Archaeological forgeries

paleoanthropological hoax

a pseudoarchaeological notion in Bosnia and Herzegovina

human skull stone carvings made of clear quartz, claimed to be pre-Columbian Mesoamerican

decorated andesite stones found in Ica Province, Peru

literary forgery

Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota

papyrus fragment with forged Coptic text

nineteenth century US hoax

about 33,000 small ceramic figurines allegedly found by Waldemar Julsrud in July 1944

The Zanata Stone, it also known as the Zenana stone, is a small stele with engraving. The tablet is presumably of Guanche origin. it was found in 1992....

forged tiara

archaeological hoax

Discredited fossil specimen

human settlement

hoax fossils

documents found in Jordan

human skull found in Calaveras County

religious texts inscribed on lead plates from Granada, Spain

Bronze figurines and plates

inscribed stone tablet

ancient Greek statue in the Getty Villa with disputed authenticity

Alleged archaeological artifact

Marble sculpture of Venus

Glyphs from Kariong, Australia

manuscript carrying Biblical verses written in Paleo-Hebrew script

large American forested area

forged plaque allegedly placed by Francis Drake when landing in California in 1579

19th-century collection of forgeries

gold cauldron found in Lake Chiemsee, Bavaria

hoax