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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZu3GXoKXU4v=NZu3GXoKXU4

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