Alternative ancient history author Philip Coppens dies
Author and investigative journalist, Philip Coppens passes away. Philip Coppens Of ‘Ancient Aliens’ Passes Away [Report] Philip Coppens, commentator on The History Channel’s Ancient Aliens: The Series,...
View ArticleMayan extraterrestrial blockbuster is completely busted
We’ve been following this saga since September of 2011, when Producer Raul Julia-Levy claimed to have the goods in a film project that would show “evidence of Mayan and extraterrestrial contact, and...
View ArticleCriticism goes to court in case of fighting Bible archaeologists
Feuding Biblical Archaeologists in the news. Under contention – what to think of those that make questionably significant scientific announcements in sensational films or trade book. A Feud Between...
View ArticleKing Richard III remains confirmed, via press conference, not paper
We’ve been following this story of the potentially finding of the remains of King Richard III. Now we have word. Of course, it comes with a bit of doubt attached. It was science by press conference....
View ArticleChemistry of the crystal skulls confirms their fake origin
Margaret Sax, conservation scientist at the British Museum, and Jane Walsh, archaeologist at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, have worked together to study the lengendary crystal...
View ArticleMuseum trying to cash in on Silverbell artifact popularity
The Curator of the Arizona History Museum has put the Silverbell Artifacts on display after an episode of the History Channel’s “America Unearthed” aired a documentary about the artifacts. Mysterious...
View ArticleA trove of artifacts awaits on Antikythera sea floor
More treasure to be found? Divers return to the site where the oldest known complex gear mechanism, and what is sometimes called the first known analog computer, was found. Return to Antikythera: what...
View ArticlePop pseudo-archaeology – Why we should speak out
Commentator and link contributor to DN, Jeb Card, has an article out on what the public thinks about archaeology, co-authored with David S. Anderson and Kenneth L. Feder. For a long time (too long?)...
View ArticlePost hoc: Skeletons found near now-supposedly-haunted house
Human bones were discovered at an excavation site for new housing. Then, locals started to connect events with hauntings. ‘Haunted house’ at skeletons car park site. THE last family to live in Priory...
View ArticleHundreds of metallic spheres found in Temple of the Feathered Serpent
The find in the historic Mexican tunnel is a significant archaeological discovery Robot Finds Mysterious Spheres in Ancient Temple : Discovery News. Hundreds of mysterious spheres lie beneath the...
View ArticleCiudad Blanca folktale being use to hype LiDAR discovery in Honduras
This discovery is not all it’s hyped up to be. Time to consult actual experts, not filmmakers. Ruins of Lost City May Lurk Deep in Honduras Rain Forest | Ciudad Blanca | LiveScience. New images of a...
View ArticleWere traders snooping around Australia 1000 years ago?
Five old coins that were found are 1000 years old. How did they get there? Ancient discovery set to rewrite Australian history. Five copper coins and a nearly 70-year-old map with an ‘‘X’’ might lead...
View ArticleSerpent mound of New Age nonsense
What a great piece about all the New Age nonsense going on at the Serpent Mound. It’s a damn shame people can’t appreciate the site on its own merits. It’s a lovely thing. Nope, gotta go and woon it...
View ArticleAntiquity publishes on the King in the car park
Antiquity magazine has published the paper on the finding of Richard III’s body. They have made the entire PDF available for free if you are interested. Antiquity Vol 87:336, 2013 pp 519-538 – Richard...
View ArticleThey must appease the spirit and rebury the remains
What is this, Scooby Doo? A fantastic archaeological find must be sacrificed due to local superstitious-based outcry. Kazakhstan to Rebury Ancient Warlord, Fearing ‘Curse’ | World | RIA Novosti. Ever...
View ArticleChina’s biggest fake item museum
A museum in disgrace is closed. Museum’s ‘ancient relics’ exposed as a very modern swindle. A Chinese museum has been forced to close after claims its 40,000-strong collection of supposedly ancient...
View ArticleIs this discovery proof of King David? Help us dig through it.
What do our archaeologists and Biblical specialists think about this discovery? Archeologists dig up King David’s palace | JPost | Israel News. A joint excavation led by the Hebrew University of...
View ArticleTHIS will prove the Bible is true!
First a piece of true cross, now this… Seems they are trying awfully hard to “prove” stuff from the Bible. Does this stuff ever get published in actual journals? It goes straight to the press from what...
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Popular Archaeology promotes haunted museums
Popular Archaeology has a story on a haunted museum in North Carolina. My question: Is paranormal investigation now considered “archaeology”? Ghosts in the Nation’s Attics? | Popular Archaeology. Like...
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Submerged pyramid structure found in Azores
Not sure what to make of this discovery, but it is in a volcanic area with seamounts and there are questions about the historical settlements here. Of course, this discovery is being linked to...
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