I believe that the only correct answer to whether or not archaeologist should discredit the work of pseudoarchaeologist is yes. When Pseudoarchaeologist make up fantasized history of mythical events it is historically and morally incorrect. When they go about writing about their “insane findings”, it discredits the work of the archaeologist. For example, the Pyramids being made from knowledge “descended” from Atlanteans or aliens discredits the long hours of work archaeologist put into figuring out how the Egyptians truly went about created such amazing structures. Another example would be the Piltdown Man and the Cardiff Giant. Although they did not directly discredit other archaeologist work int his case, they portrayed fake information to the general public. These events took place to fit the ideals of the pseudoarchaeologist that went hand and hand with their religious and scientific beliefs such as the brain centered theory. Relaying false information to the public can harm how we go about figuring things out in the future. People are extremely susceptible to things they hear, therefor this could alter the way the general public looks at future findings by archaeologist. Most importantly, Pseudoarchaeological claims do not go with historical record. In order to teach future generations about the archaeological past, we have to stay on path with real findings. We cannot go off of claims that have no evidence or hard proof. If these claims were true then we wouldn’t have to argue them. Not to mention that in general the claims made by Pseudoarchaeologist tend to be insane a lot of the time. Pseudoarchaologist not only discredit archaeologist, but the people of the past as well. Multiple cultures and peoples worked hard to create the monuments and amazing artifacts left behind for us today. Pseudoarchaeologist disregard this fact and would much rather chalk it up to higher more powerful beings. These claims can also become dangerous when they back racial or nationalistic ideologies. For example, the idea that many cultures come from a superior Atlantean race can be extremely racist. Hitler and others used claims such as these to back their racial propaganda. I believe all archaeologist and the archaeological community should do whatever they can to stop the spread of illogical claims made by the Pseudoarchaeologist. Obviously, there is no way to completely eradicate Pseudoarchaeological claims, but they can be disproved. The community should do its best to keep up with the articles and postings made by Pseudoarchaeologist so they can be disproved as soon as possible.