Frauds, myths, and mysteries : science and pseudoscience in archaeology

Ancient astronauts? Atlantis? Psychic archaeology? Pharaoh’s 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. T...

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Wedi'i Gadw mewn:
Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Prif Awdur: Feder, Kenneth L.
Fformat: Llyfr
Iaith:Undetermined
Cyhoeddwyd: New York McGraw-Hill 2006.
Pynciau:
Tagiau: Ychwanegu Tag
Dim Tagiau, Byddwch y cyntaf i dagio'r cofnod hwn!
Thư viện lưu trữ: Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ
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Crynodeb:Ancient astronauts? Atlantis? Psychic archaeology? Pharaoh’s 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.