Digging Up Ancient Aliens

What does an ancient town in Pakistan have in common with the Manhattan project? Is there a connection between Bristol and Columbus' first voyage to America?

Our host Fredrik continues our mission to discover what is genuine, fake, and somewhere in between. This week we are joined by archeologist and teacher Erik Palmgren on a sightseeing tour through the close encounters of our past. 

We will visit ancient sites claimed to be remains of an ancient nuclear war, the black sea and the famous scrolls. We will read manuscripts from the past and look at paintings that the Ancient Alien theorists claim to be evidence of encounters of the third kind.

We also talk about how the burden of evidence should work, today's education in schools and the importance of production value. 

In this episode:

Trinity Testsite 

Brahma Weapons

Mohenjo Daro

Sodom and Gomorrah

Black Sea Deluge Hypothesis 

Noah's Flood / Dead Sea Scrolls

Seedbanks

Otia Imperialis

UFO in medieval art

The Black Death

Columbus lights in the sky

The Leon Levy The Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library

How Ancient Astronaut Theorists Faked a Hindu Nuclear Explosion

Mackay, E. J. H., ed. (1937). Further Excavations At Mohenjo-daro: Being an official account of Archaeological Excavations at Mohenjo-Daro carried out by the Government of India between the years 1927 and 1931.Vol 1, Vol 2

Marshall, John Hubert, ed. (1931). Mohenjo-Daro and the Indus Civilization: Being an official account of Archaeological Excavations at Mohenjo-Daro carried out by the Government of India between the years 1922 and 1927. Arthur Probsthain Vol 1, Vol 2, Vol 3

Flemming, Nicholas. (1980). Cities under the Mediterranean. 

Gervase of Tilbury (2002). Otia Imperialia = Recreation for an emperor. Oxford: Oxford University Press

The Frozen Ark

Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Schmid, Boris V et al. “Climate-driven introduction of the Black Death and successive plague reintroductions into Europe.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America vol. 112,10 (2015): 3020-5. doi:10.1073/pnas.1412887112

Herlihy, David (1997). The black death and the transformation of the west. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Univ. Press

"ESALTATION OF THE EUCARISTY" (Detail of the Trinity) by Ventura Salimbeni

“CRUCIFIXION” - Visoki Decani Monastery, Kosovo

“The annunciation Mary” - Carlo Crivelli in 1486

Music: “Now we ride” by Alexander Nakarada

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Jesus of Nazareth, was he really the son of god or maybe just an alien among us. Could patterns in British fields be attempts of communications of unknown beings? Will 13 skulls reveal the answer about life, the universe and everything? 

Our host Fredrik continues our mission to discover what is genuine, fake, and somewhere in between. We will venture through fields of wheat, ancient pyramids and gleaming crystals to find the conclusion to Ancient Aliens episode 3. 

Remember to leave a positive review on Apple podcast, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever podcasts live. If you want to contact me please visit diggingupancientaliens.com

Christenson A, Popol Vuh: literal translation

Freidel, David A., Schele, Linda & Parker, Joy (1993). Maya cosmos: three thousand years on the shaman's path. 1. ed. New York: W. Morrow

Popol vuh: the Mayan book of the dawn of life. Rev. ed. (2017). eBookIt.com

Waynaboozhoo and the Great Flood - Ojibwe 

Gylfaginning in Snorres Edda

Levengood's Crop-Circle Plant Research | Skeptical Inquirer

Aveni, Anthony F. (red.) (2008). Foundations of new world cultural astronomy: a reader with commentary. Boulder: University Press of Colorado

Durán, Diego (1971). Book of the gods and rites and The ancient calendar. Norman, Okla.:

Malmström, Vincent H. (1997). Cycles of the sun, mysteries of the moon [Elektronisk resurs] the calendar in Mesoamerican civilization. 1st ed. Austin: University of Texas Press

Tedlock, Barbara (1992). Time and the highland Maya. Rev. ed. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press

Malville, John & Schild, Romauld & Wendorf, Fred & Brenmer, Robert. (2008). Astronomy of Nabta Playa. 10.1007/978-1-4020-6639-9_11

Anthony Fairall, Precession and the layout of the ancient Egyptian pyramids, Astronomy & Geophysics, Volume 40, Issue 3, June 1999, Page 3.4

Dunning, B. "The Alien Invasion of Phoenix, Arizona." Skeptoid Podcast. Skeptoid Media, 26 Apr 2007

Dunning, B. "Crop Circle Jerks." Skeptoid Podcast. Skeptoid Media, 21 Aug 2007

Dunning, B. "The Crystal Skull: Mystical, or Modern?" Skeptoid Podcast. Skeptoid Media, 29 Apr 2008

Nickell, Joe. "Riddle of the Crystal Skulls." Skeptical Inquirer. 1 Jul. 2006, Volume 30.4.

Walsh, Jane MacLaren (May 27, 2010). "The Skull of Doom:Under the Microscope". Archaeology Magazine. Archaeological Institute of America.

Music: “Now we ride” by Alexander Nakarada

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If aliens did visit us, what was their mission? Is the Annunaki a set of gods or something more sinister? Is there a hideous creature hidden away in Saqqara Egypt? Was Homo Erectus victims of genetic experiments?

We head out with our host Fredrik once more to discover what is genuine, fake, and somewhere in between. In this first episode of the year we dig down into episode 3 of Ancient Aliens. Join us on an all new adventure into the world of Ancient Aliens.

http://www.maya-archaeology.org/FLAAR_Reports_on_Mayan_archaeology_Iconography_publications_books_articles/10_Teotihuacan_influence_Mayan_art_incensarios_archaeology_Tiquisate_Escuintla_Guatemala_4MB.pdf 

O’Connor, Sue 1999, ‘30,000 years of Aboriginal occupation, Kimberley North West Australia’, Terra Australis, vol. 14, Department of Archaeology and Natural History and 

Centre for Archaeological Research, The Australian National University, Canberra

The Writing system of ancient Teotihuacan - Karl Taube

Mesopotamian Creation Myths

https://blog.britishmuseum.org/a-library-fit-for-a-king/

https://cdli.ucla.edu/

Klein, R.G. 2009. The Human Career: Human Biological and cultural origins. 3rd ed. Chicago University Press

Scarre, Christopher (red.) (2009). The human past: world prehistory & the development of human societies. 2. ed. London: Thames & Hudson

Hudson, A. "Cattle Mutilation." Skeptoid Podcast. Skeptoid Media, 3 Mar 2015. 

https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/mariette1882bd1/0136/text_ocr 

Altenmüller, Hartwig, Schulz, Regine & Seidel, Matthias (2014). Egypten: faraonernas värld. [Ny utg.] Köningswinter: H. F. Ullman

The Archeology of Horseshoe Canyon - National Park Service - U.S. Department of the Interior

Bender, H. (2017). The Star-Beings and stones: Petroforms and the reflection of Native American cosmology, myth and stellar traditions. Journal of Lithic Studies, 4(4), 77-116. https://doi.org/10.2218/jls.v4i4.1918

Horseshoe pictures

This week in Digging Up Ancient Aliens,

We continue to dissect Episode 2 “The Visitors”. The investigation continues with the Zuni people, Huangdi, Annunaki, Zeus, Panspermia, time travel and a junkyard tornado. Unfortunately we won’t discuss how perfect bananas are. To be honest it would have been better. 

We head out with our host Fredrik once more to discover what is genuine, fake, and somewhere in between. Do depictions of gods in Mesopotamia have wristwatches? Is panspermia the last resort of a dying alien race? What was it with those bananas?

Find out the answers to these questions and more in this week's episode. 

Links, resources and further reading:

The Zuni Way

ZUÑI FETICHES - FRANK HAMILTON CUSHING

Panel from the Northwest Palace at Nimrud

Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics, and Probability of Abiogenesis Calculations

What is time dilation?

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:

Buzz Aldrin punch a moon hoaxer

Hrdlicka A. 1939. Trepanation among prehistoric people, especially in America. Ciba Symposia 1

McGee WJ. 1894. Primitive trephining, illustrated by the Muniz Peruvian Collection. Bulletin of the Johns Hopkins Hospital 5

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)

Torres-Rouff C (2004) Human skeletal remains from the Island of the Sun, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia. Am J Phys Anthropol Suppl 38:196

Garret J (1988) Status, the warriors class, and artificial cranial deformation. In: Blakely R (ed) The king site: continuity and contact in sixteenth century Georgia. University of Georgia Press, Athens, GA

Hart, George (1990) Egyptian myths, University of Texas Press

William Kelley Simpson Ed. (2003) The Literature of Ancient Egypt: An Anthology of Stories, Instructions, Stelae, Autobiographies, and Poetry, Yale University Press; 3rd Revised & enlarged edition

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

What do stone work, table saws, Puma Punku, Macu Picchu, Nicolas Tesla, Stone vases, Manna, algae and Sundays have in common? Why do obelisks have water wheels in this episode? Find out answers to these questions and more in the second part of “The Evidence”.

My name is Fredrik and I have an background in archeology and I'll break down the TV-show ancient aliens. Together we will laugh, learn and take a deep dive in to the strange and unnerving history of aliens. Are the claims made in the show true or what is the real history behind this.

Sources and further reading:

Egyptens pyramider : evighetens arkitektur i forntid och nutid - Nils Billing

E. S. Edwards, The Pyramids of Egypt

Silverman, ed., Andean Archaeology. 

Janusek, Identity and Power in the Ancient Andes.

Nicholson, P. T. and Shaw, I. 2000, Ancient Egyptian materials and techniques, New York.

Aston, B. G. 1994, Ancient Egyptian stone vessels: materials and forms, Heidelberg.

Petrie, W. M. F. 1974, Tools and Weapons, Warminster.

Egyptian stone vase making - British Museum

Contact:

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Are we alone in the universe? Have we ever been visited by alien lifeforms and is there evidence of this?

What do a wooden bird, golden figures, Vimanas, rockets, flying carpets, Nasca Lines, old maps, the bible and a trebuchet have in common?

In this first episode we will start the journey to find out all of this and more!

My name is Fredrik and I have an background in archeology and I'll break down the TV-show ancient aliens. Together we will laugh, learn and take a deep dive in to the strange and unnerving history of aliens. Are the claims made in the show true or what is the real history behind this.

Resources and references:

Mukunda, H. S.; Deshpande, S. M.; Nagendra, H. R.; Prabhu, A. & Govindraju, S. P. (1974).

Silverman, Ancient Nazca Settlement and Society.  

Aveni, Between the Lines.

Contact:

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Music used in this episode:

Music: “Now we ride” by Alexander Nakarada (serpentsoundstudios.com)

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Ever watch Ancient Aliens and wonder if any of the claims are true? Join archeologist and podcaster Fredrik Trusohamn as he digs up the truth behind all those crazy theories. Join us for this insightful podcast, where we go thru every episode to see what’s true and what’s not.

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