable." Kristy Miller, Estrella Mountain Community College
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"Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries takes things that everyone is fascinated by — aliens, Atlantis, the curses of Ancient Egypt — and packages them in a way that is entertaining, but also shows how the scientific method works." Christa Abdul-Karim, Lewis-Clark State College
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"Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries is the only textbook for a course of this sort, which I think should be offered at every institution of higher education." Curtis Runnels, Boston University
About the Author
Kenneth L. Feder is Professor of Anthropology at Central Connecticut State University. He is the author of several books, including The Past in Perspective: An Introduction to Human Prehistory, and Linking to the Past: A Brief Introduction to Archaeology.