Why Archaeological Fantasies? - Episode 64

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 Productions

Produced by Chris Webster and Tristan Boyle

Edited by Christopher Sims