GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The ancient Greeks interpreted these fossils as the remains of Neades, strange exotic beasts, or of the Amazons who perished in battle. Some of the fossils have been found in the ruins of a temple where they had been gathered for display.

Detailed explanation-2: -Some thought they were the bones of giants. Bones helped to put ancient peoples in touch with the past and to vivify their mythology for them, but so did the recreation of these myths spatially.

Detailed explanation-3: -Greek citizens, through the use of mythological Gods and Monsters, helped to maintain a strong natural balance in a chaotic and uncertain world. The Greeks believed that there needed to be a proper order of things within their world.

Detailed explanation-4: -As Mayor shows, the Greeks and Romans were well aware that a different breed of creatures once inhabited their lands. They frequently encountered the fossilized bones of these primeval beings, and they developed sophisticated concepts to explain the fossil evidence, concepts that were expressed in mythological stories.