Archaeological Fantasies Podcast

By Sara Head

Welcome to the Archaeological Fantasies Podcast. Join us as we explore the wild world of pseudoarchaeology. We look critically at topics including Transoceanic travelers, Ancient Aliens, Vikings in Am... more

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March 07, 2022 New Chronology, Same Old Pseudoscience.
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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Check out the Podcast: anchor.fm/archaeologicalfantasies
And you can find me on Twitter and IG as @ArchyFantasies
You can email me at [email protected]
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February 04, 2022 James, Lovecraft, and Archaeology
Welcome back to the Archaeology Fantasies Podcast!

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
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1h 5min
December 09, 2021 12 Mysterious Finds That Scientists Have Probably Already Explained.
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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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.
Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/Archyfantasies
Podcast/Website - https://archyfantasies.com/
Twitch – https://www.twitch.tv/archyfantasies
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/user/Archyfantasies
Twitter – @ArchyFantasies
IG – @ArchyFantasies
Email – [email protected].
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43min
November 13, 2021 Archaeological Fantasies Update, and Where Have I Been.
I felt like I needed to post some kind of update/explanation before I start launching new things. I do discuss some mental health things and just life, just FYI.
But if you want to know what my future goals are for the podcast and the channel give us a listen.
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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.
Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/Archyfantasies
Podcast/Website - https://archyfantasies.com/
Twitch – https://www.twitch.tv/archyfantasies
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/user/ArchyFantasies
Twitter – @ArchyFantasies
IG – @ArchyFantasies
Emai – [email protected].
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19min
July 15, 2020 The Dirt Takeover Episode, Archaeological Fantasies Ep 116
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.
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1h 34min
May 05, 2020 Coming up on Archaeological Fantasies:
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
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April 24, 2020 The Hunt For Secret Mysteries: Skinwalker Ranch Pt1 with Bill Auchter.
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.

Bill Auchter can be found:Twitter - @archaeothoughts

Patreon -https://www.patreon.com/archaeothoughts

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp0zGwylRsKCkxbMSUE2a0Q

Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/archaeothoughts/

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.

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/Archyfantasies

Ko-Fi - https://ko-fi.com/archyfantasies

Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/archyfantasies

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/ArchyFantasies

Twitter - @ArchyFantasies

IG - @ArchyFantasies

Website - https://archyfantasies.com/

Email - [email protected].
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51min
April 06, 2020 Bro-Ventures with Annelise Baer. Archaeological Fantasies ep 115
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.
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1h 17min
March 16, 2020 Undead Gender with Drs. Rebecca Gibson, Jay VanderVeen, and Holly Walters: Archaeological Fantasies ep 114
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.

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ArchyfantasiesKo-Fi - https://ko-fi.com/archyfantasiesTwitter - @ArchyFantasiesIG - @archyfantasy Website - https://archyfantasies.com/ Emai - [email protected].
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1h 10min
March 02, 2020 Blaming Lovecraft for All Things Pseudoarchaeology: Archaeological Fantasies Ep: 113
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.
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46min

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The podcast currently has 126 episodes available.