Explore the diversity of archaeological misconceptions, mistakes and distortions.
We are dedicated to exposing Bad Archaeology wherever we find it, naming and shaming, pulling no punches in exploring all its shameless horror.
These pages give links to other sites that will help you to navigate your way through the morass of Bad Archaeology and provide a variety of other resources to help encourage critical thinking about unusual claims.
Why not begin by listening to Garrett G. Fagan (Ass. Prof. of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies at Penn State University) on the Point of Inquiry Podcast discussing his book Archaeological Fantasies: How Pseudo-archaeology Misrepresents the Past and Misleads the Public?
This page was last updated on 7 September
2007
Written by Keith Fitzpatrick-Matthews and James Doeser