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Myths and mysteries in archaeology

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  • Author: Johnston, Susan A.
    Contributor: Recorded Books, LLC.
    Edition: Unabridged
    Date:
    Created
    2011
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    Copyrighted
    2010
    Summary:

    Professor Susan A. Johnstone of the George Washington University applied an archaeological perspective to the bigger myths and mysteries in world history, using the scientific method to suggest the most likely scenarios for interpreting our shared past in a way that is true to the evidence and highlights the accomplishments of our ancient human ancestors.

    Contents:
    • How do we know things?
    • Science and how it works
    • Archaeology
    • The discovery of America
    • All things Egyptian
    • Ancient astronauts?
    • Stonehenge
    • King Arthur: historical fiction or reality?
    • ESP and archaeology
    • That old time religion
    • New age archaeology
    • Plato's Atlantis
    • Where in the world is Atlantis?
    • Genuine archaeological mysteries.
    Genre:
    Art and architecture, History and geography, Math and science
    Subject(s): Antiquities | Archaeology | Archaeology and history | Civilization, Ancient | Extinct cities | Historic sites | Methodology | Miscellanea
    Original Publisher: Prince Frederick, MD, [Prince Frederick, Md.], Recorded Books, [Distributed by] OneClick Digital
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781456114992