Hyper-diffusion in Archaeology
This is a term that gets tossed around among archaeologists and academics, particularly when they’re being critical of the many nonsense claims of sensationalists like […]
Skepticism and Pseudoscience
Hair Color and Mummification
At least some if not much of what drives the association of Peruvian skulls that are elongated (by head-binding in their first 3 years of life) […]
Book Review: The Lost History of Ancient America
Editor-Joseph, Frank. (2016). The Lost History of Ancient America:How Our Continent Was Shaped by Conquerors, Influencers, and Other Visitors from Across the Ocean. Wayne, NJ: […]
Review: Finding the Truth-Worlds Biggest Pyramid
Producer: Said Sefo An apparent promoter of the Bosnian pyramid hoax who posted in a Facebook group I frequent lately offered to send me a […]
How Does an “Alternative” Archaeology Work?
This article is part of the “Buzzwords in Archaeology” series Google “alternative archaeology” (with the quotes) and you’ll get about 17,000 hits. The first of […]
Open Minds and “High Civilizations”
Two more buzz-terms among those that propagate pseudoarchaeological ideas are “Open Minds” and “High Civilization.” Open vs. Closed Minds Having an open mind is a […]
What is pseudoarchaeology? Part 1: Probably Wrong to Fantastically Charged
There are many who make a pretense of doing science, using scientific-sounding jargon and misplaced or misapplied scientific principles. In so doing, these people often […]
Daily Mail Click-baits with Pyramid Math
Floating around some of the archaeology and science groups is a new “discovery” of a pyramid “older than those of Egypt” found in Kazakhstan. And […]
Roman Swords and Questionable Motives
I was asked to write a piece about the Roman sword nonsense at Oak Island, which I hadn’t really had a chance to read up […]
Pseudoarchaeology and Elongated Skulls
Elongated skulls of ancient people like the Peruvians have long been a source of mystery and fascination, particularly for significance-junkies that find aliens wherever they […]