Ethnogeology
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Ethnogeology is the study of how geological features were understood by ancient peoples around the globe in specific reference to traditional knowledge and to the stories and ideas passed down. The focus in past research tends to be on the unique ideas and knowledge of minorities and distinct cultural groups, and less on universal and cross cultural knowledge discovered by humanity as a whole. Knowledge claims that are based more on universal discoveries and natural science are involved in natural philosophy, chemistry, physics, biology, math, and geology.
