Beyond crusades: how (not) to engage with alternative archaeologies
@article{Holtorf2005BeyondCH, title={Beyond crusades: how (not) to engage with alternative archaeologies}, author={Cornelius Holtorf}, journal={World Archaeology}, year={2005}, volume={37}, pages={544 - 551} }
Abstract Archaeologists have often felt uneasy when encountering alternative (fringe, cult, fantastic, pseudo-) archaeologies. Some have suggested that alternative approaches and their results must be disproved, while others have been calling for better public understanding of science. My contribution takes a different point of view. I emphasize the social and cultural needs that both scientific and alternative archaeologies address and suggest that the main significance of archaeology does not…
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