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: Pseudoarchaeology, 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	Artifacts
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 Ġebel ġol-Baħar, Ayla Schwartz Burrows Cave, Sabine Duvall Bakoni Ruins, Kayla Leer Chaco Canyon Petroglyphs, Cait Byron Mount Padang, Rebekah Dobski Easter Island Moai, Sarah Hinojosa Baalbek Megaliths, Bella Rosi	Jacques Bergier, Emily Westfall Zecharia Sitchin, Zoe Russell William Scott-Elliot, Reid Ellefson-Frank James Churchward, Tyler Grubb Rudolph Steiner, Ann Desrochers Peter Kolosimo, Sabrina Ruff	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 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 Moab Man, Jennifer Gianetti AVM Runestone, Isabella Wikle Quimbaya artifacts, Sarah Schanhals

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: Pseudoarchaeology. 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.