Frauds, Myths, & Mysteries: Science & Pseudoscience In Archaeology

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The ancient rock art on the cover decorates the walks of Indian Creek Canyon in Newspaper Rock State Park, Utah, near Canyonlands National Park

• Frauds, Myths, & Mysteries: Science & Pseudoscience In Archaeology available on December 01 2023 from Indigo for 29.95
  
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What could its symbols and horned figures represent? Are they a Native American observer's depiction of space-suited extraterrestrials who once explored the American continent? Or do the images reflect the human imagination, blending, human and animal elements into new mythical beings? Ken Feder addresses questions such as these in this entertaining and informative exploration of fascinating frauds and genuine mysteries. Through well-chosen examples, he demonstrates what is - and what is not - the scientific method; in the process, he clearly conveys why the veritable past is as exciting and intriguing as the fantasies concocted by the purveyors of pseudoscience. New to this Edition: 25% more illustrations, including side by side photographic comparisons in Chapter 6, 8, and 9; additional topics, including tabloid anthropology, the deconstructionist challenge to science, tracing the source of skeletal populations through

^ Kenneth L. FederFrauds, Myths and Mysteries : Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeology by Kenneth L. Feder (1995, Paperback) ISBN 9781559345231 (revised Jan 2015)
^ Frauds, Myths, & Mysteries: Science & Pseudoscience In Archaeology Indigo. ISBN 9781559345231 (revised Dec 2023)