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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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

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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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 start a brand-new collaborative project with Archaeothoughts and ArchaeoRPG which is a podcast miniseries we are calling The Hunt for Secret Mysteries. This miniseries will focus on various paranormal TV shows as we are inflicted with them. My cohost will be Bill Auchter of Archaeothoughts and for our first series, we're focusing on the new television show "The Secrets of Skinwalker Ranch". We hope you enjoy this brand-new miniseries and hope you stick around for the full set.







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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.



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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.

Today we talk with Annelise Baer about some behind the scenes aspects of making Pseudo-television shows like Ancient Aliens. She tells how the research and some of the production is done, and we talk about what Archaeology could learn from tv. 



 Show Notes:



Annelise Baer, MA



Twitter - @annelisebaer



IMBD -  https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3243785/ 



Crystal Skull Vodka facial reconstruction:



https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS805US805&sxsrf=ACYBGNS7RKZgqGAzRarBKuzV6qbOTr8Enw:1581389394615&q=crystal+skull+reconstruction&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiWi_jIvsjnAhWjxFkKHct5BYwQsAR6BAgJEAE&biw=1564&bih=754&dpr=1.13

Today I talk about the archaeology in the Path of the Spiritual Sun, how it's all been done before, there's nothing new...under the sun...







Show Notes:



Belsebuub's website:https://belsebuub.com/books/the-path-of-the-spiritual-sun-celebrating-the-solstices-and-equinoxes 



Jason Colavito's Website:



http://www.jasoncolavito.com/blog/

Today we talk with Dr. Jennifer Raff about the YouTube channel Mudfossil University and the possibility that Rocks are really just fossilized Giants.







Show Notes:



Episodes with Dr. Raff https://archyfantasies.com/?s=Jennifer+Raff New Archaeo-Genetics Articles With Jennifer RaffArchaeological Fantasies and the genetic history of the AmericasDNA in Archaeology with Jennifer Raff – Episode 50Dr. Jennifer Raff's Websites: violentmetaphors.com Genetic mythologies: “Nephilim DNA” from the Paracas skullsThe Ketchum Project: What To Believe About Bigfoot DNA ‘Science’ - By Sharon Hill

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/







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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!



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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



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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



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



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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







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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







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Today, Dr. Jennifer Raff is back with us to talk about some recent articles on genetics in archaeology. Particularly the discovery of a new genetic ancestor to early Americans and new evidence about the migration of early Americans. 



Show Notes:



Jennifer Raff at Forbes



Ancient DNA Reveals Yet More Complicated Histories In The Americas



Posth et al. 2018. Reconstructing the Deep Population History of Central and South America.



Moreno-Mayar et al. 2018. Early human dispersals within the Americas.



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Things changed drastically as archaeology developed and professionalized. During the pre-professional time, or the Romantic Era of archaeology as Jeb Card and David Anderson (2016) call it, archaeology was really more of a jumbled collection of competing methodologies, antiquarians out looking for epic adventures chasing down mythic locations, and making extraordinary claims to establish racial dominance and promote nationalist agendas (Card and Anderson 2016). However, as the field of archaeology matured, it began to challenge these behaviors, choosing scientific procedures over frivolity, demanding evidence to support wild claims, and in general, growing up.

For example, Alternative theorists love to point out a couple early hoaxes that archeology had to deal with. The most famous of these would be the Piltdown man hoax.

Ever so briefly, the Piltdown man was an early 1900’s hoax were the lower jaw of an ape was altered to look like it belonged with the cranial part of a human skull. It was ‘discovered’ in 1912 in Sussex England and was lauded as the missing link (Feder 2010, 1990). Though the hoax wasn’t one-hundred percent debunked until 1949, it did have its early detractors (Feder 1990). Many thought it was just a little too convenient that Piltdown man was discovered where it was, and as time went by and more actual hominids were found around the world that predated Piltdown’s supposed age, more suspicions were thrown at it. 1949 was the beginning of the end for Piltdown man as a series of tests revealed that the bones that made up the skull were not the right age or even from the same species (Feder 1990).

Piltdown man fits because of the desperate need by the British government to have, not only an early hominid discovered on their soil but to have it be *the* missing link. British archaeologists at the time were willing to overlook clues that this was probably a hoax. Yet 40 years later, after a lot of questions from inside the field, the Piltdown man was exposed.

The reason this case is so well known is because it played out in the public eye, mainly by the circumstances of the time. Newspapers carried stories and images of the Piltdown man (Feder 1990). The public loved it and talked about it. It was even presented by the researchers to the public. Because of this, other researchers were able to know of and examine the hoax, and call it into question long enough to finally get it disproven. Now when we talk about the Piltdown man, we’re talking about the hoax and not the supposed missing link.
The development of Institutional Professional Archaeology.
Honestly, this is where things start to decline as far as the interactions between archaeology and pseudoarchaeology are concerned. Leading up to the 60’ Archaeologists were all over the place publicly. During the 1800’s they were traveling around speaking and presenting findings. Granted this was a necessity of the times, but the side effect was a great deal of public engagement.

As time moved on, Archaeologists began to appear on the radio and then TV (Card and Anderson 2016) embracing the new media as ways to communicate with the public. They wrote popular books about archaeology and, again, spoke publicly about the topic.

This all seemed to work out best over in the UK. Sir Lenord Woolley was all over the radio, Sir Mortimer Wheeler and Glyn Daniel were named TV personality of the year in 1954, the UK show Animal, Vegetable, Mineral was a success where the US version What in the World was not (Card and Anderson 2016). Overall, it seemed like everything was going good.

Then the New Archeology moment began in archaeology, symbolizing a shift in archaeological theory and practice. This time was important, it was a time when archeology began to look critically at itself and evaluate itself. It started important theory groups like gender and queer theory,