https://de.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=12.231.69.10 Wikipedia - Benutzerbeiträge [de] 2025-06-24T16:52:14Z Benutzerbeiträge MediaWiki 1.45.0-wmf.6 https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Out-of-place-Artefakt&diff=222500757 Out-of-place-Artefakt 2019-03-11T20:08:38Z <p>12.231.69.10: The need for scientific backups to your claims if you are going to say an oopart is from advanced ancient beings, nephilims, or even aliens.</p> <hr /> <div>{{Redirect|OOPArts|The Pillows' album|OOPArts (album)|the SYUN album|OOPARTS (SYUN album)}}<br /> An '''out-of-place artifact ''' ('''OOPArt''') is an [[Artifact (archaeology)|artifact]] of historical, archaeological, or paleontological interest found in an unusual context, that challenges conventional [[history|historical]] chronology by being &quot;too advanced&quot; for the level of civilization that existed at the time, or showing &quot;[[Human settlement|human presence]]&quot; before humans [[Timeline of human evolution|were known to exist]]. Other examples suggest contact between different cultures that are hard to account for with conventional historical understanding.<br /> <br /> The term is used largely by [[cryptozoology|cryptozoologists]], proponents of [[ancient astronaut]] theories, [[young Earth creationist]]s, and [[paranormal]] enthusiasts.&lt;ref name=&quot;Salon&quot; /&gt; It can describe a wide variety of objects, from anomalies studied by mainstream science and [[pseudoarchaeology]] far outside the mainstream to objects that have been shown to be [[hoax]]es or to have mundane explanations.<br /> <br /> Critics argue that most purported OOPArts which are not hoaxes are the result of mistaken interpretation, wishful thinking, or a mistaken belief that a particular culture could not have created an artifact or technology due to a lack of knowledge or materials. In some cases, the uncertainty results from inaccurate descriptions. For example: the [[Wolfsegg Iron]] was said to be a perfect cube, but in fact it is not; the [[Klerksdorp sphere]]s were said to be perfect spheres, but they are not; and the [[Iron pillar of Delhi]] was said to be &quot;rust proof&quot;, but it has some rust near its base. Most people who believe in the ooparts are usually ridiculed for their ridiculous behaviours and unsubstantiated claims.<br /> <br /> Supporters regard OOPArts as evidence that mainstream science is overlooking huge areas of knowledge, either willfully or through ignorance.&lt;ref name=&quot;Salon&quot;&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/08/31/archaeology/index.html|title=Archaeology from the dark side|last=O'Hehir|first=Andrew |date=August 31, 2005|publisher=Salon.com|accessdate=19 April 2010}}&lt;/ref&gt; Many writers or researchers who question conventional views of human history have used purported OOPArts in attempts to bolster their arguments.&lt;ref name=&quot;Salon&quot; /&gt; [[Creation science]] relies on allegedly anomalous finds in the archaeological record to challenge scientific chronologies and models of human evolution.&lt;ref name=StrombergOthers2004a&gt;Stromberg, P, and PV Heinrich (2004) [http://www.ncseweb.org/resources/rncse_content/vol24/2562_the_coso_artifact_mystery_fro_12_30_1899.asp ''The Coso Artifact Mystery from the Depths of Time?''], Reports of the National Center for Science Education. 24(2):26-30 (March/April 2004) Retrieved March 8, 2014.&lt;/ref&gt; Claimed OOPArts have been used to support religious descriptions of pre-history, ancient astronaut theories, and the notion of vanished civilizations that possessed knowledge or technology more advanced than that of modern times.&lt;ref name=&quot;Salon&quot; /&gt;<br /> <br /> == Examples ==<br /> The following are examples of objects that have been argued by various fringe authors ([[Out-of-place artifact#See also|see list]]) to have been OOPArts:<br /> <br /> === Unusual artifacts ===<br /> [[File:NAMA Machine d'Anticythère 1.jpg|thumb|Fragment of the [[Antikythera mechanism]].]]<br /> A minority of alleged OOPARTs are at least debatably unusual within the scientific mainstream, although not impossible for their time period.<br /> * [[Antikythera mechanism]]: Its clockwork-like appearance, dating to about 1,000 years before clocks were invented, has been claimed by fringe sources to be evidence of alien visitation,&lt;ref&gt;{{Skeptoid|id=4184|number=184|title=The Antikythera Mechanism |accessdate=2011-08-24}}&lt;/ref&gt; and authors such as [[Zecharia Sitchin]] argue that this artifact is a product &quot;not of Man, but of the gods&quot;.&lt;ref name=&quot;Sitchin2011&quot;&gt;{{cite book|author=Zecharia Sitchin|title=Journeys to the Mythical Past|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mPNg4nfp-6YC&amp;pg=PA171|accessdate=19 June 2013|date=25 January 2011|publisher=Inner Traditions / Bear &amp; Co|isbn=978-1-59143-951-6|pages=171–}}&lt;/ref&gt; However, mainstream scientists consider the Antikythera mechanism to be a form of [[Analog computer|mechanical computer]] created around 150–100&amp;nbsp;BCE based on the theories of astronomy and mathematics developed by the ancient Greeks. Its design and workmanship reflect a previously unknown, but not implausible, degree of sophistication.&lt;ref&gt;&quot;[http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/project/general/the-project.html The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project]&quot;, The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project. Retrieved 2007-07-01 Quote: &quot;The Antikythera Mechanism is now understood to be dedicated to astronomical phenomena and operates as a complex mechanical &quot;computer&quot; which tracks the cycles of the Solar System.&quot;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Washington Post&quot;&gt;{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/30/AR2006113001303.html|title=Experts: Fragments an Ancient Computer|last=Paphitis|first=Nicholas|date=December 1, 2006|work=[[The Washington Post]]|location=ATHENS, Greece|quote=Imagine tossing a top-notch laptop into the sea, leaving scientists from a foreign culture to scratch their heads over its corroded remains centuries later. A Roman shipmaster inadvertently did something just like it 2,000 years ago off southern Greece, experts said late Thursday.}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * [[Maine penny]]: Some authors argue the 11th-century [[Norway|Norwegian]] coin found in a [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] shell [[midden]] in [[Maine]], [[United States]] is evidence of [[Norse visits to North America|direct contact between Vikings]] and Native Americans in Maine. Mainstream belief is that it was brought to Maine from Labrador or Newfoundland via an extensive northern native trade network.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/voyage/subset/vinland/archeo.html |title=Vinland Archeology |publisher=Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History |date= |accessdate=2011-08-24}}&lt;/ref&gt; Over 20,000 objects were found over a 15-year period at the [[Goddard Site]] in [[Brooklin, Maine]]. The sole non-Native artifact was the coin.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,919916,00.html|title=Bye, Columbus|date=December 11, 1978|work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> === Questionable interpretations ===<br /> [[File:Ironie pile Bagdad.jpg|thumb|The three components of the [[Baghdad Battery]].]]<br /> * [[Baghdad Battery]]: Vase and rods made in [[Parthia]]n or [[Sassanid Persia]]. May have been used as a [[galvanic cell]] for [[electroplating]], though no electroplated artifacts from this era have been found.&lt;ref name=&quot;vonHandorfOthers2002a&quot;&gt;Von Handorf, DE, and DE Crotty (2002) ''The Baghdad battery – myth or reality?'' Plating and Surface Finishing. vol. 89, no. 5, pp. 84–87.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Flatow2002a&quot;&gt;Flatow, I (2012) [https://www.npr.org/2012/03/23/149231682/-archaeologists-revisit-iraq ''Archaeologists Revisit Iraq.'' interview with Elizabeth Stone], Talk of the Nation, National Public Radio. Washington, DC.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * [[Dorchester Pot]]: A metal pot claimed to have been blasted out of solid rock in 1852.&lt;ref name=&quot;SteigerOthers1979a&quot;&gt;Steiger, B. (1979) ''Worlds Before Our Own.'' New York, New York, Berkley Publishing Group. 236 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-933665-19-1}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;FitzpatrickMOthers2007a&quot;&gt;Fitzpatrick-Matthews, K, and J Doeser (2007) [http://www.badarchaeology.com/?page_id=300 ''Metallic vase from Dorchester, Massachusetts.''] [http://www.badarchaeology.com/ Bad Archaeology.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * [[Kingoodie artifact]]: An object resembling a corroded nail, said to have been encased in solid rock.&lt;ref name=&quot;David1854a&quot;&gt;Sir David, B (1854) ''Queries and Statements concerning a Nail found imbedded in a Block of Sandstone obtained from Kingoodie (Mylnfield) Quarry, North Britain.'' Report of the Fourteenth Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science vol. 51, John Murray London.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Fitzpatrick-Matthews, K, and J Doeser (2007) [http://badarchaeology.net./data/ooparts/kingoodie.php ''A nail in Devonian sandstone from Kingoodie, Scotland.''] [http://www.badarchaeology.com/ Bad Archaeology.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * [[Lake Winnipesaukee mystery stone]]: Originally thought to be a record of a treaty between tribes, subsequent analysis has called its authenticity into question.&lt;ref name=&quot;anonymousnda&quot;&gt;anonymous (nd) [http://www.nhhistory.org/museumexhibits/mysterystone/mysterystone.htm ''The Mystery Stone''.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914204903/http://www.nhhistory.org/museumexhibits/mysterystone/mysterystone.htm |date=2010-09-14 }} [http://www.nhhistory.org/museum.html Museum Exhibits], New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, New Hampshire.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Klatell2006&quot;&gt;Klatell, JM (July 23, 2006). [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-englands-mystery-stone/ ''New England's 'Mystery Stone': New Hampshire Displays Unexplained Artifact 134 Years Later.''] Associated Press. Retrieved March 8, 2014.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * ''[[Sivatherium]]'' of [[Kish (Sumer)|Kish]]: An ornamental [[war chariot]] piece discovered in the [[Sumer]]ian ruins of Kish, which is now in central [[Iraq]], in 1928. The figurine, dated to the Early Dynastic I period in 2800-2750 BC, depicts a quadrupedal mammal with branched horns, a [[nose ring (animals)|nose ring]] and a rope tied to the ring. Because of the shape of the horns, [[Edwin Colbert]] identified it as a depiction of a late surviving, possibly domesticated ''Sivatherium'', a vaguely [[moose]]-like relative of the [[giraffe]] that lived in [[North Africa]] and [[India]] during the [[Pleistocene]] but was believed extinct early in the [[Holocene extinction event]]. [[Henry Field (anthropologist)|Henry Field]] and [[Berthold Laufer]] instead argued that it represented a captive [[Persian fallow deer]] and that the [[antler]]s had broken over the years. The missing antlers were found in the [[Field Museum of Natural History|Field Museum]]'s storeroom in 1977.&lt;ref&gt;Naish, D. (2007) [http://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2011/04/25/sumerian-sivathere-figurine/ ''What happened with that Sumerian 'sivathere' figurine after Colbert's paper of 1936? Well, a lot.''] [http://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/ Tetrapod Zoology.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * [[Tecaxic-Calixtlahuaca head]]: A [[terracotta]] offering head seemingly of [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] appearance, found beneath three intact floors of a [[Pre-Columbian]] burial site in [[Mexico]], dated between 1476 and 1510. However, the artifact has been determined to be older and ancient Roman provenance has not been excluded.&lt;ref name=&quot;HristovOthers2001&quot;&gt;Hristov, RH, and S. Genoves (2001) [http://www.unm.edu/~rhristov/calixtlahuaca.html ''Tecaxic-Calixtlahuaca.''] Dept. of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Schaaf Others2001&quot;&gt;Schaaf, P and GA Wagner (1991) ''Comments on 'Mesoamerican Evidence of Pre-Columbian Transoceanic Contacts,' by Hristov and Genovés.'' Ancient Mesoamerica. 10:207-213.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> === Alternate interpretations ===<br /> [[File:QtubIronPillar.JPG|thumb|200px|The iron pillar of Delhi]]<br /> * [[Helicopter hieroglyphs|Abydos helicopter]]: A [[pareidolia]] based on [[palimpsest]] carving in an ancient Egyptian temple.<br /> * [[Baalbek#Ruins|Baalbek megaliths]]: almost impossible to move with Bronze Age technology.<br /> * [[Dendera light|Dendera Lamps]]: Supposed to depict light bulbs, but made in Ptolemaic Egypt.<br /> * [[Eiserner Mann|Iron Man (Eiserner Mann)]]: An old iron pillar, said to be a unique oddity in [[Central Europe]].<br /> * The [[Hidden character stone]], a Chinese petroglyph.<br /> * [[Iron pillar of Delhi]]: Rust-proof Iron pillar demonstrates more advanced metallurgy than was supposedly available in India, pre 1000 AD.<br /> * Igneous rock statues and buildings: demonstrates ability to accurately carve [[basalt]], [[Granite]], [[Diorite]], etc., in the Bronze age.<br /> * The &quot;[[London Hammer]]&quot;, also known as the &quot;London Artifact&quot;, hammer made of iron and wood that was found in [[London, Texas]] in 1936. Part of the hammer is embedded in a limy rock concretion.<br /> * [[Nazca Lines]]: Supposedly impossible to design without the aid of an aerial view.<br /> * The [[Newark Holy Stones]], used as extremely unlikely evidence that Hebrews lived in the Americas, but more probably a hoax.<br /> * [[Pacal's sarcophagus lid]]: Described by [[Erich von Däniken]] as a depiction of a spaceship.<br /> * [[Piri Reis map]]: Several ancient astronauts authors, and others such as [[Gavin Menzies]] and [[Charles Hapgood]], suggested that this map, compiled by the [[Ottoman Empire|Turkish]] [[admiral]] [[Piri Reis]], shows [[Antarctica]] long before it was discovered.<br /> * [[Quimbaya airplanes]]: Golden objects found in [[Colombia]] and made by [[Quimbaya civilization]] culture, they are supposed to represent modern airplanes. In the [[Gold Museum, Bogotá]], they are described as figures of birds and insects.<br /> * [[Saqqara Bird#Controversial ideas|Saqqara Bird]]: Supposed to depict a glider, but made in Ancient Egypt.<br /> * [[Dogū#Pseudoarchaeology|Shakōkidogū]]: Small humanoid and animal [[figurine]]s made during the late [[Jōmon period]] (14,000–400&amp;nbsp;BCE) of prehistoric Japan, said to resemble extraterrestrial astronauts.<br /> * [[Stone spheres of Costa Rica#Myths|Stone spheres of Costa Rica]]: Inaccurately described as being perfectly spherical, and therefore demonstrating greater stone-working skill than was present in pre-Columbian times.<br /> <br /> === Natural objects mistaken for artifacts ===<br /> [[File:Eltanin Antenna.jpg|thumb|[[Eltanin Antenna]].]]<br /> * [[Aix-en-Provence]] petrified tools: Likely petrified tree remains.&lt;ref name=&quot;Stillman1820&quot;&gt;Stillman, B (1820) ''Curious Geological Facts'': The American Journal of Science. v. 2, no. 2, pp. 144–46. (November 1820). [https://archive.org/details/mobot31753002151832 Internet Archive copy] archived on May 27, 2011.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;FitzpatrickMatthews2002&quot;&gt;Fitzpatrick-Matthews, K (2007) ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20161116210254/http://www.badarchaeology.com/out-of-place-artefacts/very-ancient-artefacts/tools-in-rock-at-aix-en-provence/ Tools in rock at Aix-en-Provence]''. Archived from [http://www.badarchaeology.com/out-of-place-artefacts/very-ancient-artefacts/tools-in-rock-at-aix-en-provence the original] on November 16, 2016.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * [[Baigong Pipes]]: Their natural origins are challenged.&lt;ref name=&quot;Anonymous2002a&quot;&gt;Anonymous (2002) [http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200206/25/eng20020625_98530.shtml ''Mysterious Pipes Left by 'ET' Reported from Qinghai.''] [http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/ People's Daily Online], Beijing, China. Retrieved March 8, 2014.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Anonymous2002b&quot;&gt;Anonymous (2002) [http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200206/19/eng20020619_98177.shtml ''Chinese Scientists to Head for Suspected ET Relics.''] [http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/ People's Daily Online], Beijing, China. Retrieved March 8, 2014.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dunning2009a&quot;&gt;{{Skeptoid|id=4181|number=181|title=The Baigong Pipes|accessdate= March 8, 2014}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * [[Eltanin Antenna]]: Actually a [[sponge]].&lt;ref name=&quot;Brooksmith2004a&quot;&gt;Brookesmith, P (2004) [http://www.forteantimes.com/features/articles/155/the_eltanin_enigma.html ''The Eltanin Enigma.''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403182441/http://www.forteantimes.com/features/articles/155/the_eltanin_enigma.html |date=2013-04-03 }} [http://www.forteantimes.com/ Fortean Times]. (May 2004). Retrieved March 8, 2014.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;HeezenOthers1971a&quot;&gt;Heezen, BC, and CD Hollister (1971) ''The Face of the Deep.'' Oxford University Press, New York. 659 pp. {{ISBN|0-19-501277-1}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * [[Face of Mars]]: [[Pareidolia]] caused by poor resolution in early Martian missions.<br /> * [[Klerksdorp sphere]]s: Actually pre-Cambrian [[concretion]]s.&lt;ref name=&quot;Cairncross1988&quot;&gt;Cairncross, B (1988) ''&quot;Cosmic cannonballs&quot; a rational explanation'': The South African Lapidary Magazine. v. 30, no. 1, pp. 4–6.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Heinrich1997&quot;&gt;Heinrich, PV (1997) ''Mystery spheres'': National Center for Science Education Reports. v. 17, no. 1, p. 34. (January/February 1997)&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * [[Paluxy River#Paluxy trackways|Paluxy River tracks]]: Identified by Biblical literalists as [[nephilim|giant humanoid]] footprints found alongside dinosaur tracks. Actually tracks of [[theropod]] dinosaurs, and 1930s forgeries.<br /> <br /> === Erroneously dated objects ===<br /> * Aiud object: An aluminum wedge found in 1974 in the [[Mureș River]] in central [[Romania]], near the town of [[Aiud]] is claimed by Romanian [[UFOlogy|UFOlogists]] to be of ancient and/or [[wikt:extraterrestrial|extraterrestrial]] origin,&lt;ref name=&quot;RealitateaTV&quot;&gt;RealitateaTV (2014) [http://ziuadecj.realitatea.net/life--and--style/specialist-despre-obiectul-preistoric-neidentificat-din-depozitele-muzeului-de-istorie-apartine-unui-robot-primitiv-video--125044.html &quot;Specialist despre obiectul preistoric neidentificat din depozitele muzeului de istorie: 'aparţine unui robot primitiv'&quot;], RealitateaTV.net.&lt;/ref&gt; however it is more likely a fragment of modern machinery lost during excavation work.&lt;ref name=&quot;Hilblairious&quot;&gt;Hilblairious (2014) [http://hilblairious.blogspot.ca/2014/12/aluminum-aliens-and-gear-they-left.html &quot;Aluminum, Aliens (1): What &quot;THEY&quot; left Behind in Aiud&quot;], Hilblairious.blogspot.ca.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * [[Coso artifact]]: Thought to be prehistoric; actually a 1920s [[spark plug]].&lt;ref name=StrombergOthers2004a /&gt;<br /> * [[Moab Man|Malachite Man]]: Thought to be from the early [[Cretaceous]]; actually a post-Columbian burial.&lt;ref name=&quot; CoulamOthers1995a&quot;&gt;Coulam, NJ, and AR Schroedl (1995) ''The Keystone azurite mine in southeastern Utah.'' Utah Archaeology. 8(1): 1–12.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Kuban2005aa&quot;&gt;Kuban, GJ, (2005) [http://paleo.cc/paluxy/moab-man.htm ''&quot;Moab Man&quot; – &quot;Malachite Man&quot;'']. [http://paleo.cc/paluxy.htm The Paluxy Dinosaur/&quot;Man Track&quot; Controversy.] Retrieved March 8, 2014.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * [[Wolfsegg Iron]]: Thought to be from the [[Tertiary]] epoch; actually from an early mining operation. Inaccurately described as a perfect [[cube]].<br /> <br /> === Modern-day creations, forgeries and hoaxes ===<br /> [[File:Babylonokia.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Babylonokia]]]]<br /> [[File:Ica stones3.JPG|thumb|right|200px|An [[Ica stone]] depicting dinosaurs]]<br /> * [[Babylonokia]]: A clay tablet shaped like a [[mobile phone]]. [[Fringe scientist]]s and [[alternative archaeology]] proponents subsequently misrepresented a photograph of the artwork as showing an 800-year-old archaeological find; that story was popularised in a video on the YouTube channel ''Paranormal Crucible'' and led to the object being reported by some press sources as a mystery.<br /> * [[Acámbaro figures]]: Mid-20th century [[figurines]] of [[dinosaur]]s, attributed by [[Waldemar Julsrud]] to an ancient society.<br /> * [[Crystal skull]]s: Supposedly demonstrate more advanced stone-cutting skill than was present in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. Appear to have been made in the 19th century.<br /> * [[Ica stones]]: Depict [[Inca]] [[dinosaur]]-hunters, [[surgery]], and other modern or fanciful topics. Collected by Javier Cabrera Darquea, who claimed them to be prehistoric.<br /> * [[Kensington Runestone]]: Purports to have been made by 15th century descendents of [[Leif Ericson]]'s colony. Generally believed to be a modern-day hoax.<br /> * The [[Michigan relics]], supposedly ancient artifacts that are [[archaeological forgery|archaeological forgeries]] and were supposed to prove that people of an ancient [[Near East]]ern culture had lived in [[Michigan]], United States.<br /> * The [[Tucson artifacts]], a hoax.<br /> * The [[Calaveras Skull]], an admitted hoax.<br /> * [[Los Lunas Decalogue Stone]]: Supposedly made by Pre-Columbian Israelite visitors to the Americas. Generally believed to be a modern-day hoax.<br /> * The [[Japanese Paleolithic hoax]], perpetrated by discredited amateur archeologist [[Shinichi Fujimura]].<br /> <br /> === Entirely fictional ===<br /> * [[Dropa stones]]: Popularized by [[David Gamon]] (as [[David Agamon]]) as part of his [[false document]] ''[[Sungods in Exile]]''.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Ancient technology]]<br /> * [[Lost inventions]]<br /> * [[Anachronism]]<br /> * [[Lazarus taxon]] – when a biological lineage is discovered to have been alive long after it was assumed extinct<br /> <br /> === Authors and works ===<br /> * [[Charles Fort]], researcher of anomalous phenomena<br /> * ''[[Fortean Times]]''<br /> * [[Peter Kolosimo]]<br /> * ''[[Fingerprints of the Gods]]'' book by [[Graham Hancock]]<br /> * [[Michael Cremo]], author of several books including ''[[Forbidden Archeology]]''<br /> * [[Charles Berlitz]], famous linguist and writer of anomalous phenomena<br /> * ''[[The Mysterious Origins of Man]]'' originally aired on [[NBC]] in 1996<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{reflist|30em}}<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{Commons category|OOParts}}<br /> * [http://www.badarchaeology.net/bad/index.php Critical perspective on Creationist and New Age claims related to out-of-place artifacts] at Bad Archaeology<br /> * [http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/08/31/archaeology/index.html ''Archaeology from the dark side''] at [[Salon.com]]<br /> * [http://www.kmatthews.org.uk/cult_archaeology/out_of_place_artefacts.html Out-of-place artifacts article] at Cult and Fringe Archaeology<br /> <br /> [[Category:Out-of-place artifacts| ]]<br /> [[Category:Forteana]]<br /> [[Category:Pseudoarchaeology]]</div> 12.231.69.10