The Past is a Foreign Country, Pseudoarchaeology and Interpretation.
One of the things my professor said offhandedly in class one day that still sticks with me was "The past is a foreign country, they do things differently there." It took me a while to find out that...
View ArticlePseudoarchaeology Issues, Creating New Oral Histories.
In his most recent episode of America Unearthed, Scott Wolter came to my new home state of Pennslyvania. I'll admit, I got a little thrill from seeing the state being showcased, especially since the...
View ArticleHow Culture Works: Adapt, Teach, Learn.
I think many people who interact with pseudoarchaeology have similar origin stories. We all come to archaeology through a lense of curiosity, that was kindle in some part by the pseudo-information that...
View ArticleQuestion all the Pseudoarchaeology!
Would you believe I get asked a lot of questions? A lot of them kinda fall into the category of repeat things. "Have you seen X? What about Y lost civ? I found Z, is it real?" and "XYZ religion...
View ArticlePseudoarchaeology is Aware of Racism, aka Let’s Talk about the R-Word.
I repeat, Pseudoarchaeology is aware of racism. They're not entirely sure when something is racist, or why archaeologists call them out on it constantly, but they know it's a thing that exists and it's...
View ArticleThe Importance of Myth and Oral Traditions, Again.
Someone left a comment on my last post, about how somehow Native American Oral traditions are "double reverse racism". Then there’s the double reverse racism of self-proclaimed experts who say...
View ArticleCaution and Certainty in Archaeology and Pseudoarchaeology.
Well, I finished reading America Before by Graham Hancock. I know there's already been several reviews about this book, and I'll be getting around to a much more in-depth one. (Because as I keep...
View ArticleEverything New is Old, The History of Psuedoarchaeolgy and Archaeology.
Have I mentioned I’m doing my thesis lately? I feel like maybe I haven’t… What this really is, is an excuse for is so that I can read all these books I have piling up in more depth. I’ve put them in...
View ArticleThe Major Issues with Transoceanic Travelers (Hint it’s the R and S words)
So there’s a few unifying threads when it comes to certain pseudoarchaeology ideas — one of which being the concept of the Transoceanic Traveler.
View ArticleLovecraft and Religious Exoticism.
Last post I touched on the concept of Orientalism and how it’s used in a lot of Lovecraft’s writing. This post I want to focus on something specific, mainly Lovecraft’s use of religion and superstition...
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