pseudoarchaeology

English

Alternative forms

• pseudoarcheology

Etymology

pseudo- +‎ archaeology

Noun

pseudoarchaeology (countable and uncountable, plural pseudoarchaeologies)

1. Pseudoscientific archaeology.

   Synonyms: alternative archaeology, cult archaeology

   • 2016, Brian M. Fagan, Nadia Durrani, Archaeology: A Brief Introduction, 12th edition, Routledge, →ISBN, page 45:

     Pseudoarchaeology appeals to people who are impatient with the deliberate pace of science and who like to believe that “there is always a faint possibility that…” Some of these “cult archaeologies” show all the signs of becoming personality cults, even religious movements.

   • 2016, Jeb J. Card, David S. Anderson, editors, Lost City, Found Pyramid: Understanding Alternative Archaeologies and Pseudoscientific Practices, University of Alabama Press, →ISBN, page 14:

     The chapters in part 1, “Case Studies in Alternative Constructions of the Past: Methods, Ideologies, and Practitioners,” present examples of the nature and culture of pseudoarchaeologies and related alternative constructions of the past.

Derived terms

• pseudoarchaeological
• pseudoarchaeologist

See also

• pseudohistory