Lovata, Troy, 1972-

Inauthentic archaeologies : public uses and abuses of the past / Troy Lovata. - Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, c2007. - 168 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Studying inauthentic archaeologies -- Hoax at Piltdown -- The fake Anasazi of Manitou Springs -- Marking culture : Torreòn as cultural icon -- Three artists on archaeology -- Megalithomania! Archaeology at play.

1598740113 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781598740110 (pbk. : alk. paper)


Archaeology--Moral and ethical aspects.
Archaeology--Philosophy.
Archaeology--Social aspects.
Authenticity (Philosophy)
Forgery.
Pseudoscience.