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Category Archives: Pseudoarchaeology
‘Diggers’ are to archaeology as pro-wrestling is to sports: fake
They’re stealing the possibility of understanding a culture or civilization. They’re going for the loot, and leaving the data behind in the piles of dirt the discard in heaps, forever lost as contexts to the past. Continue reading
Atlantis Rising’s Micheal Cremo and the Calaveras Skull
Michael Cremo is the author of the pseudo-archaeological tome Forbidden Archaeologist and has a regular column in that woo-woo rag Atlantis Rising. In the March/April column, Cremo revisits the so-called Calaveras skull, which was long-ago revealed as a hoax. Cremo is … Continue reading
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Tagged calaveras skull, Michael Cremo, oopas, out of place artifacts, Piltdown Man, Skull
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“Mainstream” Archaeologists…?
Here’s a line I noticed on a mystery-monger site, posted by some well-meaning, if somewhat ignorant, significance-junkie. “… the often ridiculously closed society of “mainstream” Archaeologists, who sometimes prevent truths from seeing the light of day in order to save … Continue reading
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Tagged Archaeology, Carnuntum, Japan, Michael Cremo, Social Sciences, Yonaguni
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2010: The Year in Pseudoarchaeology
Compared to previous years, 2010 wasn’t really a productive one for the pseudoarchaeologists. Very little has been said about the Bosnian Pyramid, and rightfully so since it wasn’t a pyramid. The James Ossuary went back to the toilet it came … Continue reading
The Newark Decalogue and Keystone Revisted
Jim Goodman comments on my post, The Pseudoarchaeology of Glenn Beck, to point out the waste of his tax dollars on my education. Perhaps. But I doubt any of his tax money went to my tuition. Still, his primary criticism … Continue reading
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Tagged Archaeology, Beck, decalogue, Glenn Beck, keystone, newark, Pseudoarchaeology, Ten Commandments
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The Pseudoarchaeology of Glenn Beck
It should be no surprise that, since he has little grasp on the rest of reality, that Glenn Beck would fare any better at understanding archaeology. embedded by Embedded VideoYouTube Direkt In the first few seconds of that video, Beck … Continue reading
The Pseudoarchaeology of Saint John the Baptist
Image via Wikipedia Yet another example of religiously (and probably nationalistically) motivated pseudoarchaeology has emerged in the news. A Bulgarian archaeologist and at least one overly nationalistic politician with a bad mouth claim to have discovered the remains of Saint … Continue reading
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Tagged Archaeology, Bulgaria, John the Baptist, Near East, Saint John, Saint John the Baptist, Shroud of Turin
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Why “biblical archaeology” so very often equals “pseudo-archaeology”
Image via Wikipedia There are doubtless many who consider themselves “biblical archaeologists” who are a genuine passion for archaeology and science and approach their work scientifically, allowing the data to lead them to whatever conclusion it must. But it seems … Continue reading
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Tagged Archaeology, British Museum, Hebrew Bible, Israel, Jericho, Kathleen Kenyon
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An Apologist for Noah?
Image via Wikipedia I recently received a comment on my post about the pseudoscientific / pseudoarchaeological quest for “Noah’s Ark,” the mythical boat that carried two of “every kind” (which most creationists describe as analogs to “species”) of animal along … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Deluge myth, gilgamesh, Near East, Noah, noah's ark
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Real Archaeologists Don’t Wear Fedoras and Crack Their Whips
Image via Wikipedia At least not without copious amounts of beer. The rumor mill is a-buzz with chatter about Indiana Jones V. After going from magical boxes to magical cups (even die-hard fans will try to pretend magical stones didn’t … Continue reading