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...
Diego Cuoghi
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...
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...