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Pseudoarchaeology (sometimes called fringe or alternative archaeology) consists of attempts to study, interpret, or teach about the subject-matter of archaeology while rejecting, ignoring, or misunderstanding the accepted data-gathering and analytical methods of the discipline.
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About Category:Pseudoarchaeology and related categories: This category's scope contains articles about Pseudoarchaeology, which may be a contentious label. This category comprises areas of endeavor or fields of study within archaeology which are inconsistent with the scientific method .
Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeology is a book by Kenneth L. Feder on the topic of pseudoarchaeology.Feder is an emeritus professor of archaeology at Central Connecticut State University.
Nazi archaeology is a prominent example of this technique. [37] Frequently, people who engage in pseudoarchaeology have a very strict interpretation of evidence and are unwilling to alter their stance, resulting in interpretations that often appear overly simplistic and fail to capture the complexity and nuance of the complete narrative. [38]
Kenneth L. "Kenny" Feder (born August 1, 1952) is an emeritus professor of archaeology at Central Connecticut State University [1] and the author of several books on archaeology [2] and criticism of pseudoarchaeology such as Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeology. [3]
According to G. Elliot Smith, Egypt was the source of civilization for Asia, India, China, and the Pacific, and eventually, it was the source of civilization for America. [10]: 45 Smith sees Mummification as a prime example of how religious customs prove the diffusion of a single ancient culture.