The title of this post corresponds to an excellent post by Dr. Jennifer Raff on her personal blog. Dr. Raff is an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Kansas, and director and principal investigator at the University of Kansas laboratory of human...
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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 used to launch from here towards...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 100: Celebrating the Milestone with Listeners
The episode is now live. Thanks to all who sent in their thoughts. It's gratifying for both Trey and myself to be helpful to those who care about biblical content. Naked Bible Podcast Episode 100 marks a major milestone in Dr. Michael Heiser’s journey of biblical...
Cuneiform Lexical Lists: Another Reason Sitchin Was Wrong
The Ancient History website just published this short essay on cuneiform lexical lists -- basically, the ancient equivalent of bilingual (and otherwise) dictionaries for Sumerian and Akkadian produced by the ancient scribes. From the opening paragraph: Lexical lists...
UFOs in Medieval and Renaissance Art? Stop Believing Nonsense
I think it my intellectual duty to periodically (re-)introduce readers (and web searchers) to the work of art historian Diego Cuoghi. You know all those pictures you've seen on the History Channel's Ancient Aliens show -- the ones with UFOs in European paintings?...
Interview about Ancient Astronaut Myth with Mike Heiser
I was recently on the "Mystic and Skeptic" podcast. The discussion focused on ancient astronaut mythology. The interview is located here. Editor's note: new link here: ♫ Debunking the Ancient Aliens Conspiracy Theory with Dr. Michael Heiser
Old Post About My Being Censored by the History Channel
I just discovered that this very old web page (2003) doesn't live anywhere in my new website ecosystem. It's an orphan of my old website. Consequently, I'm posting it here so it does. Sorry that this appeared on Twitter, but that's automated. Anyway, I've been asked...
Ancient Aliens: The Perfect Picture
Hat tip to Leyla for sending this to me. It needs no description. Just perfect (even the hair/fur).
Interview on Conspirinormal
Last weekend I was interviewed for the Conspirinormal Podcast. It was a fun show (a bit longer than an hour). We talked about the divine council, ancient astronauts, Zechariah Sitchin, and my new status as a government disinformation agent. Enjoy!
A Blow to Racist Fringe History
Jason Colavito has an interesting post on some recent research that damages the Solutrean Hypothesis. For those who haven't heard of this, Jason explains: Fringe history believers have long used the Solutrean claim as evidence for European primacy in the Americas, a...
Scientists (Again) Saying Junk DNA Isn’t Junk
One of the claims of ancient astronaut theorists is that the "non-coding" DNA in the human genome is alien -- allegedly proving the intervention of extraterrestrials in human evolution in the ancient past. It's a wonderful non sequitur: "Some of this DNA doesn't...
Leading Conspiracist Jim Marrs Claims I’m a Government Informant
[Had to re-post this.] Awesome - I always knew I'd make it! Today I got an email that included this paragraph from the most recent Jim Marrs book (he's known for promoting just about every conspiracy under the sun): "Researchers that worked with Michael Heiser (that...
Critical Re-Examination of a 1461 UFO Account
Jason Colavito posted an interesting essay today where he checks up on an alleged UFO account in a 1461. His post begins: Let us stipulate at the outset that the famed ufologist Jacques Vallée is French, so we should expect that his translation from his native...
The Map Behind the Piri Reis Map
That's the title of this intriguing essay on the Piri Reis map -- an early 16th century map that allegedly shows the coastline of Antarctica not covered by ice. The image above of the Piri Reis map comes from this much longer and more detailed analysis, the effort of...
The International UFO Congress: Sense of Humor Required
As many of you recall, I attended the International UFO Congress in Scottsdale, AZ a week ago. The trip had three purposes. The first was publisher business. I wanted to promote my novels, The Facade and The Portent. I didn't sell much. You never do at an event like...