been dismissed as a hoax by authorities and academics after their discovery in the 1970s. Ica stones: Depict Inca dinosaur-hunters, surgery, and other modern or fanciful topics. Collected by Javier Cabrera Darquea, who claimed them to be prehistoric. Later revealed to be a forgery created by a local farmer. Japanese Paleolithic hoax: Perpetrated by discredited amateur archaeologist Shinichi Fujimura. Kensington Runestone: A runestone purportedly unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota entangled in the roots of a tree. Runologists have dismissed the inscription's authenticity on linguistic evidence, while geologists disagree as to whether the stone shows weathering that would indicate a medieval date. Los Lunas Decalogue Stone: Supposedly made by pre-Columbian Israelite visitors to the Americas. Generally believed to be a modern-day hoax. Michigan relics: Supposedly ancient artifacts which have been alleged as proof that people of an ancient Near Eastern culture had lived in the U.S. state of Michigan; they are archaeological forgeries. Newark Holy Stones: Hoax "artifacts" used as extremely unlikely evidence that Hebrew peoples lived in the Precolumbian Americas. Piltdown Man: Supposedly skull parts from a "missing link" hominid, but exposed as an elaborate hoax 41 years after its "discovery". Tucson artifacts: Thirty-one lead objects that Charles E. Manier and his family found in 1924 near Picture Rocks, Arizona, which were initially thought by some to be created by early Mediterranean civilizations that had crossed the Atlantic in the first century, but were later determined to be a hoax. See also Ancient technology Lost inventions Anachronism Acheiropoieta Lazarus taxon – when a biological lineage is discovered to have been alive long after it was assumed extinct Geofact – Geological artifacts that look like man-made ones Authors and works Charles Fort, researcher of anomalous phenomena Chariots of the Gods?, 1968 book by Erich Von Daniken Fortean Times Peter Kolosimo Fingerprints of the Gods, 1995 book by Graham Hancock Vadim Chernobrov, researcher of anomalous phenomena, writer Michael Cremo, author of several books including Forbidden Archeology (1993) Charles Berlitz, linguist and writer of anomalous phenomena The Mysterious Origins of Man, originally aired on NBC in 1996 References External links Critical perspective on Creationist and New Age claims related to out-of-place artifacts at Bad Archaeology Archaeology from the dark side at Salon.com Out-of-place artifacts article at Bad Archaeology Forteana Pseudoarchaeology