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Archaeological Evidence to Support Mythology


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Archaeological Evidence to Support Mythology
Looks at modern archaeological evidence as a possible source for ancient Greek myths and legends.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages) | 4 sources | MLA | 2004 United States


Paper Summary:

This paper looks at specific fossil and archaeological evidence and specimens as possible sources for ancient Greek myths. It explores specific fossil bed sites and their relationship to the ancient world, as well as possible theories of how the ancients must have come across and created legends for various species of pre-historic creatures. The paper includes photographs.

From the Paper:

"The ancient scholar Pausanias described some of these bones as "enormous but apparently human" when he visited the sanctuary of Askiepios, a rich fossil bed. Many fossils were claimed by the ancients to be the bones of local heroes, since many of these heroes were said to be of extraordinary height and stature. When these bones were found, they would be reburied in a ceremonial fashion and placed inside large coffins. These sites were then lost to the local's knowledge; so later in time Greeks would dig up large coffins with bones in them and then reclaim to have found the buried remains of local heroes."

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APA Citation:

Archaeological Evidence to Support Mythology (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Archaeological-Evidence-to-Support-Mythology/56680

MLA Citation:

"Archaeological Evidence to Support Mythology" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Archaeological-Evidence-to-Support-Mythology/56680>




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