ANT210H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Antiquities Trade, Pseudoscience, Energy East
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Ant 210: fantasies, hoaxes and misrepresentations of the ancient world. In china, japan and korea: usually part of history programs. Or part of classical studies (greek and roman history) Or part of near & middle eastern studies) Scientific excavation and study of ancient human material remains. To understand our past; to discover who we were, and who we. Best sellers keeping the history channel etc. on the air racism fame religion (martin luther"s comment about useful lie. the belief that the past was more romantic than the present. Ancient people had knowledge of magic and other powers that we have lost. We can reclaim these powers if only we could access the ancient knowledge. The ancient past is spooky. the same reason we stare at car crashes . *a pseudoscience is a set of ideas put forth as scientific when they are not scientific. Some claims of pseudoscience rely on myths and legends for their claims to validity.
