This week on Digging Up Ancient Aliens:

What would the Nazca Lines, elongated sculls, Akhenaten, and the Dogon tribe have in common? The answer seems obvious, according to the History Channel TV show Ancient Aliens, but what would an archeologist think?

This week, we'll be seeing the first half of Ancient Aliens Episode 2, "The Visitors." We head out with our host Fredrik once more to discover what is genuine, fake, and somewhere in between. We'll discuss South American cultures, Egyptian creation stories, African tribes and how it all fits into our current understanding of the past.

Remember that you are more than welcome to email me corrections if any are discovered; please include proper citations. All of our contact information is available on our website (https://diggingupancientaliens.com).

Sources, resources and further reading:

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VERANO, ANDRUSHKO (2008) Cranioplasty in Ancient Peru: A Critical Review of the Evidence, and a Unique Case from the Cuzco Area, International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Vanessa Drake Moraga, Animal Myth and Magic: Images from Pre-Columbian Textiles (Larkspur, CA: Ololo, 2005)

Longhena and Alva, Splendours of the Ancient Andes. 

Moseley, The Inca and Their Ancestors.

 Pierantoni Campora, ed., The Paracas Culture

Denise Y. Arnold and Christine A. Hastorf, Heads of State: Icons, Power, and Politics in the Ancient and Modern Andes (London and New York: Routledge, 2016)

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Cyril Aldred (1991) Akhenaten: King of Egypt, Thames & Hudson Ltd

Erik Hornung (2001) Akhenaten and the Religion of Light, Cornell University Press

Donald B. Redford (1987), Akhenaten: The Heretic King, Princeton University Press