A debating technique known as the 'truth sandwich' is helping archaeologists combat a false narrative about an advanced ancient civilisation forgotten in human history
said we should never let the truth get in the way of a good story. Archaelogists might beg to differ, particularly when the story in question is a dramatic rewriting of human history that – as the president of the Society of American Archaeology , Daniel Sandweiss, has noted – has a long-standing link with
This narrative claims that the familiar ancient civilisations of Eurasia, Africa and the Americas drew inspiration from a mysterious advanced culture that predated them all. Archaeologists are confident that no such civilisation ever existed, but they are also aware that persuading believers to reject the story is a tough task., they may have found a winning strategy in the form of the “truth sandwich”.
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