Knowing the Past: Philosophical Issues of History and Archaeology

by Peter Kosso

How can we know what really happened in the distant past in places like ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Palestine, Greece, and Rome, especially since the evidence is fragmentary and ancient cultures are so different from our own frame of reference? Scholars may examine historical documents and archaeological artifacts, and then make reasonable inferences. But in the final analysis there can be no absolute certainty about events far removed from present...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1573929077
• ISBN13: 9781573929073
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Humanities Press Intl
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"