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Archaeologist slams museology course text for misrepresenting Darwin
Original: Great mischaracterisation of Darwin by a science-illiterate ethnologist in this set text on my museology course. ”The al
Swedish archaeologist Martin Rundkvist is publicly criticising a set text on his museology course, saying it grossly mischaracterises Charles Darwin. The passage claims that nineteenth-century skull collecting reflected Darwinian evolutionism and its focus on the struggle for existence. Rundkvist calls the author, whom he describes as an ethnologist without scientific grounding, wrong, arguing the criticism of Darwin rests on a misreading.
Why now: A respected academic is publicly disputing how a course text links Darwin's ideas to historical skull collecting, sparking debate about accuracy in teaching materials.
Martin RundkvistCharles Darwin
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- Great mischaracterisation of Darwin by a science-illiterate ethnologist in this set text on my museology course. ”The almost obsessive study of skulls seems difficult to understand now, but it belongs historically at the time of evolutionism with its focus on the struggle for… · mrundkvist@archaeo.social · 6
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