Talk:Pseudoarchaeology

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Leave this redirect - we're #2 on google with the a-less spelling! Susanpurrrrr 03:31, 13 March 2008 (EDT)

Bosnian Pyramids[edit]

Bosnian Pyramids should be mentioned here. It all started by a madman who saw pyramids on every corner and now it is supported by Bosnian authorities who see profit it in. — Unsigned, by: 213.191.135.145 / talk / contribs 19:56, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

We already have a Bosnian pyramids article. Linking it back if it hasn't been done already might be a good idea. ℕoir LeSable (talk) 19:58, 12 April 2016 (UTC)
Added the Bosnian pyramids under "See also". Reverend Black Percy (talk) 20:04, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

Foyle's Bookshop[edit]

... on Charing Cross Road has a small section labeled 'Pseudoarchaeology.'

A distinction should be made between 'fiction marketed as such', first hypotheses, and 'this is one possible or hypothetical solution (until someone comes up with a better one)' (what starts off as exchanges between neighbours ends up after multiple exchanges of swapsies as "how much will you give me for this unusual object" at the other end of the Silk Road leading several centuries later to puzzled archaeologists) on the one hand and pseudoarchaeology on the other. 82.44.143.26 (talk) 17:24, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

Come again? Reverend Black Percy (talk) 17:51, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
I would love it if this person turned out to write instruction manuals for a living. 94.7.161.137 (talk) 17:59, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
I have a taste for the laconic - and occasionally adding a tangent. I am, however, 'mostly harmless.' 82.44.143.26 (talk) 18:22, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

Not to be confused with[edit]

... going through very old copies of Private Eye's Pseuds Corner. Anna Livia (talk)