Review of Legends of the Lost with Megan Fox–Vikings Episode
After watching tonight’s episode of Legends of the Lost with Megan Fox, I have to say it was unsurprising and didn’t stray much from my […]
Pseudoarchaeology
The Megan Fox Pseudoarchaeology Show Gets a New Title
You may remember that I wrote back in April of the Travel Channel show expected to debut later this year with Megan Fox as a […]
What is Pseudoarchaeology?
Simply put, pseudoarchaeology is fake archaeology. The suffix, pseudo-, which comes from the Greek word pseudein (and means “to cheat” or “to lie”) is added to the word archaeology.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
No Scottish Spheres in Tiwanaku
A guy named Hugh Newman has a video that was recently shared with me that I thought was interesting. In it, Newman highlights some legitimate […]
2017: A Year in Fake, Fraudulent, and Fantastic Archaeology
Here’s a review of the articles written here at Archaeology Review about fake, fantastic, and fraudulent archaeology–otherwise known as pseudoarcheaology. Bosnian Pyramid The year started […]
Yonaguni: Monumental Ruins or Natural Geology?
Just a few dozen meters off the coast of the island of Yonaguni in Japan, which is situated very near Taiwan and considered the southwest-most […]
8 Mysteries of the Ancient World That Aren’t So Mysterious
1. Mysterious eight-sided Great Pyramid? If you look at the Great Pyramid from above, particularly when the light is just right, you might see what looks like […]