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These are just some preliminary observations on #TalElHammam and #TEHburst, But I thought they were worth mentioning. As a geoarchaeologist working (amongst other things) on a palatial destruction, I have some thoughts.
I primarily study #micromorphology, I look at dirt under a microscope to understand how it ended up where I found it. This could be anything from agricultural soil to ta clay floor. I often try to figure out how sediment is transported or altered.
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Simply put, it doesn’t seem to me that the sediments at #TallElHammam match up with the interpretation by Bunch et al. At all.
Movie buffs would probably agree that “#KingdomOfTheCrystal” skull wasn't exactly the most exciting #IndianaJones instalment.
But did you know, there’s a real story behind the plot around the 'lost city' of #Akator and the #Ugha tribe - and that it is no less movie material?
But did you know, there’s a real story behind the plot around the 'lost city' of #Akator and the #Ugha tribe - and that it is no less movie material?
Okay, 'real story’ may be a bit of a stretch in this case, admittedly.
It's more 'story' than real, to be honest - but still, let's take a closer look ...
It's more 'story' than real, to be honest - but still, let's take a closer look ...
That story starts with a mysterious 'Indian' all of a sudden appearing in Brazil from the depths of the jungle in the summer of 1972 - introducing himself as #TatuncaNara ("big water snake"), chieftain of the #UghaMongulala (yes, you read this correct) tribe …
The thematic section in the latest issue of The SAA Archaeological Record has contributions by @JenniferRaff, @cfeagans, @JasonColavito, @ahtzib, @DSAArchaeology, and myself.
Pseudoarchaeology, Scholarship, and Popular Interests in the Past in the Present
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Pseudoarchaeology, Scholarship, and Popular Interests in the Past in the Present
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Twitter is a completely appropriate forum for questions, feedback, criticism, and ongoing discussion of #pseudoarchaeology and its implications for the advancement of knowledge.
Read the essays and let us know what you think!
Read the essays and let us know what you think!
Part of my impetus for addressing this topic was the fact that I kept meeting professional archaeologists who professed to have never even heard of Graham Hancock.
I apologize to all of you who would have been better off never knowing about him and his books.
I apologize to all of you who would have been better off never knowing about him and his books.
Excellent thread: why shows like #LegendsOfTheLost and other #pseudoarchaeology books and programs reinforce racist assumptions about PoC and indigenous people. These shows are not “harmless fun”, but build on centuries of dehumanizing and colonial attitudes toward these groups.
More from @DSAArchaeology - who will be our keynote speaker at this year's pseudoarchaeolgy-themed @UTAntiquities symposium.
And for a different view, arguing that we can use these shows to challenge some of the very problematic assumptions that underpin them and to present real archaeological research, here's @CatJarman's take on working with #LegendsOfTheLost
