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 simply...
Ancient Astronauts
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 hoaxing...
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 narrowly...
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 words). Some...
Ancient Aliens Debunked: 3-Hour Documentary Now Online for Free
Readers may recall a few months ago when I announced I'd be interviewed for this documentary. That happened in August. Well, I'm happy to announce that the documentary is finished and online. It's just over three hours, and free to the public. I haven't had time to...
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, Ávila-Arcos M, Ji X,...
Chariots of the Frauds: The Real Erich von Daniken
Kudos are once again in order for Jason Colavito for his review of the Ancient Aliens episode entitled "The Legacy of von Daniken." As part of his review, Jason summarizes some of the material that can be found in his book The Cult of Alien Gods: H.P. Lovecraft And...
Satirical Music Video Targeting Nibiru 2012 Mythology
One of the members of the Boston-based rock band, Metaphor for Everything, sent me the link to a new single, accompanied by a note that the song was inspired by my Zecharia Sitchin site. Apparently the site convince one of the band members to leave the ancient...
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 article -- the short...
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 on that...
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, mounds), what they're saying is...
Fidel Castro, Plato, Richard Hoagland, and Giorgio Tsoukalos
What's the connection between all of them, you ask? Why, Cuba, of course. I just came across a worthwhile essay on the Bad Archaeology site dedicated to the last underwater city off the coast of Cuba (there's Fidel) that space aliens no doubt helped to build. Why...
Jason Colavito on the Serial Self-Plagiarism of David Hatcher Childress
Jason Colavito has been slogging through some of "research" of ancient astronaut enthusiast David Hatcher Childress with the goal toward demonstrating how Childress has gamed his gullible audience by re-publishing his own material for a quick buck. A nice system for...
Jason Colavito Blogging Through Erich von Daniken’s Latest Testament to Ancient Astronaut Nonsense
Someone should give Jason a medal. He's actually six chapters into his review. You can read the series here: Reviewing EVD's "Twilight of the Gods" (Pt. 1) Reviewing EVD's "Twilight of the Gods" (Pt. 2) Reviewing EVD's "Twilight of the Gods" (Pt. 3) Reviewing EVD's...
Ancient Aliens Debunked: The Official Trailer
I'm guessing all PaleoBabble readers know about the Ancient Aliens series put out by the Fantasy Channel (still though of by many as the History Channel). I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be interviewed later this summer for the documentary film response, Ancient...