Research with an Agenda: Creationist Media on Archaeological Discoveries

Summary

Young Earth creationists view the natural world in a manner far different from the average anthropologist. Very little secular media support a Young Earth creationist perspective. Therefore, pursuant to conveying the world in a manner that is in keeping with their worldview, Young Earth creationists have produced magazines and other forms of media that specifically address science and theological topics relating to the age of the earth as well as archaeological finds relevant to the veracity of biblical texts. From Angkor to the American Southwest, Young Earth creationists have used archaeological discoveries to attempt to validate the first ten chapters of the book of Genesis. Additionally, art and figurines from a number of sites have been used to support Young Earth arguments for human coexistence with dinosaurs. This paper discusses how those with a Christian religious identity, paired with Young Earth creationist views, interpret archaeological discoveries.

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• Society for American Archaeology 80th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2015)   •
• News of the Weird (Archaeology)

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