Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeology, 10th Edition
Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeology, 10th Edition by Kenneth L. Feder
English | December 23, 2019 | ISBN: 0190096411 | True PDF | 352 pages | 64.4 MB
English | December 23, 2019 | ISBN: 0190096411 | True PDF | 352 pages | 64.4 MB
Frauds, myths, and supposed mysteries about humanity's past are moving targets for anyone committed to the scientific investigation of human antiquity. It is important for anyone interested in the human past to know, for example, that there is no evidence for a race of giant human beings in antiquity and no broken shards of laser guns under Egyptian pyramids. Debunking such nonsense is fun and useful in its own way, but more important is the process by which we determine that such claims are bunk.
Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeology, Tenth Edition, uses interesting–and often humorous–archaeological hoaxes, myths, and mysteries to show how we can truly know things about the past through science. It is not just a book about how we know what isn't true about the human past–it's also about how we know what is true.
New to this Edition:
- "The game is afoot": Sherlock Holmes now provides his insights concerning how science proceeds
- Offers a greatly expanded discussion of logic and science, including the topics of confirmation bias and conspiracy theory
- Provides updated data on the first hominins; the earliest settlement of the New World, Cahokia; and more to reflect the current archaeological and cultural landscape
- Includes a new discussion of the grotesque exploitation of human remains by some supporters of the ancient aliens hypothesis, and much more about the frauds and myths that inspired this book