Occam's Trowel, Sifting archaeological fringe to get to archaeological fact.
I repeat, Pseudoarchaeology is aware of racism. They're not entirely sure when something is racist, or why archaeologists call them out on it constantly, but they know it's a thing that exists and it's probably bad. Why do I say this? The two most visible personalities in alternative archaeology/history right at this moment are probably... Continue Reading →
Would you believe I get asked a lot of questions? A lot of them kinda fall into the category of repeat things. "Have you seen X? What about Y lost civ? I found Z, is it real?" and "XYZ religion believes this thing, is it true?" There's always outsiders, but these are the categories... Continue Reading →
Thomas Jefferson supposedly said, "Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions." But what makes Accent Aliens unintelligible to me, and so damn believable to others?
I've had a few requests lately to change a few things around here, one of which was to add the podcast eps to the Patreon. Apparently, there is a player attached to the site. I didn't know that, so I'm working on adding the past years worth to the Patreon. This is both a warning... Continue Reading →
2018 has been a bit of a roller coaster for the Archaeological Fantasies blog and podcast. I know many of you have noticed, so I figured, Let's have a rundown of what's happening here at the AF Studios... Last year I went back to finish my Masters' degree and well, between that and working... Continue Reading →
So I might have fallen off the planet there for a minute, but I have a brief excuse! I moved...again... You'd think by now I'd have this post scheduling things down, but I don't. Sorry about that. The good news is, I'm all moved, and life is settling down again. Summer will be on us... Continue Reading →
Since I missed the February question for the Blogging Carnival I figured I should try and make the March one…who cares if it’s actually April? Doug asks us a question this month that reaches into the future of archaeology in the digital world. He asks; “Where are you/we going with blogging or would you... Continue Reading →
The Archaeology Blogging Carnival rolls along!If you don't know what the Blogging Carnival is click the link to go to Doug's Archaeology blog and read up on it. You can catch up in November's questions and answers here.This month we're asked to reflect on the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of blogging archaeology.The GoodI went... Continue Reading →
Sadly, I won't be making the SAA's in Texas next year. Neither will my friend Doug over at Doug's Archaeology, but he came up with a great idea for those of us who can't make, something called a blogging carnival and he's hosting the first round of questions for November (Which is also Movember, so get to growing... Continue Reading →
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