Social Science

While I have voted yes that Indiana Jones is bad for archaeology it is a double edged sword. When you have a young student that wants to be an archaeologist, they watch the various movies and believe that is what…
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ITS JUST ENTERTAINMENT! The Indiana Jones character and of course the four movies are all pure fiction that has placed the Jones character into some heated, hostile and dangerous situations where the life of himself and his companions are often…
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In 1974, the world was stunned with the chance discovery of a garrison of terracotta warriors in battle-ready formation spread out amongst a number of pits in modern day Xi’an. They are the visual and organizational ingenuity of the First…
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Archaeology is the study of the physical remains of past human societies. Archaeologists look at both upstanding monuments (for examples, buildings that are clearly visible) and sub-surface remains (material found in the earth that has been gradually covered over as…
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Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman, is a very intriguing book, not another dry psychological treatise that puts the reader to sleep. Mr. Kahneman uses many basic exercises to prove his points. The exercises show how every person thinks…
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There are some discrepancies in the Christian Bible timeline versus the evolution timeline by the scientific community. This is a constant debate in the creation-evolution controversy which disagrees on when the universe, the Earth, and human beings were created. The…
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Scientists from the University of Birmingham have found a satellite henge close to  the world famous Stonehenge. The researchers were just nine days into a four year project,. They anticipate further discoveries. The discovery was made by the Stonehenge Hidden Landscape Project….
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Archaeology is the scientific study of societies by examining the artifacts civilizations left behind. Archaeologists learn about people by the way they lived, worked, played, ate, clothed themselves and governed one another. While most people associate archeology with the study…
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Let us be clear:  There is no archaeological evidence for the existence of any place called Atlantis. There is no city remains, no walls, not even a potshard that has anything to do with the mythical Atlantis. The sole and…
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The History of Talepakemalai Talepakemalai is the largest site from the Lapita Cultural Complex and is one of our best sources for the understanding of the Austronesian settlement of Oceania and the people of the Lapita Culture. The site itself…
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