Volume 29 / Number 2
1987
Special Edition: Archaeological Facts and Fantasies
On The Cover: King Arthur and his knights setting out in search of the Holy Grail, from a 14th century Italian manuscript (Ms. Fr. 343 Fol. 8. Courtesy of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris).
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By: Stephen M. Epstein
“Scholars Will Call it Nonsense”: The Structure of Erich von Däniken's Argument
In 1968 an obscure Swiss hotel manager published a book entitled Erinnerungen an die Zukunft. An English edition appeared under […]
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By: Philip G. Chase
The Cult of the Cave Bear: Prehistoric Rite or Scientific Myth?
Many of the myths that plague archaeologists come from outside the profession, the product of overly imaginative minds untrained in […]
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By: Bryce Little
The Misusable Past: Facts and Fantasies in North American Archaeology
Two of the most memorable incidents of my career in anthropology concern unusual visitors to my office. The first appeared […]
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By: Bryce Little
A New North American Fantasy
Archaeological misidentifications and outright frauds have been relatively common within North America during the past 100 years. The story of […]
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By: Bryce Little
Adventures on the Eastern Frontier
James Adair was born in county Antrim, Ireland, around 1709, and immigrated to South Carolina in 1735. He initially traded […]
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By: Marilyn P. Beaudry, J. Mark Kenoyer and Rita P. Wright
Traditional Potters of India: Ethnoarchaeological Observations in America
We stood on a hillside surveying the landscape for just the “right spot.” M. Palaniappan preferred the low, more level […]
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By: Janice B. Klein
The Life and Times of King Arthur
Arthur has been depicted in many ways. He is most commonly seen as the high Medieval king of 13th, 14th, […]
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By: David Silverman
The Curse of the Curse of the Pharaohs
“Cursed be those that disturb the rest of Pharaoh. They that shall break the seal of this tomb shall meet […]
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By: David Silverman
Some Non-Royal Curses
Most genuine Egyptian curses take a particular form, and, once established, the pattern remains intact. Those placed on private tombs […]
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By: Brian Fagan
Archaeology and Pseudo-Archaeology
This issue of Expedition grew out of a symposium held at The University Museum on October 5, 1985, entitled “Archaeology: […]
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By: Nicholas Hartmann
Atlantis Lost and Found: The Ancient Aegean from Politics to Volcanoes
In addressing the topic of “Atlantis”, which over the years has become a catch-all term for a number of wildly […]
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By: Brian Fagan
Madame Blavatsky and Theosophy
One of the more popular recent reincarnations of the legend of Atlantis took place in the United States. During the […]
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By: Nicholas Hartmann
The Fallout from the Thera Eruption
The effects of the Thera eruption on the island itself were devastating. Estimates of the amount of volcanic material (tephra) […]
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By: James D. Muhly
Solomon, the Copper King: A Twentieth Century Myth
King Solomon is one of those biblical figures known to almost everyone, regardless of religious persuasion or degree of spiritual […]
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King Solomon in History and Myth
The career of Solomon, King of Israel, is known primarily through biblical references and traditions. The historical reality behind specific […]
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