Welcome to the Fake Archaeology Wiki

From Atlantis to prehistoric extra terrestrials. From the mummy’s curse to psychic archaeology. The public imagination is filled with images of archaeology that range from the incredibly absurd to the downright disturbing. The Fake Archaeology Wiki is an ongoing collaborative project by the students of ANP 364: Fake Archaeology - Pseudoscience & the Past, a class taught in the Department of Anthropology at Michigan State University. The purpose of the project is to survey people, sites, and artifacts that are woven into the narrative of pseudoarchaeology and pseudoarchaeologists, exploring how any why these ideas emerged and took root in popular culture, public consciousness, and on the fringe of rational scholarly inquiry. More importantly, the Fake Archaeology Wiki explores the impact they have on our rational and scientific understanding of the past and human culture.

Places	People	Things
The Great Pyramid of Giza, Elizabeth Sauter Nazca Lines, Harrison Schwarz Bimini Road/Wall, Lara Hayden Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun, Jason Nguyen Gympie Pyramid, Jennifer Cullison The Giza Hall of Records, Haley Rueske Temple of Seti I Helicopter hieroglyphs, Christopher Reyes Stonehenge, Kelsey Daniels Göbekli Tepe, Rachel Polus Newport Tower, Damian Gonzalez Ġebel ġol-Baħar, Ayla Schwartz Burrows Cave, Chase Livingston Bakoni Ruins, Kayla Leer Chaco Canyon Petroglyphs, Cait Byron Mount Padang, Rebekah Dobski Easter Island Moai, Sarah Hinojosa Baalbek Megaliths, Bella Rosi Hill of Tara, Isabella Wikle Lost Civilization of Mu, Zachary Doerr Kumari Kandam, Ayushi Patel	Jacques Bergier, Emily Westfall William Scott-Elliot, Reid Ellefson-Frank James Churchward, Tyler Grubb Rudolph Steiner, Ann Desrochers Peter Kolosimo, Sabrina Ruff John Newbrough, Madison Towers Zecharia Sitchin, Lilly Bucher Prince Madoc, Madison Echlin Sir Grafton Elliot Smith, Alec Vandermeer Barry Fell, Madison Echlin Augustus Le Plongeon, Diana Cisneros Ivan Van Sertima, Diana Cisneros Shinichi Fujimura, Bridgit Schwabe	Stone Spheres of Costa Rica, Robin Miller Davenport Tablets, Mike Gates Acámbaro Figures, Carter Prost Naacal Tablets, Megan Wright Calaveras Skull, Lauren St George Michigan Relics, Jacob McCormick Shakōkidogū, Rachel Polus Crystal Skulls, Jennifer Cullison Tecaxic-Calixtlahuaca head, Alaina Stenfors Klerksdorp Sphere, Katie Hartman Dighton Rock, Ayla Schwartz Holly Oak Gorget, Haley Allgeyer Dorchester Pot, Caitlin Bierema Wondjina Petroglyphs, Hunter Smith 2012 Doomsday/Mayanism, Emily Stempien Los Lunas Decalogue Stone, Mia Pardel Sego Canyon Cave Paintings, Devon Washington Antikythera Mechanism, Riley Johnson The Bourne Stone, Haley Borrow VA243 Cylinder Seal, Joseph Pease Baghdad Battery, Lindsay Holcomb Fuente Magna Bowl, Courtney Byron Lenape Stone, Tyler Grubb Kingoodie Hammer, Ann Desrochers Bat Creek Inscription, Amina Johnson Moab Man, Jennifer Gianetti Ahnenerbe, Madeline Dwyer AVM Runestone, Isabella Wikle Quimbaya artifacts, Sarah Schanhals Tucson Artifacts, Becca Gross Gosford Glyphs, Anne Jansen Grand Canyon Lost Civilization, Anne Jansen Saqqara Bird, Autumn Studnicka Dendera Lightbulb, MacKenzie Cook Lake Delavan Giant Skeletons, Kyla Hotton Shifting Cataclysm/Pole Reversal (Hancock), Kyla Hotton Orion Correlation Theory, Brian Kufel Ica Stones, Brian Kufel The Mitchell-Hedges Skull, Ovya Venkat Beardmore Relics, Elijah Wakefield

Is The Fake Archaeology Wiki Open to Public Contributions?

Given that The Fake Archaeology Wiki is a work of student scholarship, it is currently not open for contributions (either articles or discussion) by those not enrolled in ANP 364: Fake Archaeology - Pseudoscience & The Past. It's possible that this may change in the future. However, given the subject matter of the wiki, there is a high probability that if it was opened to contributions by the general public, bad actors and trolls would immediately spam the site. There may be a point in the future where we can balance the need to protect students from likely hateful rhetoric with the desire to have open dialog and rich public engagement (the wiki is a work of public engagement, after all). However, for now, things remain locked down.