Anthropology 215 - S cience and Pseudoscience in Archaeology

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St Lawrence University

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Description:

Lost continents, ancient astronauts, mysterious giants: In the mass media, archaeology has often been the subject of fantastic myths, frauds and endless speculation about what "really" happenedin the past. This course will critically examine various popular and pseudoscientific claims about the human past, including the search for Atlantis, the shroud of Turin, psychic archaeology and the Piltdown Man, and introduce students to the scientific goals, methodology and techniques of archaeology. Students will learn how archaeologists "know" things - how they work within logisticatheoretical frameworks, how they systematically explore the patterns and contexts of archaeological remains, and how they interpret the material and scientific evidence to draw educated conclusions about past human experiences.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.stlawu.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 229-5011

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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