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Synopsis
Kosso (philosophy, Northern Arizona U.) looks at the gradual justification of results in history and archaeology and describes ways of telling whether what people claim to know about the distant human past is true or false. His general model of justification states, among other things, that all justification is in relation to other beliefs and that the network of beliefs must continue to confront new evidence. The volume contains three detailed case studies drawn from the work of historians and archaeologists which further illustrate this model. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)