Atlantis archaeology Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Test 1 - ... 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 Induction - Reaching a general conclusion from particular observations What constitutes a red flag indicating possible pseudoscience at work - The claim will "rewrite history" The claimant wants to "prove" their hypothesis The claimant i...

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...

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 science? - systematic study of the natural world through observation and experiment What is pseudoscience? - claim, belief or practice which is presented as scientific, but does not follow the scientific method Induction - process of reaching a general conclusion from particular pieces of data What are characteristics of pseudoscientific claims? - Seeks to prove rather than test claims, ignores alternative explanations or contrary evidence, relies on anecdotal or untestable evid...

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'...

archaeology shows the pyramids of Egypt were constructed by - preparing the worksite by leveling the building surface quarrying blocks of limestone from the Giza plateau moving the blocks local, Egyptian, human labor (all choices are correct) the curse of Tutankhamen - was made up by a newspaper to whip up public interest and sell papers the purpose of the pyramids was to - serve as tombs for the pharaohs impress outsiders with power and might of Egypt keep the population busy du...

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 ...

Gobekli Tepe - This site in Turkey is the site of one of the first temples dated to about 6,000 years ago Mystery Hill: America's Stonehenge - This site in New Hampshire, which Harvard marine biologist Barry Fell attributed to bronze age Iberians, actually turns out to be 19th century New England farmstead- also believed to made by the Celts, the sacrificial altar at Mystery Hill can be better explained as apple cider or soap press L'Anse aux Meadows - Contains the excavated remains of a...