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Cryptoarchaeology
Cryptoarchaeology is a valid, though not fully accepted, form of Archaeology, in that it does follow commonly accepted best practices, scientific method, though it focuses on anomalous discoveries. Cryptoarchaeology is the scientific study of historic or prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, and other such remains that do not adhere to orthodox theory and thought. However, it rigorously adheres to the fundamental principals of processual Archaeology. Contrary to some, it is not the attempt to invent cultures from problematic remains through wild speculation or fanciful invention. Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek: αÏχαίος, archae, ancient; and λόγος, logos, knowledge) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains and environmental data, including architecture, artifacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ...
An artifact (also artefact) is a term coined by Sir Julian Huxley meaning any object or process resulting from human activity. ...
Examples of Cryptoarchaeological studies have included the survey, excavation, and analysis of of contradictory sites such as the Black Pyramids Of Tenerife on the Canary Islands; the study of the Nazca culture and their relationship to the famous "lines"; the study of the Diquis Spheres of Southwestern Costa Rica; anomalous Pre-Columbian wheeled gold pieces from Panama; Petroglyphs from Nicaragua and Costa Rica; and even the formal analysis of the two possibly "genuine" crystal skulls (the BH & BM skulls). Even the legitimate study of Stonehenge falls under Cryptoarchaeology, though the fanciful speculation covering everything from UFO's to ancient super-cultures does not. The Canaries is the nickname of Norwich City FC. The Canaries is also the nickname of Hitchin Town F.C.. Capital Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife Official language(s) Spanish Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 13th 7,447 km² 1. ...
Early South American Civilizations Nazca (sometimes spelled Nasca) is the name of a system of valleys on the southern coast of Peru, and the name of the regions largest existing town. ...
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For other meanings of Stonehenge, see: Stonehenge (disambiguation) Stonehenge is a Neolithic and Bronze Age megalithic monument located near Amesbury in the English county of Wiltshire, about 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury. ...
The origin of Cryptoarchaeology is believed to have first been coined and used by Professor of Archaeology, Dr. Luis Ferrero, of the Universidad de Costa Rica in a lecture in 1976. In a hand out paper, he defined cryptoarchaeology as the scientific study of objects and cultures conflicting with contemporary othodoxy. Dr. Ferrero is best known for his exhaustive study of Central American archaeology, and specifically for his encyclopedic volume "Costa Rica Precolombina" published in 1979 by ECR (Editorial Costa Rica) as part of the Biblioteca Patria, considered the definitive text on the subject. The University of Costa Rica (in Spanish, Universidad de Costa Rica, abbreviated UCR) is a public university in the Republic of Costa Rica, in Central America. ...
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