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GeomythologyGeomythology
People, Myths, and Science People, Myths, and Science
GeomythologyGeomythology
Geomythology pairs geological evidence Geomythology pairs geological evidence of catastrophic events and reports of such of catastrophic events and reports of such events encoded into the mythological events encoded into the mythological lexicon of ancient societies.lexicon of ancient societies.
What does this mean?What does this mean?
Destruction MythsDestruction Myths
Great FloodGreat Flood World FireWorld Fire Falling SkyFalling Sky Great DarknessGreat Darkness
World Wide FloodWorld Wide Flood
Worldwide FireWorldwide Fire
Falling Sky Great DarknessFalling Sky Great Darkness
The Great FloodThe Great Flood
Three Oldest Recorded VersionsThree Oldest Recorded Versions
Epic of AtrahasisEpic of Atrahasis Biblical NoahBiblical Noah GilgameshGilgamesh
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/blacksea/ax/frame.html
Epic of AtrahasisEpic of Atrahasis
Noah’s ArkNoah’s Ark
Gilgamesh’s UtnapishtimGilgamesh’s Utnapishtim
Water Covers the EarthWater Covers the Earth
Leonard WoolleyLeonard Woolley
Flood Layers at Ur Flood Layers at Ur and Urukand Uruk
Layers throughout all Layers throughout all of ancient of ancient mesopotamiamesopotamia
What could this What could this demonstrate?demonstrate?
Black Sea TheoryBlack Sea Theory
Science and StoriesScience and Stories
Comet TheoriesComet Theories
Global WarmingGlobal Warming
EarthquakesEarthquakes
Volcanic activityVolcanic activity
TsunamiTsunami
Think like a geomythologist!Think like a geomythologist!
Still EpicStill Epic
Still EpicStill Epic We still tell these We still tell these
storiesstories Even make movies Even make movies
about themabout them
ActivityActivity
PansPans WaterWater Clay/large bowlsClay/large bowls Sand/cornstarch/potting soilSand/cornstarch/potting soil SaltSalt Measuring RulerMeasuring Ruler
http://www.ehow.com/info_10025793_flood-experiment-children.html
Writing AssignmentWriting Assignment
Create a legend that explains a natural Create a legend that explains a natural phenomenon in graphic novel style.phenomenon in graphic novel style.
Must includeMust include DestructionDestruction SurvivalSurvival Gods/goddessesGods/goddesses Lesson Lesson
Use a Story Sequence format.Use a Story Sequence format.
VideosVideos Many of these videos present alternatives views Many of these videos present alternatives views
to the Great Deluge. Please preview before to the Great Deluge. Please preview before watching with children.watching with children.
http://www.sis-group.org.uk/news/geomythology.http://www.sis-group.org.uk/news/geomythology.htmhtm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URPaMGjnCvUv=URPaMGjnCvU
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