![]() ![]() ![]() In collecting nine reviews of popular-on-Amazon pseudo-archaeology books by professional archaeologists, Holly hopes that this will both "offer the silent and curious majority that is interested in these works a professional perspective on them" and give archaeologists unfamiliar with the books a pseudoarchaeology primer. "It's time we talk to the guy sitting next to us on the airplane," Holly asserts. People who read these books are not ignorant or obstinate, he points out, but rather undecided about alternative archaeological explanations and clearly interested in understanding the past. He starts a recent open-access book review section in the journal American Antiquity by asking archaeologists to entertain the idea of pseudoarchaeology - just for a little bit - so that we can create better teachable moments, whether we're talking to students or to anyone interested in our jobs. People are also reading books about ancient aliens and other forms of pseudoarchaeology, according to archaeologist Donald Holly. ![]()
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