Fans of critical thinking are bound to enjoy this post over at the Bad Archaeology blog entitled, “I remember why I’ve never wanted satellite television.” It’s a “review” of the Fantasy Channel’s Ancient Aliens show. As funny as...
Ancient Astronauts
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....
Another Blow to Fundamentalist Ancient Alien Theorists
As if they had any sort of coherent ammunition anyway! Here’s a bit of commentary regarding the growth of scientific knowledge with respect to so-called “junk-DNA.” It’s becoming increasingly apparent that it isn’t junk. Ancient alien...
Ancient Astronauts as a Belief System: An Academic Overview
I found this rare gem recently — and academic journal article (2006) on ancient astronaut beliefs (“paleo-SETI”). It’s unusual that this would get any attention within academia, so I share it with all of you. From the conclusion (emphasis...
Guide to Ancient Astronaut PaleoBabble
I’ll be on Coast to Coast AM this evening. This time I decided to do something that will help listeners follow the discussion more easily. I’ve created a sort of quick guide to my basic responses to a range of ancient astronaut paleobabble. It’s a...
Some Chips in the Lolladoff Plate
Most readers have probably not heard of the Lolladoff Plate. It’s for serving paleobabble (note the image of the alien on it). Supposedly it’s 1200 years old. Here’s a picture: I recently came across a couple of good critique of the plate that...
Intelligent Design Usurped by Alien Astronaut Theory?
As many of you will know, I think the intelligent design approach to origins has merit, since it attempts to bring to light the weaknesses of an undirected, random Darwinism. You may also know that I’ve been saying for years how easy it will be for those who...
A Brief History of the Raelian Movement and Its Beliefs
I’ve had some recent email about the Raelians, so I thought this link might help any readers who haven’t read about their UFO religion.
Ancient Elongated Skulls: Alien Remains?
Nope. Â 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...
Seriously: The Dogon and Sirius?
You don’t have to watch too many Fantasy Channel (formerly known as the History Channel) specials on ancient astronauts before you’ll be told about the primitive African Dogon of Mali and their “advanced astronomical knowledge” —...
New Nibiru Information . . . Or More PaleoBabble?
I received a lengthy and interesting reply today to my post about the Fantasy Channel. I reproduce the substantive portions of it here for readers: I have been studying various Mesopotamian texts for around 30 years, and there is nothing to indicate that Nibiru is a...
Fantasy Channel Special on Ancient Astronauts
Well, I guess some of you may have caught last night’s Fantasy Channel (what I used to refer to as the History Channel) special promoting the ancient astronaut idea. I didn’t watch it since there’s nothing new here except better special effects and...
Another Aaarrrggghhh! Award Candidate: UFOs Influencing DaVinci!
It’s so hard for me to believe that any thinking person who claims to be doing research still trots this craptastic stuff out to the public. We have yet again another PaleoBabbler claiming there are UFOs in Renaissance art. Not content to just have them there,...
An Astronaut in the Carvings of a 12th Century Cathedral?
Well, not quite, as this link explains. (Editor's note: content of the link reproduced below.) Here are some pictures: First off, the example errs a bit in identifying the astronaut carving as adorning the wall of a cathedral built in 1102. The city of Salamanca in...
The Crystal Skulls: Not Alien Relics (What a Shocker)
It just kills me how, when certain people find an impressive work of craftsmanship or art that appears old they conclude it must be alien. “I couldn’t have made anything like that, and no one I know could have, either. They must have an extraterrestrial...