Today we talk with special guest David Anderson about how archaeology has influenced various bits of Geek Culture. We look at archaeological themes in Star Trek and Star Wars, See how it influenced D&D and other gaming systems, and stumble our way through archaeology in video games.

How Archaeology Influences Geekery – Episode 70

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 America, all the way to archaeological evidence of Big Foot. We interview a wide variety of archaeological and scientific experts about everything from DNA to ancient Rock Art. We dig into pseudoarchaeological topics and really look at the origins of some of the weirdest questions out there.

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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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New Chronology, Same Old Pseudoscience.

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

James, Lovecraft, and Archaeology

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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12 Mysterious Finds That Scientists Have Probably Already Explained.

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 
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Archaeological Fantasies Update, and Where Have I Been.

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.

How Archaeology Influences Geekery – Episode 70

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