Archive for September, 2006
[Book Review] The Science of Noah’s Flood
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In reviewing the book, Noah’s Flood: The New Scientific Discoveries About The Event That Changed History (Ryan and Pittman, 1998), it must be first noted that the text itself is pleasurable to read. The story of William Ryan and Walter Pittman’s in depth study of the Black Sea is one that gives wonderful insight [...]
Carnivals and *Not* a Carnival!
The 43rd Skeptic’s Circle is up at Adventures In Ethics and Science and Dr. Free-Ride is one sad puppy.
And don’t miss the Carnival of the Godless #49 at Grounded in Reality where Bruce offers up a dozen or so godless links without any ado. Martin at Salto Sobrius gets #50 on October 1, so mark [...]
ArtiFACTs: Recent News In Archaeology 9/17/06
Just a quick round-up of archaeological news stories from various sources.
**Oldest Writing in the New World** I would be remiss if I didn’t mention this, though I’m sure anyone with any interest in archaeology has already read it elsewhere. The news stems from a research article in Science, Oldest Writing in the New World [...]
Pseudo-skepticism and Pseudo-Journalism about Global Warming
I’m not a climate scientist. But I *can* read. And I try to evaluate all sides of issues that are controversial.
Its my penchant for reading and interest in climate, however, that have prompted me to follow the science involved in studying climate change and the possible anthropogenic causes. And, being the inquisitive type, I have [...]
The Pseudoscience of Religious-Based Sexual Re-orientation
I try to keep my posts at least somewhat related to archaeology and anthropology, and I realize that this makes two posts in a row that deviate from that formula, but this is a topic that I had the opportunity to debate in another place recently, so I decided to edit the information that I [...]
Atheism vs. Theism in Recent News
Afarensis recently posted a short review of the Newsweek article, The New Naysayers . A bit later, PZ Myers posted a more in depth discussion at Pharyngula.
The discussions at these two blogs are well-done and the comments are interesting, so I won’t attempt to duplicate what they’ve already accomplished here. Anything I could say would [...]
Journal Watch: Recent Articles in Anthropology & Archaeology Journals
ArchaeometryThe Discovery of Anomalously High Silver Abundances in Pottery from Early Roman Excavation Contexts in Jerusalem
The authors report on a study of chemical compositions in over one thousand diachronically collected artifacts of Roman-period pottery from 38 sites in Israel. They then hypothesize the presence of silver artifacts at this or other strata that introduced [...]
