Podcasts about archaeological fantasies

Netflix's new documentary Ancient Apocalypse was on top of the charts for quite some time. The show is hosted by Graham Hancock, a writer who has written several books regarding his theory of a lost stone age civilization. The series is based on Hancock's books "Magicians of the Gods" and "America before."But how well do Hancock's claims hold up when examined? In this episode, Fredrik, with his background in archaeology, looks into the origins of the theories of Hancock. We will learn more about what he is about and where these ideas originated. This journey will be through esoterism, Blavatskian Theosophy, philosophy, and archaeological methods. We're also joined by Dr. Jeb Card and Brian Dunning, who shares their knowledge about these ideas. Dr. Card is an Assistant Teaching Professor at Miami University and a pre-Hispanic Maya political history specialist. He has also been dealing with pseudoscience for a long time. Dr. Card has written Spooky Archaeology and co-edited Lost city, found pyramid. He is also the co-host of the podcast "In research of" and, previously, co-host of Archaeological Fantasies.Brian Dunning is the host of the award-winning show Skeptoid, that's been going on for 16 years. He has also produced several documentaries, but recently "Science friction." It's a documentary about how filmmakers edit scientists out of context, something people have witnessed happening in Ancient Apocalypse. Brian also has a new documentary that will soon be released called "The UFO Movie THEY Don't Want You to See".In this episode:Intro and setting of the stageJeb Card Interview (4:30)Atlantis (23:40)Hyperdiffusion (35:02)Atlantis: Rebirth (39:40)Ignatius Donnelly (42:28)Esoterism (50:32)Helena Blavatsky and Theosophy (51:13)Rudolf Steiner and Anthroposophy (54:18)Edgar Cayce (55:18)Brian Dunning Interview (59:36)Social Media:Facebook: facebook.com/Digging-up-Ancient-Aliens-108173641647111/Twitter: twitter.com/DUAncientAliensInstagram: instagram.com/digging_up_ancient_aliens/TikTok: tiktok.com/@digging_up_ancient_alienContact:https://diggingupancientaliens.com/contactThe intro music is Lily of the woods by Sandra Marteleur, and the outro is named “Folie hatt” by...

Surprise! We're talking all things spooky caves in this bonus episode we recorded last fall with the incomparable Sara Head of the Archaeological Fantasies podcast. Listen to hear us discuss the use and mythology about caves from prehistory to current-day TikTok conspiracies. This episode is a bit less polished than our regular ones, but we hope you enjoy this deep dive into the creepy world of caves! ** You can view the Missing 411 maps here: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/missing-persons-cave-maps/ Photos of the Crystal Maiden skeleton in the Cave of the Crystal Sepulchre: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-crystal-maiden-of-the-actun-tunichil-muknal-cave-belize ** You can find Sara on Twitter @ArchyFantasies, or on these podcasts: Archaeological Fantasies, Paranormal Archaeology, and Digging to the Other Side. ** Connect with us on Twitter and Instagram (@SpookySciPod), TikTok (@SpookyScience), and Facebook (@SpookyScienceSisters) for even more spooky content! Help us grow by sharing with a friend and leaving a rating and review. You can also support the show further by buying us a “spirit”! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are once again joined by the wonderful Sara Head of the Archaeological Fantasies and Digging to the Other Side podcasts to talk about all things Atlantis. In this episode, we tackle the origins of the myth, what science has to say about real "lost" civilizations and continents, and the very serious problems with the perpetuation of the Atlantis myth today. You can find Sara on Twitter @ArchyFantasies, or on these podcasts: Archaeological Fantasies, Paranormal Archaeology, and Digging to the Other Side. Connect with us on Twitter and Instagram (@SpookySciPod), TikTok (@SpookyScience), and Facebook (@SpookyScienceSisters) for even more spooky content! Help us grow by sharing with a friend and leaving a rating and review. You can also support the show further by buying us a “spirit”! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello, lovely listeners--a whole bunch of life stuff has smacked us right in the face recently. Thank you so much for your patience and continued support--we really love you. This week's classic episode is all about mounds and the people that built (and absolutely did not build) them. Links Cahokia: The Great Native American Metropolis (via WorldCat) Cahokia Mounds Watson Brake, a Middle Archaic Mound Complex in Northeast Louisiana (American Antiquity) 12th-Century Cahokia Was a “Melting Pot” (Archaeology) Cahokia and the Excavation of Mound 72 (Lithics Casting Lab) The Ancient Mounds of Poverty Point: A Place of Rings (via WorldCat) Moundbuilders (Newberry) Early pottery: Technology, Function, Style, and Interaction in the Lower Southeast (via WorldCat) White Settlers Buried the Truth About the Midwest's Mysterious Mound Cities (Smithsonian)Check out Ken Feder's take on the myth of the moundbuilders over on Archaeological Fantasies. He's also the author of this week's Dirt Book Club entry, Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet Tee Public Store Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular

Hello, lovely listeners--a whole bunch of life stuff has smacked us right in the face recently. Thank you so much for your patience and continued support--we really love you. This week's classic episode is all about mounds and the people that built (and absolutely did not build) them. Links Cahokia: The Great Native American Metropolis (via WorldCat) Cahokia Mounds Watson Brake, a Middle Archaic Mound Complex in Northeast Louisiana (American Antiquity) 12th-Century Cahokia Was a “Melting Pot” (Archaeology) Cahokia and the Excavation of Mound 72 (Lithics Casting Lab) The Ancient Mounds of Poverty Point: A Place of Rings (via WorldCat) Moundbuilders (Newberry) Early pottery: Technology, Function, Style, and Interaction in the Lower Southeast (via WorldCat) White Settlers Buried the Truth About the Midwest's Mysterious Mound Cities (Smithsonian)Check out Ken Feder's take on the myth of the moundbuilders over on Archaeological Fantasies. He's also the author of this week's Dirt Book Club entry, Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet Tee Public Store Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular

I felt like I needed to post some kind of update/explanation before I start launching new things. I do discuss some mental health things and just life, just FYI. But if you want to know what my future goals are for the podcast and the channel give us a listen. -=-=-=-=-=-=- Hi! I'm an archaeologist who likes games, video games, gaming, horror, the supernatural, and debunking pseudoarchaeology. Check out my vids for more on the above topics, and toss us a coin if you like what I do. Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/Archyfantasies Podcast/Website - https://archyfantasies.com/ Twitch – https://www.twitch.tv/archyfantasies YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/user/ArchyFantasies Twitter – @ArchyFantasies IG – @ArchyFantasies Emai – ArchyFantasies@gmail.com. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/archaeologicalfantasies/support

It’s almost Thanksgiving, so it’s time to get Colonial! Eat some turkey and settle in for this jumbo-sized episode on the mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke. For this episode, we were joined by the amazing Sarah Head and Karen Stollznow from the Archaeological Fantasies and Monster Talk podcasts, respectively. We discuss all of the possibilities of what may have happened to these colonists, from the obvious — they joined up with a local Native American tribe — to the (probably) absurd — they ate each other. To see our sources for this episode, head to our website at spookysciencesisters.com. Hit subscribe to be notified of future episodes, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@SpookySciPod), and Facebook (@SpookyScienceSisters) for even more spooky content! Help us grow by sharing with a friend and leaving a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. Listen at the end of this episode to hear a promo from one of our new favorite shows, I Read It Online Somewhere! https://ireaditos.podbean.com/ Sarah M. Head at Archaeological Fantasies: https://twitter.com/ArchyFantasies Karen Stollznow: https://twitter.com/karenstollznow?s=20 Spooky Science Sisters is a member of the Straight Up Strange Podcast Network.

It's almost Thanksgiving, so it's time to get Colonial! Eat some turkey and settle in for this jumbo-sized episode on the mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke. For this episode, we were joined by the amazing Sarah Head and Karen Stollznow from the Archaeological Fantasies and Monster Talk podcasts, respectively. We discuss all of the possibilities of what may have happened to these colonists, from the obvious — they joined up with a local Native American tribe — to the (probably) absurd — they ate each other. To see our sources for this episode, head to our website at spookysciencesisters.com. Hit subscribe to be notified of future episodes, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@SpookySciPod), and Facebook (@SpookyScienceSisters) for even more spooky content! Help us grow by sharing with a friend and leaving a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. Listen at the end of this episode to hear a promo from one of our new favorite shows, I Read It Online Somewhere! https://ireaditos.podbean.com/ Sarah M. Head at Archaeological Fantasies: https://twitter.com/ArchyFantasies Karen Stollznow: https://twitter.com/karenstollznow?s=20 Spooky Science Sisters is a member of the Straight Up Strange Podcast Network.

Following on from our foray into roleplaying games with bonus content adventures for the folk horror games of Solemn Vale and Shivering Circle, we explore the subject in more detail. How is folklore represented in the tabletop gaming environment? Is it all monsters and creatures, or are there other approaches which look more into our social history? What makes for a strong narrative dynamic and do these techniques draw on the oral storytelling which transmitted folklore in the first place? In an interview recorded for the 2020 Archaeogaming Convention hosted by the Archaeological Fantasies podcast, we are joined by game developer Matthew Dawkins and GM storyteller Tom Murr to examine this area. To support the Folklore Podcast on Patreon and get uncut access to video versions of our interviews as well as much more extra content, please visit www.patreon.com/thefolklorepodcast

Dr. Anna Goldfield and Amber Zambelli invade the Archaeological Fantasies podcast in this special cross over with The Dirt podcast. We talk Race, Racism, Movies, TV, and Mutant Frog Overlords.

In this interesting time...my semester is wrapping up, and I decided to change my thesis proposal with three weeks left in the semester...because reasons.That said. I do have a stock of podcasts that need tweaking before being posted. I'm going get those up soon, and thank everyone for being lenient with us. I think you'll really enjoy the topics coming up, we got haunted Winchester house, archaeology and ghost hunting pt 2, race in academia, and the Historical accuracy of the Assassin's Creed games pt2!We've also got a bunch of collaboration things like the "Hunt for Secret Mysteries" vids and Podcast with Bill Auchter with ArchaeoRPG and ArchaeoThoughts. We're taking on Skinwalker Ranch right now, and wow, just...its bad yall.We're also still working on our own archeology surveys in Elder Scrolls and No Man's Sky and looking at Aliens, Giants, and the Paranormal on our sub-blogs. So hopefully there's a lot to keep you busy this month while my output might be a little spotty. I have a couple of quick vids planned, but other than that, I need to lay low and convince my Thesis Professor to let me lead a real-life phase 1 survey in Elders Scrolls Online...I have a crew and everything. In the meantime, enjoy this throwback from the archives, where Dr. Jeb Card and I talk with Dr. April Beisaw about Ghost Hunting as Historical Archaeology! Also, be sure to check out Jeb and Blake Smith's newest podcast "In Research Of" for a fun and critical look back on Leonard Nimoy's classic pseudoarchaeology show. Show Notes:April Beisaw on Twitter: @AprilMBeisawApril Beisaw website Lost City, Found Pyramid edited by Jeb Card and David Anderson 

Today we talk with Annelise Baer about the Bro-Venture genre of adventure TV. We cover all the classics from Indiana Jones all the way to the most recent Unexplored and Unexplained. We talk about how these shows get made, and how they might evolve as TV switches to Streaming.

This episode we talk with Drs. Rebecca Gibson and Jay VanderVeen about their upcoming edited volume Monstrous Males and Fatal Females due out in 2021. We also talk with one of the authors Dr. Holly Walters about her chapter on vampires, and we manage a bit on Zombies too. We look at Gender and how the becoming undead can affect it. We also look at the use of sexual desire within the supernatural and get a sneak-peek at the contents of the edited volume. Show Notes: Dr. Rebecca GibsonTwitter - @RGibsongirl https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030240165 Dr. Jay VanderVeen Twitter @JayVanderVeen Dr. Holly Walters Twitter: Left Field Notes @Manigarm Shaligrams - http://peregrinationblog.com Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyWorld War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie WarThe Tragic, Forgotten History of ZombiesZombies: The Real Story of the Undead https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie H. P. Lovecraft, Zombies, Slender Man, and Aliens - Jason Colavito Hi! I'm an archaeologist who likes games, video games, gaming, horror, the supernatural, and debunking pseudoarchaeology. Check out my vids for more on the above topics, and toss us a coin if you like what I do. Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ArchyfantasiesKo-Fi - https://ko-fi.com/archyfantasiesTwitter - @ArchyFantasiesIG - @archyfantasy Website - https://archyfantasies.com/ Emai - ArchyFantasies@gmail.com.

This episode I take to the airwaves myself to tell you all what I think of H.P. Lovecraft and his Cthulhu mythos, the impact that it is had on society as a whole, and how the elder gods are going to devour us all. But seriously, let's talk Lovecraft and his unintentional impact on pseudoarchaeology, is far reach into the world of ancient aliens, and his use of archaeology in his writing to create horror. Resources: Jason Colavito blog on H.P. Lovecraft The Cult of Alien Gods: H.P. Lovecraft And Extraterrestial Pop Culture: H. P. Lovecraft and Extraterrestrial Pop Culture by Jason Colavito In the Mouth of Madness by John Carpenter Spooky Archaeology: Myth and the Science of the Past by Jeb Card Edward Said Orientalism (book) Margaret Murray The Witch-Cult in Western Europe Hi! I’m an archaeologist who likes games, video games, gaming, horror, the supernatural, and debunking pseudoarchaeology. Check out my vids for more on the above topics, and toss us a coin if you like what I do. Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/Archyfantasies Ko-Fi – https://ko-fi.com/archyfantasies Twitter – @ArchyFantasies IG – @ArchyFantasies Website – https://archyfantasies.com/ Emai – ArchyFantasies@gmail.com.

Say Hello to the new year with Archaeological Fantasies.  Check us out to see what we're up to and what to expect in the new year.  Thanks again to all our lovely supporters! Here's to another successful year.  Show Notes! Jennifer Raff:  @JenniferRaff  https://violentmetaphors.com/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jenniferraff/#2b40d9503eef David Anderson:  @DSAArchaeology  https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidanderson/#5171d0495401 In reSearch Of https://www.patreon.com/inresearchof/ Archaeological Fantasies on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtKt4NakeiCynKLPGQH0AZw Sub-Blogs: Ancient Alien Archaeology https://ancientalienarchaeology.home.blog/ The Archaeology of Giants https://thearchaeologyofgiants.home.blog/ Paranormal Archaeology https://paranormalarchaeology.wordpress.com/ We’re on YouTube again! If you’d like to support the Podcast or site, consider donating to us on Patreon or buy us a  Ko-Fi. Either option helps us out. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on the blog and like and share us where ever you can. You can follow us on twitter @ArchyFantasies, or look us up on Facebook. You can reach us by email at ArchyFantasies@gmail.com. Contact us below or leave a comment.

Today we talk with Dr. Jane Draycott @JLDraycott and Andrew Reinhard @adreinhard about the epic game Assassin's Creed: Odyssey. We discuss the overall gameplay, how AC uses historical references to create more vibrant gameplay, and if this even worked. We talk about the use of real archaeology and pseudoarchaeology in the game storyline, and how that affects the overall game's enjoyability, or not. Where have we been? Check out the blog post:What’s Going on in ArchyFantasies Land? Show Notes: Dr Jane Draycott https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/humanities/staff/janedraycott/ Andrew Reinhard http://andrewreinhard.com/ ARCHAEOGAMING: An Introduction to Archaeology in and of Video Games https://www.berghahnbooks.com/title/ReinhardArchaeogaming Hashtags to follow:#ACademicOdyssey #archaeogaming #ACOdyssey We’re on YouTube again! If you’d like to support the Podcast or site, consider donating to us on Patreon or buy us a  Ko-Fi. Either option helps us out. Check out Jeb Card’s new book Spooky Archaeology :Myth and the Science of the Past And Ken Feder’s new book Archaeological Oddities: A Field Guide to Forty Claims of Lost Civilizations, Ancient Visitors, and Other Strange Sites in North America Grab a t-shirt or coffee mug from our Swag Store on Zazzle. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on the blog and like and share us where ever you can. You can follow us on twitter @ArchyFantasies, or look us up on Facebook. You can reach us by email at ArchyFantasies@gmail.com. Contact us below or leave a comment.

Warning this episode contains a lot of fun, Foregoing a special American holiday, Tristan speaks with pseudo-archaeologist debunker, Sara Head, also known as ArchyFantasies of the ArchyFantasies podcast. We debate skepticism, pseudo-archaeology, podcasting, archaeogaming and much much more, Links Twitter : @anarchaeologist  @ArchyFantasies https://archyfantasies.com/ Music Credit: All music in this episode was created by Danny Boyle “Alone at bar at 3am” are both copyright to Danny Boyle – contact @OhDannyBoyle for more information.

Warning this episode contains a lot of fun, Foregoing a special American holiday, Tristan speaks with pseudo-archaeologist debunker, Sara Head, also known as ArchyFantasies of the ArchyFantasies podcast. We debate skepticism, pseudo-archaeology, podcasting, archaeogaming and much much more, Links Twitter : @anarchaeologist  @ArchyFantasies https://archyfantasies.com/ Music Credit: All music in this episode was created by Danny Boyle “Alone at bar at 3am” are both copyright to Danny Boyle – contact @OhDannyBoyle for more information.

Warning this episode contains a lot of fun, Foregoing a special American holiday, Tristan speaks with pseudo-archaeologist debunker, Sara Head, also known as ArchyFantasies of the ArchyFantasies podcast. We debate skepticism, pseudo-archaeology, podcasting, archaeogaming and much much more, Links Twitter : @anarchaeologist  @ArchyFantasies https://archyfantasies.com/ Music Credit: All music in this episode was created by Danny Boyle “Alone at bar at 3am” are both copyright to Danny Boyle – contact @OhDannyBoyle for more information.

It's all about mounds and moundbuilders on this week's episode with Anna and Amber. LinksCahokia: The Great Native American Metropolis (via WorldCat)Cahokia MoundsWatson Brake, a Middle Archaic Mound Complex in Northeast Louisiana (American Antiquity)12th-Century Cahokia Was a “Melting Pot” (Archaeology)Cahokia and the Excavation of Mound 72 (Lithics Casting Lab)The Ancient Mounds of Poverty Point: A Place of Rings (via WorldCat)Moundbuilders (Newberry)Early pottery: Technology, Function, Style, and Interaction in the Lower Southeast (via WorldCat)White Settlers Buried the Truth About the Midwest's Mysterious Mound Cities (Smithsonian)Check out KenFeder's take on the myth of the moundbuilders over on Archaeological Fantasies. He's also the author of this week's Dirt Book Club entry, Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science andPseudoscience in Archaeology.ContactEmail the Dirt Podcast

It's all about mounds and moundbuilders on this week's episode with Anna and Amber. LinksCahokia: The Great Native American Metropolis (via WorldCat)Cahokia MoundsWatson Brake, a Middle Archaic Mound Complex in Northeast Louisiana (American Antiquity)12th-Century Cahokia Was a “Melting Pot” (Archaeology)Cahokia and the Excavation of Mound 72 (Lithics Casting Lab)The Ancient Mounds of Poverty Point: A Place of Rings (via WorldCat)Moundbuilders (Newberry)Early pottery: Technology, Function, Style, and Interaction in the Lower Southeast (via WorldCat)White Settlers Buried the Truth About the Midwest's Mysterious Mound Cities (Smithsonian)Check out KenFeder's take on the myth of the moundbuilders over on Archaeological Fantasies. He's also the author of this week's Dirt Book Club entry, Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science andPseudoscience in Archaeology.ContactEmail the Dirt Podcast

April 7, 2019 This week we are joined by Dr. Jeb Card. Dr. Jeb Card is an assistant teaching professor in the Department of Anthropology at Miami University. He is the editor of The Archaeology of Hybrid Material Culture and the coeditor of Lost City, Found Pyramid: Understanding Alternative Archaeologies and Pseudoscientific Practices. He has been a co-host for the popular podcast Archaeological Fantasies and a repeat guest on the podcast Monster Talk. Jeb is joining us here today to discuss his latest book “Spooky Archaeology, Myth and Science of the Past" Outside of scientific journals, archaeologists are depicted as searching for lost cities and mystical artifacts in news reports, television, video games, and movies like Indiana Jones or The Mummy. This fantastical image has little to do with day-to-day science, yet it is deeply connected to why people are fascinated by the ancient past. By exploring the development of archaeology, this book helps us understand what archaeology is and why it matters. In Spooky Archaeology author Jeb J. Card follows a trail of clues left by adventurers and professional archaeologists that guides the reader through haunted museums, mysterious hieroglyphic inscriptions, fragments of a lost continent that never existed, and deep into an investigation of magic and murder. Card unveils how and why archaeology continues to mystify and why there is an ongoing fascination with exotic artifacts and eerie practices. Links: Spooky Archaeology on Amazon Follow Dr. Jeb Card on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ahtzib If you enjoyed this show, we'd love to have you come back next week for another episode.  You can catch Atheists Tall live, every Sunday Morning at 9am Central on AM950 KTNF online at http://www.am950radio.com/listen-live/  Contact us during the show with questions or comments at 952-946-6205 or contact us anytime via radio@mnatheists.org or tweet us @atheiststalk Support this show by visiting https://www.patreon.com/AtheistTalk

Nuraghe Santu Antine in TorralbaCristiano Cani picture via Wiki Commons. Note: there was an issue with the Audio file. This is a repost of episode 107. Today we are talking with Dr. Emily Holt from Miami University in Ohio. We learn about the Nuraghe civilization, the fantastic towers they built, and how all this is connected to Atlantis. Dr. Holt also gives us details on her summer field school, which focuses on CRM techniques, that is open for enrollment. Dr. Emily Holt:Twitter: @Emily_M_Holt and @ScholarOutreach School Bio Page:https://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/classics/about/faculty-staff/holt/ Personal Blog: ERRANT: letters from an itinerant archaeologist Ask an Archaeologist: Dr. Emily Holt, ZooarchaeologistContact Dr. Holt if you are interested in participating in her feild school this summer. holtem2@miamioh.edu Field School Link to Apply: Miami University Field Methods in Archaeology: Pran'e Siddi Landscape Project Articles on Atlantis in Sardinia:Was Sardinia home to Atlantis? - by Sarah Griffiths on Daily Mail. Was Sardinia home to the mythical civilization of Atlantis? - by Florence Evin on the Guardian website. Review of Ancient Aliens S13E08 "Island of the Giants" by Jason Colavito If you’d like to support the Podcast or site, consider donating to us on Patreon or buy us a  Ko-Fi. Either option helps us out. Check out Jeb Card’s new book Spooky Archaeology : Myth and the Science of the Past And Ken Feder’s new book Archaeological Oddities: A Field Guide to Forty Claims of Lost Civilizations, Ancient Visitors, and Other Strange Sites in North America Grab a t-shirt or coffee mug from our Swag Store on Zazzle. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on the blog and like and share us where ever you can. You can follow us on twitter @ArchyFantasies, or look us up on Facebook. You can reach us by email at ArchyFantasies@gmail.com. Contact us below or leave a comment.

Today we talk to Jens Notroff about a recent report about a newly discovered asteroid crater under the Greenland Glacier. How is this connected to the Younger Dryas? What is the Younger Dryas? And is this evidence of Gobekli Tepe being older than it seems? (You can probably guess the answer for that one.) Show Notes: Jens Notroff:@jens2go Persnpal WebpageLetters From The FieldTHE TEPE TELEGRAMSGöbekli Tepe, Bad Fox, No Comet – Episode 73Articles:Ice Age Asteroid Crater Discovered Beneath Greenland Glacier by Nicholas St. Fleur A massive crater hides beneath Greenland’s ice by Carolyn GramlingAn asteroid impact on Greenland left a massive crater under the ice by CBC RadioThe Younger Dryas:https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/abrupt-climate-change/The%20Younger%20Dryashttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Younger_Dryas‘Younger Dryas Impact’ hypothesisArguments against Younger Dryas Impact EventColavito post on these articlesColavito post on strife and non-strife between Andrew Collins and Graham Hancock on the Younger DryasColavito’s various Younger Dryas posts If you’d like to support the Podcast or site, consider donating to us on Patreon or buy us a  Ko-Fi. Either option helps us out. Check out Jeb Card’s new book Spooky Archaeology : Myth and the Science of the Past And Ken Feder’s new book Archaeological Oddities: A Field Guide to Forty Claims of Lost Civilizations, Ancient Visitors, and Other Strange Sites in North America Grab a t-shirt or coffee mug from our Swag Store on Zazzle. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on the blog and like and share us where ever you can. You can follow us on twitter @ArchyFantasies, or look us up on Facebook. You can reach us by email at ArchyFantasies@gmail.com. Contact us below or leave a comment.

Not a real viking... Welcome to Season 5 of the Archaeological Fantasies Podcast! To start the year off we're talking with Chelsi Slotten about Viking Women Warriors. What does archaeology say about women in Viking times? What are the controversies around the Birka Warrior? And why aren't female warriors better accepted in academia? Show notes: Chelsi Slotten: @osteoarchaeo https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Chelsi_SlottenMegan Fox to solve history's greatest mysteries for the Travel ChannelMegan Fox Comes to Travel Channel in 'Legends of the Lost'Megan Fox fulfills her lifelong dream of becoming Indiana Jones in Travel Channel seriesIf by Indiana Jones you mean a fake archaeologist, then yes Megan Fox is the new Indiana Jones.The Non-Mystery of Viking Women Warriors: Legends of the Lost Ep 2 If you’d like to support the Podcast or site, consider donating to us on Patreon or buy us a  Ko-Fi. Either option helps us out. Check out Jeb Card's new book Spooky Archaeology : Myth and the Science of the Past And Ken Feder's new book Archaeological Oddities: A Field Guide to Forty Claims of Lost Civilizations, Ancient Visitors, and Other Strange Sites in North America Grab a t-shirt or coffee mug from our Swag Store on Zazzle. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on the blog and like and share us where ever you can. You can follow us on twitter @ArchyFantasies, or look us up on Facebook. You can reach us by email at ArchyFantasies@gmail.com. Contact us below or leave a comment.

Today's show is a crossover special with archaeology podcast "Archaeological Fantasies"! Cryptids are creatures from fiction, folklore, and fantasy.

Today's show is a crossover special with archaeology podcast "Archaeological Fantasies"! Cryptids are creatures from fiction, folklore, and fantasy.

Today we talk with Alex Fitzpatrick and Simona Falanga from The ArchaeoAnimals Podcast on the APN. We talk about Zooarchaeology and Cryptid Bones. We learn about chupacabra skulls and examine the Pig-Face Women of Vicotiran side-shows. Show Notes: Alex Fitzpatrick on Twitter  Animal Archaeology Blog  The ArchaeoAnimals Podcast @ArchaeoAnimals  #ArchaeoAnimals Pig-faced women - Wikipedia The Foreign Woman in British Literature- Exotics, Aliens, and Outsiders - Google Books QI Talk Forum - View topic - Freaks If you’d like to support the Podcast or site, consider donating to us on Patreon or buy us a  Ko-Fi. Either option helps us out. Grab a t-shirt or coffee mug from our Swag Store on Zazzle. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on the blog at www.ArchyFantasies.com and like and share us where ever you can. You can follow us on twitter @Archyfantsies, Jeb J. Card @ahtzib ,  Ken Feder @fiftysitesbook or look us up on Facebook. You can reach us by email at ArchyFantasies@gmail.com Contact us below or leave a comment.

  Today we talk with Douglas Hunter about his new book Beardmore: The Viking Hoax that Rewrote History.  We talk about what the interesting history of the Beardmore relics, how they affected Canadian history, and what lessons we can learn from the hubris of our past. Show notes: Douglass Hunter Website Beardmore: The Viking Hoax that Rewrote History The Beardmore Relics The Kensington Runestone Kensington Runestone Podcast Episode Archaeological Fantasies: Where the Vikings Weren't Thank You for listening. If you’d like to support the Podcast, consider donating to us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/Archyfantasies or buy us a  Ko-Fi : https://ko-fi.com/A8833HAS . Either option helps us out. Grab a t-shirt or coffee mug from our Swag Store on Zazzle. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on the blog at www.ArchyFantasies.com and like and share us where ever you can. You can follow us on twitter @Archyfantsies or look us up on Facebook. You can reach us by email at ArchyFantasies@gmail.com Theme Music was provided by ArcheoSoup Productions This episode was produced and edited by Sara Head. Contact us below or leave a comment.

Today we talk with Dr. Holly Walters about sacred Salagrama Fossils in the Hindu religion. What are these beautiful Fossils? How are they incorporated into the Hindu religion? And what weird powers has the American New Age assigned these religious artifacts? Dr. Walters gives us a fantastic break down of the three major religions in the area of Nepal and Tibet and an interesting look at their opinions on the New Age's appropriation of certain aspects of their religions. Show Notes: Dr. Holly Walters Fieldwork blog: http://www.peregrinationblog.com/  General blog: https://www.mockingtheapocalypse.com/  Twitter: @Manigarm  Shaligram Stones Science in Saffron: Skeptical Essays on the History of Science. by Meera Nanda Saffronized Science: Rampant Pseudoscience in “Vedic Garb” in the Indian Subcontinent, Meera Nanda Thank You for listening. If you’d like to support the Podcast, condenser donating to us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/Archyfantasies or buy us a  Ko-Fi : https://ko-fi.com/A8833HAS . Either option helps us out. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on the blog at www.ArchyFantasies.com and like and share us where ever you can. You can follow us on twitter @Archyfantsies or look us up on Facebook. You can reach us by email at ArchyFantasies@gmail.com Theme Music was provided by ArcheoSoup Productions This episode was produced and edited by Sara Head. Contact us below or leave a comment.

Today we start a new segment with Dr. Jennifer Raff. We explore the use of ancient DNA in archaeology and how our understanding of such has changed over the years. We also look at the most recent misuse of the Olmec culture as evidence of a pre-columbic African presence in the Americas, and what DNA tells us about that. Show Notes: Jennifer Raff - @jenniferRaff - Twitter Violent Metaphors - Blog https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jennifer-raff  https://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/jennifer-raff Archaeological Fantasies and the genetic history of the Americas DNA in Archaeology with Jennifer Raff – Episode 50 Jennifer A. Raff and Deborah A. Bolnick’s: Does Mitochondrial Haplogroup X Indicate Ancient Trans-Atlantic Migration to the Americas? A Critical Re-Evaluation. Solutrean Hypothesis - The Solutrean Hypothesis – Episode 31 CBC, The Solutrean Hypothesis, and Jennifer Raff – Episode 92 No CBC hasn’t proven that ‘White’ Europeans made it to America ‘First’. On thin ice: Problems with Stanford and Bradley’s Solutrean-Clovis hypothesis Carl Zimmer’s Game of Genomes Ancient DNA - New DNA Results Show Kennewick Man Was Native American Kennewick Man The Anzick Clovis Site: Clovis-Aged Burial in American Northwest Dating Do-Over For Anzick-1, Famous First Americans Burial Human Speech Gene Found Dr. Kim TallBear Miami-Dade Schools teaching Olmecs as Africans - (this has since been removed from their website) - Nation's 4th-Largest Metropolitan School District Teaching Kids that Olmecs were Africans Pseudoscientific Curriculum Offered by Miami-Dade County Schools Things to Watch/Read/Hear - The Legend of the Lighthouse – Episode 22 Book Breaking and Book Mending: Most academic books aren’t written to be read—they’re written to be “broken.” That should change by DOUGLAS HUNTER A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes Kindle Edition by Adam Rutherford She Has Her Mother’s Laugh The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity By  Carl Zimmer The Misuse of Genetics in Pseudoscience - Dr. Jennifer Raff - Skepticon 9 Thank You for listening. If you'd like to support the Podcast, condenser donating to us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/Archyfantasies or buy us a  Ko-Fi : https://ko-fi.com/A8833HAS . Either option helps us out. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on the blog at www.ArchyFantasies.com and like and share us where ever you can. You can follow us on twitter @Archyfantsies or look us up on Facebook. You can reach us by email at ArchyFantasies@gmail.com Theme Music was provided by ArcheoSoup Productions This episode was produced and edited by Sara Head. Contact us below or leave a comment.

Today we talk with Andrew Reinhard about his new book Archaeogaming: An Introduction to Archaeology in and of Video Games. We talk about the Atari ET dig, learn how Metaspace and Meat Space are similar, and talk a lot about No Man's Sky and Andrew's archaeological survey inside the game space.   Show Notes and links of interest: Andrew Reinhard: Archaeogaming with Andrew Reinhard (Video) Meet the Archaeologist: Andrew Reinhard (Video) The Interactive Pasts Conference: Andrew Reinhard (Video) Andrew Reinhard on Twitter @adreinhard  Andrew's Book on Amazon Archaeogaming: An Introduction to Archaeology in and of Video Games. Atari ET Dig: Atari video game burial HOW OBSESSED FANS FINALLY EXHUMED ATARI'S SECRET GAME GRAVEYARD No Man's Sky Archaeological Survey: A Procedurally Generated Archaeology Mission in No Man’s Sky Archeologist Digs Into Remains of No Man's SkyAbandoned Player Civilization The No Man’s Sky Archaeological Survey: One Year In My Archaeological Methodology in No Man’s Sky Other Things of interest: 8 Bit Test Pit Podcast with Meghan Dennis, Tara Copplestone, and Andrew Reinhard Hashtags to Follow: #archaeogaming #archaeotwitter #archaeologyTwitter Thank You for listening. If you’d like to support the Podcast, condenser donating to us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/Archyfantasies or buy us a  Ko-Fi : https://ko-fi.com/A8833HAS . Either option helps us out. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on the blog at www.ArchyFantasies.com and like and share us where ever you can. You can follow us on twitter @Archyfantsies or look us up on Facebook and you can reach us by email at ArchyFantasies@gmail.com Theme Music was provided by ArcheoSoup Productions This episode was produced and edited by Sara Head. Contact us below or leave a comment.

Today we're talking with Steph Halmhofer about her recent survey on Canadian Fears, modeled after the Chapman Survey of American Fears. She's looking at Canadian pseudoarchaeological beliefs, among other topics, and she's come on the show to share some preliminary results from her survey. If you're a Canadian resident and you want to take the survey, please use the link in the show notes! Show Notes: Steph Halmhofer https://twitter.com/bones_canada Bones Stones and Books. bonesstonesandbooks.com If you live in Canada or are from Canada, go take Steph's survey and get your friends to take it too! https://bonesstonesandbooks.com/2018/07/12/bigfoot-atlantis-and-twitter-a-survey-on-canadian-beliefs-and-social-media-use/ The Chapman survey of American Fears https://www.chapman.edu/wilkinson/research-centers/babbie-center/survey-american-fears.aspx Canadian stamps pamphlet https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B70APOPicT92OFltYkE2U2gydlFHa1ZkYVYtdmRWTlp3RVZv/view?usp=sharing #inventedfantasies https://twitter.com/hashtag/InventedFantasies?src=hash Thank You for listening. If you'd like to support the Podcast, condenser donating to us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/Archyfantasies or buy us a  Ko-Fi : https://ko-fi.com/A8833HAS . Either option helps us out. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on the blog at www.ArchyFantasies.com and like and share us where ever you can. You can follow us on twitter @Archyfantsies or look us up on Facebook and you can reach us by email at ArchyFantasies@gmail.com Theme Music was provided by ArcheoSoup Productions This episode was produced and edited by Sara Head. Contact us below or leave a comment.

Today we're talking with Paulina Przystupa (@punuckish) about the panel she put together at the SAA's this past Apil. Her topic was Creative Outreach focusing on using social media as a way of communicating what the public about archaeology. We talk about better ways to use various social media to make archaeology accessible to everyone, and how we can go to geek conventions and talk about archaeology.  Show Notes: SAA Annual Meeting  SAA 2018 Program Geek Girl Con  Emerald City Comic Con Gen Con LLC | Gen Con 2018 If you’d like to support the Podcast, condenser donating to us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/Archyfantasies or buy us a  Ko-Fi : https://ko-fi.com/A8833HAS . Either option helps us out. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on the blog at www.ArchyFantasies.com and like and share us where ever you can. You can follow us on twitter @Archyfantsies or look us up on Facebook. You can reach us by email at ArchyFantasies@gmail.com Theme Music was provided by ArcheoSoup Productions Contact us below or leave a comment.

Today we're talking with Dr. David Anderson (@DSAArchaeology ) about the intersection of Archaeology and Pop culture, and how a history of pop culture, specifically comics and adventure genre has fed the prevalence of pseudoarchaeology ideas, especially Ancient Aliens and Ancient Astronauts . Show Notes: David Anderson's Blog - Archaeological Oddities  Lost City of Z: The Mysterious Disappearance of Percy Fawcett: The explorer's disappearance continues to fascinate.  The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold Richard Sharpe Shaver The Coming Race: the classic science fiction tale of a master race (Aziloth Books) by Edward Bulwer-Lytton Vril H.P. Lovecraft Fortean Times Charles Hoy Fort The Book of the Damned The Book of the Damned by Charles Fort Forbidden Archeology: The Hidden History of the Human Race  King Tuts Curse Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy Radio Show Superdickery  Moai Statues Selective Attention Test Viedo - But Did You See the Gorilla? The Problem With Inattentional Blindness: The most effective cloaking device is the human mind Jack Kirby Rip Hunter  Hawkman If you'd like to support the Podcast, condenser donating to us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/Archyfantasies or buy us a  Ko-Fi : https://ko-fi.com/A8833HAS . Either option helps us out. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on the blog at www.ArchyFantasies.com and like and share us where ever you can. You can follow us on twitter @Archyfantsies or look us up on Facebook. You can reach us by email at ArchyFantasies@gmail.com Theme Music was provided by ArcheoSoup Productions This episode was produced and edited by Sara Head. Contact us below or leave a comment.

  2018 has been a bit of a roller coaster for the Archaeological Fantasies blog and podcast. I know many of you have noticed, so I figured, Let's have a rundown of what's happening here at the AF Studios... Last year I went back to finish my Masters' degree and well, between that and working full time, it's been...fun? Unfortunately, the blog suffered and will need to be scaled back some, but I still need to make monthly markers, so stick with me. We'll have a good time still. I moved in February, and though I'm in a much nicer place, moving across three states takes a bit of doing, and I'm still not done doing yet since I've been gone almost three weeks each month since I moved. Still, it's all been good, just busy. Oh, I got the flu. That was almost three weeks of my life. Get your shots folks. Just trust me on that. The most important bit here, that I'm sure you're all reading for, is.....The podcast is moving!!! Yes, we're moving the URL of the podcast, which means we will not be on the Archaeology Podcast Network anymore. The podcast will be hosted here instead, on the Archaeological Fantasies blog. I feel like this makes more sense in the long run, but in the short term, it means we have a little bit of restructuring to do. The podcast is going to be on hiatus until July 1st, at which point we'll relaunch with our new location here on the blog. You'll (hopefully) still be able to subscribe to us with Itunes, Stitcher, Google Play, and with luck Spotify. You can also listen here directly or subscribe to our RSS feed at https://archyfantasies.com/feed/podcast/  or see the full listing at our Blubrry site: The Archaeological Fantasies Podcast.  (Shout out to Mike Dell at BluBrry, you rock) As always this is a labor of love, but it still costs me out of pocket, and hey, I'm happy to pay. Still, if you feel like donating some, it will help pay for the new hosting costs and the blog upkeep. You can support us monthly on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/Archyfantasies or throw us a few bucks when you want on Ko-Fi : https://ko-fi.com/A8833HAS . Either option helps us out. Thanks for waiting out our dust, and I hope you can help spread the word! As always follow us on Twitter @ArchyFantasies and contact us if you have questions. Hopefully, this will go smoothly, fingers crossed. Podcast Music by the esteemed Mr. Soup at ArchaeoS0up Productions. I cannot tell you how much I love this song, thank you for letting us use it.

Today's panel discusses the wild world of pseudo-archaeology. The regular panel is joined by Stephanie Halmhofer at Bones, Stones, and Books, and Sara Head from Archaeological Fantasies to discuss The nature of pseudo-archaeology, how to identify it, what to do when you see it, and how we as archaeologists can combat it.

On today's episode we talk with Jennifer Raff about the recent CBC episode of The Nature of Things: Ice Bridge. We talk about how the Solutrean Hypothesis, how it's it's not supported by evidence and is supported but White Supremacists. We talk about the issues not brought up in the CBC show, and why we as archaeologists should be talking about it. Links CBC under fire for documentary that says first humans to colonize New World sailed from Europe. National Post.com. Jan 11 2018 DNA in Archaeology with Jennifer Raff. ArchyFantasies.  The Solutrean Hypothesis – ArchyFantasies Episode 31.  DNA in Archaeology with Jennifer Raff – Episode 50.  Review of Across Atlantic Ice: The Origins of America’s Clovis Culture by Dennis J. Stanford and Bruce A. Bradley. Raff, J. A., & D. A. Bolnick 2015 Does Mitochondrial Haplogroup X Indicate Ancient Trans-Atlantic Migration to the Americas? A Critical Re-Evaluation.297–304. Archaeological Fantasies and the genetic history of the Americas. Violent Metaphors. On thin ice: problems with Stanfordand Bradley’s proposed Solutrean colonisation of North America Director defends documentary that claims Europeans could have been 1st humans in North America. Jennifer Raff at the Guardian Support the Show If you'd like to support the Podcast, condenser donating to us monthly on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/Archyfantasies or giving just a little on Ko-Fi : https://ko-fi.com/A8833HAS . Either option helps us out. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast and like and share us where ever you can. You can follow us on twitter @Archyfantsies or look us up on Facebook. Theme Music by ArcheoSoup Productions Contact us below or leave a comment.

To celebrate the new year, today we discuss why we do this! Why is it important to have accurate information about archaeology out there? Is it having an impact? and Jeb, Ken, and Sara have a political rant!

To celebrate the new year, today we discuss why we do this! Why is it important to have accurate information about archaeology out there? Is it having an impact? and Jeb, Ken, and Sara have a political rant! LinksSunwatchFort AncientLost City, Found Period: Alternative Archaeology and Pseudoscientific PracticesShowsNewark Holy Stones showBeisawAndersonBegleyDunnHobbit showJeb’s Show on Conspiracy and Politicshttps://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archyfantasies/10https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archyfantasies/12Mu Stones show (on Schliemann)Roswell ShowSharon Hill on Fake NewsDebunking BackfireGlass pyramids off CubaJason year-end blog postSara’s blog posts about Joseph bookHistory of Archaeological Thought (Trigger)Red Lobster effect (branding against middle class)Elizabeth Bird TabloidsNoteOn the show Jeb said it was possibly Jacques Vallee that said “UFOs are here to make us think”. In reality, it was Ray Palmer, arguably the man most responsible for creating the cultural phenomenon of the flying saucer in 1947, who said that Flying Saucers are here to make us thinkhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_A._PalmerNSF letter by Eric Cantor and Lamar SmithSAA responseSHA responseStuart Manning responseContactEmail us at ArchyFantasies@gmail.comFollow us on Twitter at @Archyfantasies and find us on FaceBook.Theme Music by ArcheopSoup ProductionsProduced by Chris Webster and Tristan BoyleEdited by Christopher Sims

The cast of archaeologists from the Archaeological Fantasies podcast join Blake and Karen to talk about fairies, how they’ve evolved culturally, and the ways that archaeology, folklore and the fair folk overlap. Read the episode notes

On today's show, Jeb and Sara talk to Dr. April Beisaw about ghost hunting with her students. What do they really get out of it and what do they learn? They talk about technique, equipment used, and a lot of other topics related to academic ghost hunting. Show Notes. April Beisaw on Twitter: @AprilMBeisaw April Beisaw website  Lost City, Found Pyramid edited by Jeb Card and David Anderson  Thank You for listening. If you’d like to support the Podcast, consider donating to us on Patreon or buy us a  Ko-Fi. Either option helps us out. Grab a t-shirt or coffee mug from our Swag Store on Zazzle. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on the blog at www.ArchyFantasies.com and like and share us where ever you can. You can follow us on twitter @Archyfantsies or look us up on Facebook. You can reach us by email at ArchyFantasies@gmail.com Theme Music was provided by ArcheoSoup Productions This episode was produced and edited by Sara Head. Contact us below or leave a comment.

  On Episode 3 of the Archaeological Fantasies podcast, Sara and Ken talk about Fringe Archaeology, Ken's brush with the media, and...Giants! It's an exciting episode that is sure to get you thinking. Links The Lost Civilizations of North America DVD site: http://www.lostcivilizationdvd.com/ Civilizations Lost and Found: Fabricating History - Part One- Three http://www.csicop.org/si/show/civilizations_lost_and_found_fabricating_history_-_part_one_an_alternate_re/ http://www.csicop.org/si/show/civilizations_lost_and_found_fabricating_history_-_part_two_false_messages/  http://www.csicop.org/si/show/civilizations_lost_and_found_fabricating_history_-_part_three_real_messages/ Steven Mrozowski's Rebuttal to In Search of Giants. http://blogs.umb.edu/fiskecenter/2014/12/05/who-said-anything-about-giants/ Contact If you’d like to support the Podcast, condenser donating to us monthly on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/Archyfantasies or giving just a little on Ko-Fi : https://ko-fi.com/A8833HAS . Either option helps us out. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast and like and share us where ever you can. You can follow us on twitter @Archyfantsies or look us up on Facebook. Theme Music by ArcheoSoup Productions Contact us below or leave a comment.

Join Sara and Ken as they introduce the Archaeological Fantasies podcast. This show will release every other week on Mondays. Please, subscribe, like, and comment below. Links The Archaeology Fantasies Blog Dr. Kenneth Feder  Ken`s books Encyclopedia of Dubious Archaeology  Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries  Archaeology Fantasies Contact If you'd like to support the Podcast, condenser donating to us monthly on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/Archyfantasies or giving just a little on Ko-Fi : https://ko-fi.com/A8833HAS . Either option helps us out. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast and like and share us where ever you can. You can follow us on twitter @Archyfantsies or look us up on Facebook. Theme Music by ArcheoSoup Productions Contact us below or leave a comment.

Garrett G. Fagan is Associate Professor of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies at Penn State University. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and McMaster University Canada. His main research interests lie in the field of Roman History, about which he’s published numerous scholarly articles. He has lectured widely on topics in Roman history, and this year coedited From Augustus to Nero: An Intermediate Latin Reader. His newest book is Archaeological Fantasies: How Pseudoarchaeology Misrepresents the Past and Misleads the Public. In this interview with D.J. Grothe, Fagan explains the differences between archaeology and pseudoarchaeology, emphasizing how the science of archaeology benefits society. He explores possible motivations of pseudoarchaeologists, and challenges various pseudoarchaeological theories, such as Atlantis, the origins of the Great Pyramids in Egypt, and the theories purporting to discover great pyramids in Bosnia. He also details the various ways that pseudoarchaeology and other pseudoscientific thinking may harm society.