Controversies in Archaeology (Hardcover)

Atlantis, ancient astronauts, and pyramid power. Archaeologists are perennially bombarded with questions about the "mysteries" of the past. They are also constantly addressing more realistic controversies: origins of the First Americans, the ownership of antiquities, and national claims to historical territories. Alice Beck Kehoe offers to introductory students a method of evaluating and assessing these claims about the past in this reader-friendly, concise text. She shows how to use the methods of science to challenge the legitimacy of pseudoscientific proclamations and develop reasonable interpretations on controversial issues. Not one to shy away from controversy herself, Kehoe takes some stands-on transpacific migration, shamanism, the Kensington Runestone-which will challenge instructor and students alike, and foster class discussion.

General

Imprint:	Left Coast Press Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2008
First published:	March 2008
Authors:	Alice Beck Kehoe
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-1-59874-061-5
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Controversial knowledge > General Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeological methodology & techniques
LSN:	1-59874-061-X
Barcode:	9781598740615

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