Occam's Trowel, Sifting archaeological fringe to get to archaeological fact.
If you follow this blog or podcast for any amount of time you've probably noticed that a lot of the things we cover can be traced back to 19th-century ideas. I'm not saying we should blame the Victorians for everything dealing with pseudo-archaeology, but I'm not saying we shouldn't either. What was going on during... Continue Reading →
So there’s a few unifying threads when it comes to certain pseudoarchaeology ideas — one of which being the concept of the Transoceanic Traveler.
Hey everyone, First, I want to thank everyone for the words of support over the last few months. We love our fans, and it’s been nice to have a bit of positive vibes in my in-box. For those who aren’t in the loop, I don’t want to overwhelm you with too many details. I do... 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?
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), show "The Nature of Things" is going to air a documentary Friday that claims to prove the Solutrean Hypothesis true. This problematic hypothesis tries to claim that the first humans in America came not via the Bering Strait Land Bridge from Asia, but across the ocean from Europe. This episode... Continue Reading →
I've been told these are a hot item on the blogosphere. But it's been a slow year here on the blog. We've focused a lot of effort on the Podcast over on the APN, and in August I went to Grad School for a masters in CRM. Things got busy. Yet, I owe you all... Continue Reading →
That's right! This will be year three of the Archeological Fantasies Podcast! We've got two years behind us and we haven't run out of material to debunk yet. It helps that new stuff pops up almost daily anymore, even if it is all recycled. We decided to christen the New Year by rehashing the... Continue Reading →
Nothing like starting off a new series with a tired topic. But seeing as Ancient Aliens is now in its 7th season, this is par for the course for Giorgio A. Tsoukalos. Mr. Tsoukalos is the main character for this new show that is going to investigate, um, stuff about, things - and Aliens! And... 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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