1st Edition
Inauthentic Archaeologies Public Uses and Abuses of the Past
By Troy R Lovata
Copyright 2007
168 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
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Archaeology has an impact on the public far beyond what any archaeologist would imagine. In this concise, student-friendly look at the public appropriation of archaeology, Troy Lovata examines outright hoaxes, fanciful re-creations, artistic representations, commercial enterprises, and discredited replicas of the past. The book explores examples from around the world and across time to help... Read more
Chapter 1 Studying Inauthentic Archaeologies; Chapter 2 Hoax at Piltdown; Chapter 3 The Fake Anasazi of Manitou Springs; Chapter 4 Marking Culture: Torreón as Cultural Icon; Chapter 5 Three Artists on Archaeology; Chapter 6 Megalithomania! Archaeology at Play;
Biography
Troy R Lovata,
