Examples Pseudoarchaeology

1 examples

1.1 nationalistic pseudoarchaeology
1.2 religiously motivated pseudoarchaeology
1.3 general pseudoarchaeology
1.4 works of pseudoarchaeology
1.5 legitimate archaeological sites subject pseudoarchaeological speculation

examples
nationalistic pseudoarchaeology

the assertion mound builders long vanished non-native american people thought have come europe, middle east, or africa.
the kensington runestone of minnesota held prove nordic viking primacy in discovery of americas.
nazi archaeology, thule society, , expeditions sent ahnenerbe research existence of mythical aryan race.
the black egyptian hypothesis - hypothesis rooted within afrocentric thought, alleging ancient egypt predominantly black civilization.
the bosnian pyramids project, has projected several hills in visoko, bosnia ancient pyramids.
the theory british israelists hill of tara in ireland contained ark of covenant. excavated hill in attempt prove irish part of lost tribes of israel.
piltdown man.
neolithic hyperdiffusion egypt being responsible influencing of major ancient civilizations of world in asia, middle east, europe, , particularly ancient native americans. includes olmec alternative origin speculations.
jovan i. deretić s serbocentric claims in ancient history of old world.
romanian protochronism uses pseudoarchaeological interpretations; more pieces of information, see tărtăria tablets, rohonc codex s daco-romanian hypothesis, or sinaia lead plates.
slav macedonian nationalists view ancient macedonians people unrelated greeks , contemporary slav macedonians cultural, historical , linguistic descendants.

religiously motivated pseudoarchaeology

repeated claims of discovery of noah s ark on mount ararat or neighbouring mountain ranges.
use of questionable artefacts such grave creek stone, los lunas decalogue stone , michigan relics represent proof of presence of pre-columbian semitic culture in america.
new age assertions atlantis, lemuria, , ancient root races derived writings of authors such 19th-century theosophist , occultist helena blavatsky.
mayanism , 2012 phenomenon.
denial of scientific dating techniques in favor of young earth age.

general pseudoarchaeology

archaeological interest of pedra da gávea
the work of 19th- , 20th-century authors such ignatius donnelly, augustus le plongeon, james churchward, , arthur posnansky.
the work of contemporary authors such erich von däniken, barry fell, zecharia sitchin, robert bauval, frank joseph, graham hancock, colin wilson, michael cremo, immanuel velikovsky, , david hatcher childress.
lost continents such atlantis, mu, kumari kandam, or lemuria, contested mainstream archaeologists , historians lacking critical physical evidence , general historical credibility.
the ancient astronaut theory regarding mayan ruler pacal ii.
speculation regarding pre-columbian contact between egypt , maya.
speculation paranormal researchers abnormal human skull promoted starchild skull product of extraterrestrial-human breeding or extraterrestrial genetic engineering, despite dna evidence proving skull of anatomically modern human infant, suffering hydrocephalus.

works of pseudoarchaeology

chariots of gods?
fingerprints of gods
from atlantis sphinx

legitimate archaeological sites subject pseudoarchaeological speculation

puma punku
stonehenge
the great pyramid of giza
the sphinx
etruscan inscriptions
easter island
teotihuacan
palenque
chichen itza
göbekli tepe
zorats karer a.k.a. armenian stonehenge
the nazca lines
the stone spheres of costa rica
the chinese pyramids
the megalithic temples of malta
nan madol




^ silverberg, robert (1970). making of myth . moundbuilders. ohio university press. pp. 29–49. isbn 0-8214-0839-9. 
^ milner, george r. (2004). moundbuilders:ancient peoples of eastern north america. thames , hudson. p. 7. isbn 0-500-28468-7. 
^ danforth. macedonian conflict: ethnic nationalism in transnational world. princeton university press.