I’ve blogged before about how the theory of ancient aliens being responsible for the monumental building of ancient Egypt and other contemporaneous civilizations is inherently racist. The idea is basically that the humans of Egypt and these other cultures were...
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Charges of Racism Related to the Atacama (Non) Alien
The Atlantic just published this interesting short article on the Atacama “alien” — a subject I have blogged about several times: “The Controversial Study of a Girl Who Ufologists Called ‘Alien’.” As to the racism element, you can read...
The Atacama (Non) Alien Back in the News: Peer-Reviewed Research Demonstrates Its Human
Remember the Atacama “alien” that was the centerpiece of a Steven Greer film? Well, the important peer-reviewed journal Genome Research published the following article on the specimen today. Bhattacharya S, Li J, Sockell A, Kan M, Bava F, Chen, S,...
Remember Those Phony Alien Mummies Courtesy of Serial Hoaxer Maussan?
Back in June 2017 I blogged about the newest hoax by serial hoaxer Jaime Maussan — the “discovery” of three-fingered alien mummies in Peru. Maussan of course was one of the people behind the ridiculous Roswell slides. I suggested at the time the same...
Rice University Scholar Jeffrey Kripal: Meet Diego Cuoghi
Jason Colavito has a lengthy, but worthwhile (as usual) post on Rice University Prof. Jeffrey’s Kripal’s claim for UFOs in medieval art. Kripal shows his unfamiliarity with the work of art historian Diego Cuoghi on this matter. PaleoBabble readers should...
Update on Jaime Maussan’s Phony Peruvian Alien Mummy
If you’re following this story, this post from Archaeology Review is quite worthwhile: A Review of Jaime Maussan’s Alien Mummy from Peru. The highlight is an X-Ray of the three-fingered alien hand hoax perpetrated by Maussan. Here’s a portion of the essay...
The Racism Behind Ancient Alien Mummy Hoaxes
Yep. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. When ancient alien theorists (or Christian North American nephilim “race” theorists) insist those are the explanations for impressive engineering and architectural work (think Nazca lines,...
Update on Jaime Maussan’s Fake Alien Mummy Circus
The UFO Watchdog blog recently posted an update on the alleged alien mummy brought to Gaia TV by Jaime Maussan. Jaime of course has a long, glorious history of hoaxing. You can read the update here in full, but it’s basically about how the World Congress on...
Jaime Maussan Is At It Again: Three-Fingered “Alien Mummy” Claim
Many readers will have seen the slick video report about an alleged “new species” mummy found in Peru. This is a well-done video by Gaia TV, sure to appeal to the gullible. Lots of folks with white masks saying sciencey things (i.e., speculating with big...
Jason Colavito’s Review of “Sekret Machines: Gods” by Tom DeLonge with Peter Levenda
Another solid review by Jason Colavito. If you’ve ever read one of Jason’s lengthy reviews you know it’s not just an essay informing his readers about what’s in a particular book or a simplistic “liked it … hated it” exercise....
Iraqi Transportation Minister Says Iraq the HQ of Ancient Aliens — Sounds Dumber than Tariq Assiz
Here’s a link to a Breitbart story, part of which reads: “Iraqi transportation minister Kadhem Finjan al-Hamami asserted that Sumerians, the members of an ancient Iraqi civilization, built ‘the first airports’ and ‘Sumerian spaceships...
Ancient Aliens: The Perfect Picture
Hat tip to Leyla for sending this to me. It needs no description. Just perfect (even the hair/fur).
H2 Serves the Public with More Ancient Astronaut Racism
All who have read The Portent , the sequel to my novel, The Facade , know that one of the research threads in the sequel is the inherently racist nature of ancient astronaut theory — that is, it articulates the idea that the white European race (and even more...
Did the Times of India Just Endorse the Ancient Astronaut Theory?
Kind of . . . sort of . . . well, not really . . . maybe. Actually, it depends on what one wants to read into what’s said and isn’t. I can hardly wait for the ancient astronaut crowd to think this means something. They are truly desperate for validation....
Ancient Aliens Researcher Calls the Show’s Content “Absurdity” and Her Job “Ridiculous”
No kidding. I encourage readers to read this post by Jason Colavito, which chronicles the admissions. If this is news to you, here’s another news flash: pro wrestling outcomes are scripted. At least someone associated with the Ancient Aliens bunkum can be honest...