Occam's Trowel, Sifting archaeological fringe to get to archaeological fact.
Today we start a brand-new collaborative project with Archaeothoughts and ArchaeoRPG which is a podcast miniseries we are calling The Hunt for Secret Mysteries. This miniseries will focus on various paranormal TV shows as we are inflicted with them. My cohost will be Bill Auchter of Archaeothoughts and for our first series, we're focusing on... Continue Reading →
Today we talk with Annelise Baer about some behind the scenes aspects of making Pseudo-television shows like Ancient Aliens. She tells how the research and some of the production is done, and we talk about what Archaeology could learn from tv. Show Notes: Annelise Baer, MA Twitter - @annelisebaer IMBD - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3243785/ Crystal Skull Vodka... Continue Reading →
Say Hello to the new year with Archaeological Fantasies. Check us out to see what we're up to and what to expect in the new year. Thanks again to all our lovely supporters! Here's to another successful year. Show Notes! Jennifer Raff: @JenniferRaff https://violentmetaphors.com/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jenniferraff/#2b40d9503eef David Anderson: @DSAArchaeology https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidanderson/#5171d0495401 In reSearch Of https://www.patreon.com/inresearchof/ Archaeological Fantasies... Continue Reading →
We did a lot this year on the blog and the podcast, not to mention personally. We moved to Philadelphia, continued in grad school, went to several conferences, had a litter of kittens...On the ArchyFantasies side, we moved the Podcast to an independent platform, reached out to several new guests and hosts, really launched our... Continue Reading →
Today, Dr. Jennifer Raff is back with us to talk about some recent articles on genetics in archaeology. Particularly the discovery of a new genetic ancestor to early Americans and new evidence about the migration of early Americans. Show Notes: Jennifer Raff at Forbes Ancient DNA Reveals Yet More Complicated Histories In The Americas Posth et... Continue Reading →
Today we talk with Andrew Reinhard about his new book Archaeogaming: An Introduction to Archaeology in and of Video Games. We talk about the Atari ET dig, learn how Metaspace and Meat Space are similar, and talk a lot about No Man's Sky and Andrew's archaeological survey inside the game space. Show Notes and links... Continue Reading →
On episode 52 of the Archaeological Fantasies Podcast we talk about Mummies! We all think we know about the story of King Tut, but a lot of it was embellishment at the time, as well as confusing the story of Tut's discovery with stories of other mummies at the time. Ken, Jeb, and I... Continue Reading →
Episode 50 of the Archaeological Fantasies is live, and Ken and I were able to finally sit down with someone who knows quite a bit about the use of DNA and genetics in archaeology. Jennifer Raff, who's covered all this wonderfully over at her own blog Violent Metaphors, was just the podcast guest I've been looking for to help us sus out all the ins and outs of genetic evidence in archaeology
Context, as we know, is Queen, much like the GPS is God. When you chose to ignore context, you can make up anything you want and probably find something out there to support it. That doesn't make it true or correct, and the refusal to see that is just insulting at best. I've lost count of how many times I've seen or read some fringe theorists spouting off about how they know more about what a Native tradition "really meant" than the living decedents of that tradition. What's more is by trying to force traditions that aren't yours to fit your favorite story, you're missing out on actual information that is being conveyed via these rich and varied traditions.
Episode 29 of the Archaeology Fantasies Podcast is live. If you haven't given it a listen, go do it now! I apologize ahead of time for the fact that I can't say Sam Osmanagich's name correctly. We're talking about the Bosnian Pyramids. For those who don't know, the Bosnian Pyramids are not actual pyramids, they are a cluster... Continue Reading →
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