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...
Ancient Astronauts
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...
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.
Alien Dentists
Who will be the first ancient alien drone to claim that this report of a dental filling from 6,500 years ago speaks of alien influence? I wonder. Maybe the History Channel can start a new spin-off series. Giorgio! Giorgio! Wherefore art thou, Giorgio? More to the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
David Hatcher Childress: A Survey of His Self- Contradictions
I wanted to draw readers’ attention to this post by Jason Colavito. It documents the “confusion” of Hatcher-Childress on whether he believes in ancient aliens or not. Is it confusion, or opportunism?
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...
A Case of Credential Envy?
I just read a short but telling post by Jason Colavito on the blog that bears his name entitled, “The Dubious Authorial Accomplishments of Gorgio Tsoukalos.” Gorgio is the star of the cinematic tribute to non sequitur thinking known as Ancient Aliens....
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 Peruvian "Alien Skull"
If you’ve surfed the web at all in the last day or two you have probably heard about this “discovery.” One piece I saw on Yahoo News described the skeletal remains in the picture below as those of a “giant-headed mummy” with a...