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Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeology
Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeology Kenneth L Feder , a professor of archaeology at Central Connecticut State University.
The work takes a skeptical look at outrageous claims in the field of archaeology . It is in the tradition of Martin Gardner 's Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science Charles Mackay 's Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
The book references Carl Sagan and Erich von Däniken extensively.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Science and Pseudoscience
Chapter 2: Epistemology: How You Know What You Know
Chapter 3: Anatomy of an Archaeological Hoax
Chapter 4: Dawson's Dawn Man: The Hoax at Piltdown
Chapter 5: Who Discovered America
Chapter 6. The Myth of the Moundbuilders
Chapter 7: Lost: One Continent—Reward
Chapter 8: Prehistoric E.T.: The Fantasy of Ancient Astronauts
Chapter 9: Mysterious Egypt
Chapter 10: Good Vibrations: Psychics and Dowsers
Chapter 11: Old-Time Religion—New Age Visions
Chapter 12: Real Mysteries of a Veritable Past
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