Archaeology's Hoaxes, Fakes, and Strange Sites

The Skull of Doom By Jane MacLaren Walsh

The Mitchell-Hedges crystal skull: Fact, fiction, and the creation of myth

Bogus! An Introduction to Dubious Discoveries by Brittany Jackson and Mark Rose

Why do fakes get made? Why do people fall for hoaxes? Greed, pride, revenge, nationalism, pranks, and gullibility mix in an archaeological setting

Eight Classic Cases by Brittany Jackson and Mark Rose

More Fakes and Hoaxes

Fake Busters

The (Fake) Art Market

Strange Sites and Pseudoarchaeology

Bogus Sources

Coming soon... General references about fakes, sources for Eight Classic Cases, and background on other specific frauds and hoaxes