Frauds, myths, and mysteries : science and pseudoscience in archaeology /
A humorous yet informative and scientific text that helps students to critically debunk archaeological myths and understand how we know what we know.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2020].
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| Edition: | Tenth edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Science and pseudoscience
- Epistemology : how you know what you know
- Giants! : anatomy of an archaeological hoax
- Dawson's dawn man : the hoax at Piltdown
- Who discovered America?
- Who's next? : after the Indians, before Columbus
- The myth of the mound builders
- Lost : one continent - reward
- Prehistoric E.T. : the fantasy of ancient astronauts
- The mystery of ancient civilizations : how did people get so smart?
- Good vibrations : psychics and archaeology
- Old-time religion, New Age visions, and paranormal predictions
- Epilogue: A past we deserve.