Pseudo-Archaeology

What happened 13,000 years ago? Was it cold, and then started warming, and then got cold again for a bit until it finally warmed up? Looks like it. Was there a comet that struck the Earth? Could be. Did it change history by unleashing a great flood that covered all evidence of an unknown complex civilization? Of course not! Join me (if you dare) as we try to untangle the complex web of facts and fiction that is the Younger Dryas Comet Impact Hypothesis.

Transcripts

For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/pseudo/117

• Segment 1
• Segment 2
• Segment 3

Links

• Carl Feagans’ article on Younger Dryas and the Comet
• The Altithermal

Contact

• Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube)
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I’ve always found the Face on Mars to be one of the more fun and likable examples of pseudoarchaeology. What’s not fun and likable is sitting in your room in 1988 waiting for your Commodore 64 to upload an image of the Face on Mars in the video game “Zak McKraken and the Alien Mindbenders.”

Transcripts

For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/pseudo/116

Links

• Retronauts episode on Zak McKraken
• The Face on Mars
• Zac McKraken and the Alien Mindbenders - Wikipedia

Contact

• Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube)
• Blog: Kinkella Teaches Archaeology

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With Indiana Jones 5 almost upon us, I thought it would be a good time to remind ourselves where we last left off with our favorite archaeologist. Indiana Jones 4 came out in 2008, took place in 1957, and was timeless in its ability to cheapen a franchise…

Transcripts

For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/pseudo/115

• Segment 1
• Segment 2
• Segment 3

Links

• My episode on the Crystal Skull
• My appearance on Screens of the Stone Age (reviewing the movie 2012)

Contact

• Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube)
• Blog: Kinkella Teaches Archaeology

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What are the Maya cenotes? The time has come for Dr. Kinkella to talk about himself even more than usual as he discusses his dissertation research, talks about pseudo-archaeological ideas about human sacrifice, and generally spends lots of time bragging about his exploits in the jungle.

Transcripts

For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/pseudo/114

Links

• SETTLEMENT AT THE SACRED POOLS: PRELIMINARY ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS AT THE LATE CLASSIC MAYA SITE OF CARA BLANCA, BELIZE, Andrew Kinkella Master’s Thesis

Contact

• Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube)
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You’ve probably heard the name “Gobekli Tepe” in the archaeological world, but what is it? In this episode, we explore the wondrous world of a 10,000-year-old Neolithic communal/ritual center, but only after I complain about my most recent hate mail…. Enjoy!

Transcripts

For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/pseudo/113

Contact

• Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube)
• Blog: Kinkella Teaches Archaeology

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In this episode, I present a battle royale between two terrible ideas. In the first corner, the Silurian Hypothesis, which states that socially complex human beings have been on Earth for millions of years. In the second corner, the Solutrean Hypothesis, which states that early Native American technology was influenced by Europeans who came to the New World by crossing the Atlantic thousands of years ago. Who will win the Crown of Ultimate Silliness? You decide.

Transcripts

For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/pseudo/112

Contact

• Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube)
• Blog: Kinkella Teaches Archaeology

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Let’s be honest: The time has come for me to answer my fan mail. Join me as I dispense pearls of wisdom to my adoring fan base, and take a deep dive into dating the Sphinx once and for all!

Transcripts
For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/pseudo/111Links

• Article on Carbon 14 dating of the Sphinx:
• Link to guitar video experiments on sustain:

Contact

• Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube)
• Blog: Kinkella Teaches Archaeology

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You would think that dating the Sphinx would be pretty easy, especially since the Sphinx’s face is that of an Old Kingdom pharaoh, and it’s right in front of an Old Kingdom pyramid. Simple man that I am, I’m going with Old Kingdom. But wait right there! What about the water erosion? Could the Sphinx actually be thousands of years older than previously thought? Does water erosion on the Sphinx expose a secret that Big Archaeology doesn’t want you to know? I’m guessing you know the answer to this one…

TranscriptsFor rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/pseudo/110Contact

• Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube)
• Blog: Kinkella Teaches Archaeology

ArchPodNet

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Tonight we tackle the highly annoying idea of electric guitar “tonewood.” Does the wood that your electric guitar is made out of affect the sound? Many guitar manufacturers and guitar pros say yes, but science says no. You’ll never guess which side I’m on….

While this topic is more pseudoscience than pseudoarchaeology, I figure it counts because I have an electric guitar in my office on campus…

Transcripts

For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/pseudo/109

Links

• Tonewood video

Contact

• Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube)
• Blog: Kinkella Teaches Archaeology

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Have you ever had a big, angry mob of anonymous keyboard warriors tell you the same wrong thing over and over again? Where they typed the same foolishness so many times that you got tired of replying and decided to make a podcast about it instead? Maybe it’s just me.

On tonight’s episode, we explore the great non-debate of “Clovis First,” an idea that archaeologists let go of decades ago, but pseudoarchaeologists hold onto as tightly as the pearls that they clutch every time I point out that they are wrong. Enjoy!

Transcripts

For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/pseudo/108

Contact

• Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube)
• Blog: Kinkella Teaches Archaeology

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