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The Pseudoarchaeology of Glenn Beck

September 28, 2019 2

Remember Glenn Beck? Here’s that time in 2010 he thought he could prove the Lost Tribe of Israel built the mounds of Newark

Pilgrim Gouges: Vandalism in Antiquity, Now Archaeological Curiosity

September 22, 2019 1

This is a slightly edited version of an article I wrote on this blog back in 2010. When does vandalism become an archaeological feature? When it’s done in antiquity, of course.

Denisovan Origins and Ancient DNA

September 16, 2019 137

Here’s a brief look at the discussion of aDNA in Denisovan Origins and what Collins and Little got wrong.

Denisovan Origins: A Book Review

September 6, 2019 14

A book review of Denisovan Origins by Andrew Collins and Gregory Little. Not a point-by-point debunking, but a word on style.

Short Announcements

September 3, 2019 3

Newsletter woes I fully intended to do a quarterly newsletter, but over the summer I ended up having some problems with the newsletter plugin that […]