Social Science

Why Evolution and Progress Are Not the Same Thing: The discipline of anthropology has long made use of the concept of evolution. Biological evolution, for example, is the key to understanding the origins of the human species, which is studied…
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The “Broken Windows” theory is based on the idea that disorderly behaviour breeds bad behaviour and fixing it at its basic level can help prevent crime. It concerns the prevention of minor disorder before it can escalate into major crime…
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Is Indiana Jones Bad for Archaeology?: Archaeology is the search for facts…forget about lost cities and exotic travel…’ so said Indiana Jones in the film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). Yet the last part of that sentence typifies…
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When choosing an archeology program there are two important things to consider. First, will the program cover the area(s) of archeology that interest you, remember archeology is a vast field and different schools will often offer different sub branches of…
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Evaluating Michael E. Smith’s “The Archaeology of Ancient State Economies” Michael Smith’s paper on the archaeology of ancient state economies identifies the theories and methods utilized in the archaeological study of ancient state economies. His focus encompasses the earliest states…
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The heritage of San Francisco, California, is based in diversity. From Sir Francis Drake, to the Spaniards, to the African Americans who brought the masonry, carpentry and other building skills from the South, to the newly rich gold barons who…
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The Malthusian Dillema: Where Do We Stand? As most anyone knows, human population levels are a key concern when it comes to the sustainability of industrial society. The reason is simple. There are a finite amount of resources on the…
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The Black and White logical fallacy has a simple form: the respondent may only choose between A or B, while knowing that other possibilities exist. But this fallacy has several aliases: The false dilemma, the bogus dilemma, either/or, black AND white, and…
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THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA The great pyramid of Giza is not only the oldest of the seven wonders but is also the only one to have survived to the present day.It stands near the ancient city of Memphis on…
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Thor Heyerdahl came to the attention of the world at large when he sailed a small balsa wood raft from Peru to Polynesia, but to have him tagged as a mere explorer or adventurer is like saying Neil Armstrong liked…
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