This book provides a broad overview of the key concepts in public archaeology, a research
field that examines the relationship between archaeology and the public, in both theoretical …

The twenty years following the mid-1990s witnessed a step change in the communication
landscape, which can be summarised under the label of new digital media. In this period …

Outside of scientific journals, archaeologists are depicted as searching for lost cities and
mystical artifacts in news reports, television, video games, and movies like Indiana Jones or …

The practice of archaeology—the study of material evidence of past human activities—is not
in alignment with the human drive to understand relics of the material past as touchstones of …

Waren die Götter Astronauten? Diese Position vertritt die Prä-Astronautik oder Paläo-SETI,
eine grenzwissenschaftliche Laienforschung. Erich von Däniken ist auf diesem Gebiet der …

This chapter argues for the significance of the Chinese novel series Daomu Biji (盗墓笔记),
particularly through its television adaptations. Known as Grave Robbers' Chronicles for its …

The biblical flood (Gen. 6–9) ¹ is an archetypal disaster story that exists in various renditions
throughout world cultures (Frazer 2013) and artwork including film (Chattaway 2014 …

When concerns exist as to the identity of a set of remains and when DNA, dental, and
radiographic comparisons are not possible, the morphology of the skull can be used in …

Esoteric spiritual groups such as the Theosophical Society have had a profound effect on
the general public's understanding of the ancient world and archaeology. This article …

Pseudoscience in archaeology, or pseudoarchaeology, are ideas formed by distrust, with
minimal observable evidence that explain the human past. In a world of widespread …