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Archaeological Fantasies: How Pseudoarchaeology Misrepresents the Past and Misleads the Public

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This edited volume examines the phenomenon of pseudoarchaeology from quite a lot of perspectives. The engaging and stimulating essays, written by a various group of students, scientists and writers, explore issues including:

  • the differences between real and pseudoarchaeology
  • pseudoarchaeology’s increasing popularity and the way the media, especially TV, has contributed to this
  • the warping of genuine archaeology to suit national and other agendas
  • pseudoarchaeology’s potential risk to the real academic field of archaeology.

Including case studies such because the supposedly mystical Maya, Nazi pseudoarchaeology, ancient pseudohistory in up to date India, and surveys of esoteric Egypt, this fascinating text will appeal to students of archaeology and ancient history in addition to being of interest to the overall reader.


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