Retraction and Reflection: The Gunung Padang Controversy and the Challenges of Peer Review in Archaeological Prospection

Dr. Eileen G. Ernenwein

Retraction and Reflection: The Gunung Padang Controversy and the Challenges of Peer Review in Archaeological Prospection

Dr. Eileen G. Ernenwein

Department of Geosciences

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Abstract

False claim of World’s oldest pyramid published due to peer review oversights, Evolving scholarly publishing practices are negatively impacting academic integrity, Archaeological Prospection methods are increasingly exploited for fringe narratives

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	607-609
Number of pages	3
Journal	ArcheoSciences
Volume	49
Issue number	1
State	Published - Sep 16 2025

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