title: Introduction: Scientific knowledge of the deep past.
authors.affiliation: University of Calgary, Canada. Electronic address: adrian.currie@ucalgary.ca.
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Currie
authors.affiliation: Connecticut College, United States.
authors.forename: Derek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Turner
mesh_terms: D001106:Archaeology; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D010684:Philosophy / Q000266:history; D012586:Science / Q000266:history*