Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeology
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Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeology is a book by 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 and Charles Mackay's Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds. It is required reading in some archaeology courses. Bettina Arnold writes that this book “has influenced thousands of undergraduates in introductory courses across the country (and presumably overseas as well), a significant contribution to the everlasting struggle to maintain some control over how professional archaeology is perceived by the general public.”[1]
[edit] Editions in print
The book was originally published in 1990 (ISBN 0874849713, Mayfield Pub., 1990). A second edition (ISBN 1-55934-523-3, Mayfield Pub., 1996) added several topics that had gained attention in the media since the first edition, such as Chauvet Cave and Ötzi the Iceman, and included a greater number of illustrations.[2] It is currently in its sixth edition (ISBN 9780073405292, McGraw-Hill, 2005).
[edit] References
- ^ Arnold, Bettina (2005), "Teaching with intent: The archaeology of gender", Archaeologies 1 (2): 83–93, doi:.
- ^ Pate, F. Donald (1997), "Book review: Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeology (Second Edition) by Kenneth L. Feder", Australian Archaeology 45: 68–69, http://www.australianarchaeologicalassociation.com.au/node/1734.
[edit] External links
- Publisher's web site
- Collection of web links related to specific chapters, on publisher's web site
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