Hobby Lobby’s Bible Museum Problems Continue
Hobby Lobby president, Steve Green, who is also the chairman of the Museum of the Bible, began buying up antiquities related to the bible between […]
Pseudoarchaeology
Forbidden Archaeology? The Nampa Image Hoax
In the July/August 2007 issue of Atlantis Rising, a ragazine that appeals to the significance-junkie, the mystery-monger, and skeptics like me who are fascinated with the […]
Pseudoscientific Curriculum Offered by Miami-Dade County Schools
Throughout the United States, there seems to be a general push to teach children in public schools what certain politicians, religious leaders, and interest groups […]
Forbidden Archaeology? The Exaggeration of the Antiquity of Man -part 3-
In two other parts in this series, I posted about the exaggerated antiquity of Man in which proponents suggest that modern humans (Homo sapiens), have […]
Forbidden Archaeology? The Exaggeration of the Antiquity of Man -part 2-
In an earlier blog post, I mentioned the Nabta Playa monuments that date back to the Neolithic and the attempts of certain significance-junkies to use […]
Top Twelve Pseudo-artifacts You Can Buy to Have a Piece of Pseudohistory!
Pseudo-artifacts and gift ideas for the skeptic archaeologist (or that family member that you can’t stop watching Ancient Aliens every Friday night). These are genuine […]
Forbidden Archaeology? Pseudo-archaeology and the Exaggeration of the Antiquity of Man
Some may be familiar with the woo magazine, Atlantis Rising, but for those who are not, allow me to offer a brief introduction. Atlantis Rising […]
Your Very Own Roman Sword a la “The Curse of Oak Island”
I was browsing on Amazon today and, as Amazon likes to do, I was shown items I’ve looked at in the past. In this case […]
The Pseudoscience of Ley Lines
One of the first mentions of “ley lines,” if not THE first, was by Alfred Watkins in his book, Early British Trackways, Moats, Mounds, Camps, […]
New World Drugs and Old World Mummies
A few times per year, someone brings up the fact that drugs like nicotine and cocaine were found in ancient Egyptian mummies, which they conclude […]