Lost City, Found Pyramid

Understanding Alternative Archaeologies and Pseudoscientific Practices

Also known as Project Muse UPCC books; Understanding alternative archaeologies and pseudoscientific practices

by Jeb J. Card, David Anderson & David S Anderson

First published:
21st century
Language: English

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Lost City, Found Pyramid delves into the fascinating world of sensational "pseudoarchaeology," from perennial discoveries of lost pyramids or civilizations to contemporary ghost-hunting and reality TV. It examines how nonscientific pursuit of myths and legends warps both public perceptions of archaeology and of human history itself. A collection of twelve engaging and insightful essays, Lost City, Found Pyramid does far more than argue for the simple debunking of false archaeology. Rather, they bring into focus the value of understanding how and why pseudoarchaeology captures the public imagination. By comprehending pseudoarchaeology's appeal as a media product, cultural practice, and communication strategy, archaeologists can enhance and enliven how they communicate about real archaeology in the classroom and in the public arena — -Provided by publisher.

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Archaeological mysteries, hoaxes, and pseudoarchaeology, Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists, and Pyramids, ancient engineering, and sacred architecture.

Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists
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Pyramids, ancient engineering, and sacred architecture
Retained metadata contains “pyramid” in the title, “pyramid” in the description, “Pyramids” in the description, and 1 additional metadata match(es).
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Archaeological mysteries, hoaxes, and pseudoarchaeology
Controlled discovery queries from harvard, openlibrary, and openlibrary-title-seed matched “Lost City, Found Pyramid”, “pseudoarchaeology”, and “Pseudoarchaeology”. Retained metadata contains “Lost City, Found Pyramid” in the title, “Lost City, Found Pyramid” in the description, “Pseudoarchaeology” in the description, and 2 additional metadata match(es).
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- “Lost City, Found Pyramid”· via Open Library
- “Lost City, Found Pyramid”· in title
- “Lost City, Found Pyramid”· in description
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Edition	Date	Publisher	Language	ISBN	Access	Links
Understanding Alternative Archaeologies and Pseudoscientific Practices Harvard LibraryCloud bibliographic record viii, 259 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm	Sep 15, 2016	The University of Alabama Press; University Alabama Press	English	9780817319113 9780817362232 9780817389802 0817319115 +1 more	Borrowable	Open Library (opens in a new tab) Harvard LibraryCloud (opens in a new tab)