The Pseudoarchaeology of Glenn Beck
Remember Glenn Beck? Here’s that time in 2010 he thought he could prove the Lost Tribe of Israel built the mounds of Newark
Month: September 2019
Pilgrim Gouges: Vandalism in Antiquity, Now Archaeological Curiosity
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
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
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
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 […]