(Ebook) Spooky Archaeology: Myth and the Science of the Past by Jeb J. Card ISBN 9780826359650, 0826359655

(Ebook) Spooky Archaeology: Myth and the Science of the Past by Jeb J. Card ISBN 9780826359650, 0826359655

Outside of scientific journals, archaeologists are depicted as searching for lost cities and mystical artifacts in news reports, television, video games, and movies likeIndiana JonesorThe Mummy. This fantastical image has little to do with day-to-day science, yet it is deeply connected to why people are fascinated by the ancient past. By exploring the development of archaeology, this book helps us understand what archaeology is and why it matters.InSpooky Archaeologyauthor Jeb J. Card follows a trail of clues left by adventurers and professional archaeologists that guides the reader through haunted museums, mysterious hieroglyphic inscriptions, fragments of a lost continent that never existed, and deep into an investigation of magic and murder. Card unveils how and why archaeology continues to mystify and why there is an ongoing fascination with exotic artifacts and eerie practices.