Drawing of a figurine from Tiesler (2014, p. 81) that depicts a head splint used to shape an infant’s skull.Elongated skulls of ancient people like the Peruvians have long been a sourc… Read More
On Andy White’s blog, I noticed the link for Hutton Pulitzer’s “Roman sword report” which is a very strange read. He constantly refers to it as a “200 page repo… Read More
Whenever you hear or read the word “mainstream,” especially right before a branch of science, it would be wise to take in the remainder of what is said with some skepticism.
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Pseudoarchaeological claims are also marked by frequent mention of “out-of-place-artifacts” often called “ooparts” for short. The notion by those that see fantastic e… Read More
What is the harm in allowing pseudoarchaeological beliefs to proliferate and propagate? It isn’t as if it exposes children to life-threatening measles the way pseudo-medicinal beliefs… Read More
Two more buzz-terms among those that propagate pseudoarchaeological ideas are “Open Minds” and “High Civilization.”
Open vs. Closed MindsHaving an open mind is a good… Read More
Google “alternative archaeology” (with the quotes) and you’ll get about 17,000 hits. The first of which might be the Pseudoarchaeology entry for Wikipedia, but the next few… Read More
One of the biggest purveyors of pseudoarchaeological nonsense, Ancient-Origins, recently plagiarized Science Daily, which ran a short article based on a study in PNAS (Proceedings [...]
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A book review of Brien Foerster's recent book about the Paracas Culture, his pseudoarchaeological ideas, and his plagiarism.
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A story of 800-year old squash seeds being revived is making its rounds on Facebook again, linked to none other than that pseudoarchaeological website Ancient [...]
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Pseudoarchaeological claims of horses present in the Americas isn't all that new. Recently, however, a new story started making the rounds on Facebook with a slightly different twist.
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At this point, the internet is full of all kinds of iconic memes featuring various people and animals from all around the world. Real-life people and animals with their very real lives. Yes… Read More
Collection of Best Classic 28 utopia and dystopia Best Utopian and dystopian ClassicsA utopia is an imagined community or society that possesses highly desirable or nearly pe… Read More
The idea that intelligent extraterrestrial life visited Earth in ancient times has fascinated people for a long time. This concept, known as the Ancient Aliens Theory or the Ancient Astronau… Read More
Origins and Discovery
The Bosnian Pyramids, often regarded with intrigue and skepticism, were brought to the world stage by Semir Osmanagic who put forth claims of ancient pyramids in Vi… Read More