Known archaeological forgers
- Alceo Dossena, 19th century creator of many Archaic and Medieval statues
- Shinichi Fujimura, who planted specimens on false layers to gain more prestige
- Brigido Lara, Mexican forger of pre-Columbian antiquities
- Shaun Greenhalgh, a prolific and versatile British forger, who with the help of his family forged Ancient Egyptian statues, Roman Silverware and Celtic gold jewelry among more modern artworks. Arrested in 2006 attempting to sell three Assyrian reliefs to the British Museum.
- Moses Shapira, purveyor of fake biblical artifacts
- Tjerk Vermaning, Dutch amateur archaeologist whose Middle Paleolithic finds were declared forgeries
Known archaeological forgeries and hoaxes
- Calaveras Skull
- Cardiff Giant
- Davenport Tablets
- "Egyptian mummy" ca. 1898 at the Old Capitol Museum, Jackson, MS
- Etruscan terracotta warriors in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Glozel tablets, bearing prehistoric writing
- Grave Creek Stone
- Japanese paleolithic hoax
- Michigan relics
- Persian Princess, forged ancient mummy, possible murder victim
- Piltdown Man
- Tiara of Saitaferne in Louvre
- The pieces "discovered" in 2006 in Iruña-Veleia
Una semplice lista, presa da WIKI. Ci sono però altri nomi che aspirano (inconsapevolmente, ma con indubbia pertinacia) ad essere aggiunti a questa lista già da tempo approvata: e sono certo del fatto che non tarderanno ad essere accontentati. Ci vorrà tempo e - probabilmente - qualche processo legale, che notoriamente prende molto tempo, in Italia. Ma accadrà, è sicuro.
