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This textbook presents the scientific method and applies it to popular frauds and misconceptions in the field of prehistoric archaeology, such as the Cardiff Giant, Piltdown Man, Atlantis, America's first inhabitants, creationism, Noah's Ark, and the Newark Holy Stones. Black and white photographs are provided. The fifth edition adds a chapter on a

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• Chapter 1 Science and Pseudoscience Belief in the Enbelievable Pseudoscience and Archaeology Why I Wrote This Book
• Chapter 2 Epistemology: How You Know
• What You Know
• Knowing Things Science: Playing by the Rules
• The Workings of Science
• The Case of Childbed Fever
• The Science and Nonscience: The Essential Differences
• The Art of Science Science and Archaeology
• Chapter 3 Anatomy of an Archaeological Hoax
• The Cardiff Giant: The Goliath of New York
• Why Did They Do It? Current Perspectives: Frauds
• Chapter 4 Dawson's Dawn Man
• The Hoax at Piltdown
• The Evolutionary Context A Remarkable Discovery in Sussex
• The Piltdown Enigma Whodunnit?
• The Lesson of Piltdown Current Perspectives: Human Evolution
• Chapter 5 Who Discovered America?
• America's First People Who's Next?
• After the Indians, Before Columbus Europeans in America
• The Norse Discovery of America Other Voyagers
• Other Visitors America BC? Current Perspectives
• The Peopling of the Americas
• Chapter 6 The Myth of the Moundbuilders
• The Myth of a Vanished Race Who Were the Moundbuilders? Identifying the Vanished Race
• The Moundbuilder Mystery Solved Rationale for the Myth of a Vanished Race Current Perspectives: The Moundbuilders
• Chapter 7 Lost: One Continent-Reward Atlantis: Where Are You? Atlantis
• The Source of the Legend After Plato Current Perspectives: Atlantis
• Chapter 8 Prehistoric E.T.: The Fantasy of Ancient Astronauts Gods in Fiery
• Chariots The Archaeology of Mars Current Perspectives:The von Daniken Phenomenon
• Chapter 9 Mysterious Egypt When Did People Get
• This Smart? Ancient Egypt Current Perspectives: Secrets of the Pyramids
• Chapter 10 Good Vibrations
• Psychics and Dowsers
• Psychic Archaeology Dowsing Instead of Digging Current
• Perspectives: Archaeology Without Digging
• Chapter 11 Old-Time Religion-New Age Visions Scientific Creationism
• The Shroud of Turin New Age Prehistory Current Perspectives: Religions Old and New
• Chapter 12 Real Mysteries of a Veritable Past
• The Cave Painters of Europe
• The Civilization of Europe
• The Civilization of the Maya Stonehenge Conclusion: A Past We Deserve