Pseudoarchaeology
//ˌs(j)uː.dəʊˌɑː.kiˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Pseudoscientific archaeology. countable, uncountable
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From pseudo- (“fake”) + archaeology.
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