What does pseudoarchaeology mean?
Pseudoarchaeology means (pseudoscience) Pseudoscientific archaeology..
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/ˌs(j)uː.dəʊˌɑː.kiˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/ · noun
(pseudoscience) Pseudoscientific archaeology..
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.
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.
Use pseudoarchaeology when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pseudoarchaeology means (pseudoscience) Pseudoscientific archaeology..
Common synonyms include alternative archaeology, cult archaeology.
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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.
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