The authors argue that the scientific community employs a "knowledge filter" (a form of confirmation bias) that leads them to ignore, suppress, or explain away archaeological evidence that contradicts the dominant evolutionary paradigm.
The book's central premise is that anatomically modern humans have existed on Earth for millions, or even billions, of years—far longer than the approximately 200,000 to 300,000 years accepted by mainstream science. Forbidden Archeology The Hidden History of the ...
Cremo, who identifies as a "Vedic archeologist," notes that the book's findings align with the cyclical view of time and extreme human antiquity described in ancient Sanskrit texts like the Puranas . The authors argue that the scientific community employs
While the book has become an underground classic among alternative history enthusiasts, the mainstream scientific community largely classifies it as or pseudoarchaeology . or even billions