Jason Colavito has an informative post on the "big-business-factual-data-be-damned" approach of Ancient Aliens. The early section of his post notes connections between ancient astronaut theory and pop-culture, specifically with respect to Marvel comics. The...
Ancient Astronauts
Review: Encounters with Star People
I just finished the book, Encounters with Star People: Untold Stories of American Indians (Anomalist Books, 2012), by Ardy Sixkiller Clarke. I can review it in one word: disappointing. Or four words: don't waste your money. When I heard about this book I was...
Giorgio Tsoukalos and Elephant Men
Check out Jason Colavito's post on the elephant god Ganesha. Giorgio Tsoukalos thinks he was an actual alien UFO pilot. Really, do you need to know any more than that? Was Gamera a real alien, too?
Alexander the Great and UFOs
Bet you never thought you'd see those two subjects in the same sentence! Welcome to the wacky world of ancient astronaut twaddle. A reader recently sent me a link to this essay on the Chronicon Mirabilium blog: "Did Alexander the Great Really See UFOs?" It's a good...
Doodling and Chicken Scratch of the Gods
It's been a while since I posted anything about the Nazca lines. Fortunately, some thoughtful material has appeared this year online that I thought worth sharing (translation: the analyses at the links below didn't come from the History Channel's Ancient Aliens...
Review of Ancient Aliens Debunked
Jason Colavito recently posted this positive review of the 3-hour documentary. I haven't watched it yet, even though I'm in it. It's hard for me to find three hours to do anything. I'll get to it eventually, likely in bits.
Ancient Aliens on the Moon and Related Nonsense
Over the past month or so I've read several entries on a new blog I recently found. It's entertaining, informative, and fills a void in the study of UFO religions. I'm speaking of Emoluments of Mars (the URL includes the phrase "Dork Mission" so that may betray the...
Soviet Gullibility and Ancient Astronaut Research
Another succinct and interesting post by Jason Colavito on that nemesis of clear thinking, the ancient astronaut theory. It's about Soviet interest in the theory. Some Russians are just as gullible as those in the good old USA.
Doctoral Degree for Ancient Astronaut Theorists
I saw two items today that have convinced me that the PaleoBabble blog needs to begin awarding the PhD in Non Sequitur Thinking for ancient astronaut theorists. The first is this wonderful post from the Skeptophilia blog. Please read it. It is an uncannily accurate...
The Fictional Roots of the Ancient Astronaut Myth
All of those interested in PaleoBabble should be aware of the work of Jason Colavito. Jason has done a lot of work tracing the common ancient astronaut motifs back through science fiction of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His primary focus is H.P. Lovecraft....
Ancient Elongated Skulls: Alien Remains?
Nope. For those who'd like a longer answer, read on. We've all heard people on radio talk shows go on and on about the "mysterious" elongated skulls from South America. There are those who say that scientists and scholars refuse to look at this evidence, or that the...
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 be familiar...
Ancient Aliens: The Perfect Picture
Hat tip to Leyla for sending this to me. It needs no description. Just perfect (even the hair/fur).
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. But let's be...
Did NASA Just Endorse Ancient Astronauts?
Uh . . . no. But you might be led to believe that, given the carelessness of some mainstream media outlets. I saw several pieces on this fiasco yesterday, but I want to direct readers to Jason Colavito's site for a timely assessment: "Media Outlets Wrongly Claim NASA...