Occam's Trowel, Sifting archaeological fringe to get to archaeological fact.
Well, I finished reading America Before by Graham Hancock. I know there's already been several reviews about this book, and I'll be getting around to a much more in-depth one. (Because as I keep telling people, this is part of my thesis, and I may as well kill two birds with one stone). But if... 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?
One of the things my professor said offhandedly in class one day that still sticks with me was "The past is a foreign country, they do things differently there." It took me a while to find out that the quote was from a 1953 novel by L.P.Hartley. The impact of that quote on me... Continue Reading →
Today we're talking with Steph Halmhofer about her recent survey on Canadian Fears, modeled after the Chapman Survey of American Fears. She's looking at Canadian pseudoarchaeological beliefs, among other topics, and she's come on the show to share some preliminary results from her survey. If you're a Canadian resident and you want to take the survey, please use the link in... Continue Reading →
Yay! We're about halfway through the first season! I grossly underestimated how long it would take to review this series. There is just so much that needs to be addressed in each episode, it's daunting. I am learning to break-up the posts into smaller posts that I can then link you too for more information.... Continue Reading →
This is a topic that's been bothering me since I started watching America Unearthed. Though to be fair, it's not the first time I've seen the term misused, it's just the point that drove the issue home for me. What I want to do here is give people a working idea of what the concept of Archaeoastronomy is.... Continue Reading →
In January we launched the Archaeology Fantasies Podcast over at the Archaeology Podcast Network. It's Co-hosted by Sara H. and Dr. Kenneth Feder, who is the author of Dubious Archaeology and Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries, and they deconstruct a variety of pseudoarchaeology topics. It's been two months now and the show just continues to get better, if I may say so myself. Seeing that we've got several episodes in the can, I wanted to recap them and let all of you get a chance to get caught up.
Join Sara and Ken as they introduce the Archaeological Fantasies podcast. This show will release every other week on Mondays. Please, subscribe, like, and comment below. Links The Archaeology Fantasies Blog Dr. Kenneth Feder Ken`s books Encyclopedia of Dubious Archaeology Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries Archaeology Fantasies Contact If you'd like to support the Podcast, condenser... Continue Reading →
While I was critiquing the 3rd episode of America Unearthed Season 1, I came upon a few new artifacts/concepts in pseudoarchaeology. One in particular caught my attention, because as I worked to debunk it, the red flags around it grew. I realized that it really needs it’s own entry into the blog, because there is... Continue Reading →
** Update 11/2/14: From time to time we receive information after posting that requires us to update information. When this happens I like to make a noticeable "Update" tag. In this case, the update regards Richard Thornton, you can skip down to it, look for the bold Update tag. ** Here we are, I got... Continue Reading →
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