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Category Archives: Pseudoarchaeology
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
Noah’s Ark Found… again.
Noah’s Ark Ministries International, a Chinese Christian evangelical group, claims to have found “Noah’s ark” in Turkey. It’s overdue. Various groups have been claiming every 2-3 years that this mythical boat has been found, but actual evidence never finds its … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Cornuke, Mount Ararat, noah's ark, Pseudoarchaeology, Radiocarbon dating, Ziusudra
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I nailed it. So to speak.
A few days ago, I posted some questions, skeptical of the recent news that a “crucifixion” nail of the time of Jesus was found. Primarily, I questioned the very notion that the nail could be dated with any accuracy. Other … Continue reading
Shroud of Turin? Probably Not a Death Shroud of Jesus
Image via Wikipedia The death shroud held by the Vatican and occasionally displayed, commonly known as “The Shroud of Turin,” has long since been demonstrated to be a fraud from antiquity. The provenience is unknown; the cloth dates to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Old City, Religion and Spirituality, Turin Shroud
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A Decade of Pseudoarchaeology
Here are six pseudoarchaeological topics that I encountered on the internet since the beginning of the millennium. I think most of them I dealt with on this blog, others I probably encountered on various internet forums that I used to … Continue reading
The ‘Ancient Underwater Ruins’ of Yonaguni, Japan
One of the pseudo-archaeological claims that I see from time to time on the intertubes is the speculation that there are underwater ruins of an ancient civilization off the coast of Yonagumi. This by itself isn’t such a fantastic claim. … Continue reading
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Tagged Archaeology, Human evolution, Last Glacial Maximum, Pseudoarchaeology, Social Sciences, Yonaguni
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