oopart
The English word “oopart” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- An object found in a very unusual or apparently impossible archaeological context (like the Coso sparkplug found in an allegedly 500,000-year-old geode) which would challenge conventional historiography and chronology if authentic.
Etymology
Abbreviation of "out of place artifact".
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