Atlantis and archaeology - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Meaning Land of Expansion Ile = Land of Source, Ife = Land of Dispersion Instruments of Creation Snail's shell filled with sand, white hen, and black cat, along with long gold chain to reach down below and palm nut to plant Location of Ile Ife Southwest Nigeria, Northeast of Lagos In Osun State Timeframe -Began in 500 BCE -From 700 to 900 AD city became major artistic cultural landmark, -By 1100 AD, they were creating bronze, stone, and terracotta sculpture L...

archaeology - systematic study of past human life and culture through the recovery and examination of material remains of past human behavior material remains vs. texts - archaeology vs. history example artifacts - includes: stone tools, pottery, metals, basketry/textiles, texts features - includes: architecture, burials ecofacts - includes: modified animal bones (tools), modified plant remains (food), modified soils/sediments (agriculture, landscape) archaeological site - place w...

hypothesis - a proposed explanation based on limited evidence ( an educated guess) theory - an hypothesis that has withstood repeated testing what is scientific method? - a procedure characterized by systematic observation leading to the formulation and testing of hypothesis pseudoscience - a claim, belief or practice which is presented as scientific, but which does not follow the scientific method pseudoscientists rely on their _________ ____________ to make their cases - audience'...

Guanín - a metal of African origin Ogam - ancient language written inside of oracle chamber "american stone henge" Mystery Hill - "American Stone Henge" L'Anse aux Meadows - contains the excavated remains of an 11th century Viking settlement consisting of timber-framed turf buildings (houses, workshops, etc.) The site is thus unique evidence of the earliest known European presence on the American continent. Newport Tower - Tower in Rhode Island, believed to be several centuries...

What is epistemology? - The study of knowledge (how we know what we know) The explanation requiring the fewest assumptions (i.e. the simplest) is usually the correct one - Occam's Razor What is science? - The systematic study of the natural world through observation and experiment What is pseudoscience? - A claim, belief or practice which is presented as scientific, but which does not follow the scientific method Which are characteristics of pseudo-scientific claims? Ignore alternat...

Columbus's notable accomplishment was - he opened up the New World to European exploitation When does Graham Hancock believe the Lost Civilization was destroyed? - around 12,000 years ago A 9,300 year old skeleton discovered in Washington state that exhibited Caucasoid features - Kennewick man The conical burial mounds in the Ohio River Valley containing exotic grave goods belong to the _____ culture - Adena/Hopewell The earliest named culture in North America dating between 13,200 ...

The story of a world wide flood where animals are saved in a large boat by a righteous man is found in - 1. The biblical story of Noah 2. The epic of Gilgamesh 3. The Sumerian story of ziusuda The most compelling argument against the historical accuracy of the story of Noah's Ark - The lack of geological evidence of a global flood The Biblical flood story may have been inspired by - The flooding of the black sea in antiquity A recent discovery of a cuneiform tablet by Irving Finkel ...

Columbus' notable accomplishment was - he was excellent at navigating by dead reckoning, knew how to get to the Americas and back, and he opened up the New World to European exploitation When does Graham Hancock believe the Lost Civilization was destroyed? - around 12,000 years ago A 9,300 year old skeleton discovered in Washington state that exhibited - Kennewick man The conical burial mounds in the Ohio River Valley containing exotic grave goods belong to the - Adena/Hopewell culture...