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Leaving a Legacy: Specimen Collection in Archaeology and Biology

November 27, 2017

Nominally, this is a review of Chapman & Wylie's Evidential Reasoning in Archaeology.  Nominally.

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In Introductory Materials, Joyce Havstad

You Should Read This Book

September 25, 2017

450+ pages? No problem!

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Thoughts on "Earth's Deep History" by Martin J. S. Rudwick

July 24, 2017

It's fun to learn about the genesis of our bedrock ideas!

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The Ossification of Ideas

July 4, 2016

Delve deep into (the history of) paleontology with this review of Martin J. S. Rudwick's classic book, The Meaning of Fossils (originally published in 1972).

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Reading (and Writing) about Rereading

May 2, 2016

In which I continue my introductory exploration of the history, philosophy, and practice of paleontology.

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A Philosophical Introduction to Paleontology: A Philosophical Introduction

February 29, 2016

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

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