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Archaeological Fantasies Podcast Sara Head
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4.5 • 76 Ratings
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Welcome to the Archaeological Fantasies Podcast. Join us as we explore the wild world of pseudoarchaeology. We look critically at topics including Transoceanic travelers, Ancient Aliens, Vikings in America, all the way to archaeological evidence of Big Foot. We interview a wide variety of archaeological and scientific experts about everything from DNA to ancient Rock Art. We dig into pseudoarchaeological topics and really look at the origins of some of the weirdest questions out there.
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New Chronology, Same Old Pseudoscience.
March is 'New Chronology' month!
We'll not only be looking at Anatoly Fomenko's idea about how history is far too long, but we'll also dip into some other alternative histories too.
Today we try to wrap our heads around Fomenko's hardly groundbreaking idea that history is wrong, and try to understand the general points of it. Spoilers, it's basically all made up.
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Show Notes:
(Why do I use Wikipedia in my show notes? Usually because it's not a bad place to start researching things, especially pseudo-theories. Also, people who want to pretend like the WIki is the devil are either 1) being elitist dicks or 2) don't understand how access works. I could also be using it to directly annoy someone. Either way, I'm not going to stop using it as a launch point. If that bothers you, you may want to re-read the above sentences.)
Who Lost The Middle Ages: What's Behind the Attempt to Impose a "New Chronology" on History?
Jason Colavito 2004
https://www.jasoncolavito.com/who-lost-the-middle-ages.html
New chronology (Fomenko)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_chronology_(Fomenko)
TikTok Conspiracy Theory: Ancient Rome Never Existed? A Classicist Reacts
Lady of the Library 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UXvI5aopXA&ab_channel=LadyoftheLibrary
Rome Aint Real, Y'all (playlist)
ArchyFantaies 2021
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLehDM9olevhx9GWB5ueH8aQqHYlJDq1xu
What is Fomenko's New Chronology?
Ctruth 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmGxpktR4Pg&ab_channel=Ctruth
History: Fiction or Science?: Dating methods as offered by mathematical statistics, eclipses and zodiacs (Chronology Book 1) Kindle Edition
by Anatoly Fomenko
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K2FQS4M/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
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James, Lovecraft, and Archaeology
Welcome back to the Archaeology Fantasies Podcast!
February is Lovecraft Month, because I like Cthulhu and Lovecraft's impact on pseudoarchaeology.
Today I'm looking at how and why Lovecraft used archeology in his stories to create suspense and horror. I'm also contrasting him to one of his contemporaries, M.R. James, and how James used archeology in his own ghost stories. How were these two writers similar and how were they different, and How major was their impact on modern horror and ghost stories?
Show Notes:
But What Lurks Without? M. R. James vs. H. P. Lovecraft
https://shadowesareincumenin.com/2019/11/01/but-what-lurks-without-m-r-james-vs-h-p-lovecraft/
A Warning for the Curious
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7xJSQY8Ssw&ab_channel=NoRemainingCommercialPotential
The Nameless City
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nameless_City
The Lost Crown
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Crown:_A_Ghost-Hunting_Adventure
The Cult of Alien Gods: H.P. Lovecraft And Extraterrestial Pop Culture: H. P. Lovecraft and Extraterrestrial Pop Culture
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002OB5JOU/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
Spooky Archaeology: Myth and the Science of the Past
https://www.amazon.com/Spooky-Archaeology-Myth-Science-Past-ebook/dp/B07RDMH1VL/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1644004167&sr=8-1 -
12 Mysterious Finds That Scientists Have Probably Already Explained.
Happy Dirtmas! This is the Audio version of a vlogmas video that's up on the YouTube Channel. I've posted it here for your listening pleasure. Let me know what you think.
We're watching a video today that supposedly shows us 12 objects that are so mysterious that scientists can't explain them. Let's see how many of them are actually mysterious, and how many are already known.
Original Video is here: https://youtu.be/gMpR1hPQXAs
Reviewed Video is here: https://youtu.be/x1MPkV9EFGM
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Hi! I’m an archaeologist who likes games, video games, gaming, horror, the supernatural, and debunking pseudoarchaeology.
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Archaeological Fantasies Update, and Where Have I Been.
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.
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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. -
The Dirt Takeover Episode, Archaeological Fantasies Ep 116
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.
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Coming up on Archaeological Fantasies:
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
Customer Reviews
What’s the line in the song?
Love the podcast, but I can’t understand the words in the line, something-something-trowels/trials-something something.” What are you singing?
Unprofessional
I thought I’d be listening to professionals help explain the scientific approach that counters claims made by the Ancient Aliens (AA) series on the History channel. Instead it was a lot of silliness and denigration of views they oppose. I enjoy watching AA because I’m seeing archeological sites that I never knew about. I’d like to learn more about these sites without the giant leaps made by AA regarding extraterrestrial involvement in the building technology. So, I’d prefer a podcast that presents itself as professional as AA does itself so I can be more discerning about this new interest of mine.
Chasing Ghosts
This was a fascinating discussion of a teacher using ghost hunting tools with her students to get them to engage with local archeology. Though my reaction was “Yes, of course!” I would never have thought of it even though that people gain understanding through stories, not dry facts. Wonderful work. Keep it up.