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Pseudoarchaeology in United States · Mysteria

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Pseudoarchaeology in United States

2 places to sift through. Narrow by kind, country, period or how firmly each one is established — contested and pseudoarchaeological claims are labelled here, never hidden.

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🇺🇸 United States · Pyramid

Rock Lake Wisconsin Pyramids – Aztalan-linked Rock Lake Pyramids

Claimed Aztalan–Rock Lake 1100 CE (real Aztalan 1100, lake pyramids 0) · Pseudo Aztalan / Natural glacial

Claimed 10 pyramids under 5–11 m Rock Lake — UW sonar shows glacial till not pyramids

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🇺🇸 United States · Archaeological wonder

Lake Michigan Stonehenge – Grand Traverse Bay Stone Circle

Claimed Hopewell? 3000 BCE (natural post-glacial 10000 BCE) · Pseudo Hopewell / Glacial

Claimed 40 ft stone circle at 12 m in Traverse Bay — Michigan DEQ shows glacial lag