I’ve blogged before about how the theory of ancient aliens being responsible for the monumental building of ancient Egypt and other contemporaneous civilizations is inherently racist. The idea is basically that the humans of Egypt and these other cultures were...
South America
Jaime Maussan Is At It Again: Three-Fingered “Alien Mummy” Claim
Many readers will have seen the slick video report about an alleged “new species” mummy found in Peru. This is a well-done video by Gaia TV, sure to appeal to the gullible. Lots of folks with white masks saying sciencey things (i.e., speculating with big...
Elongated Skulls (aka, Artificial Cranial Modification): It Has Nothing to do with Nephilim
I’ve blogged about this before, asking questions like “show me the Bible verse that associates elongated skulls with the nephilim,” and pointing out that the phenomena is well-known in the medical and anthropological fields. (I even posted pictures...
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...
Those “Incredible” Inca Walls: A Matter of (Photographic) Perspective
Jason Colavito recently posted a picture worth a thousand of von Daniken’s words over at his blog. A good illustration of some photographic sleight of hand that draws in the gullible when it comes to ancient astronauts. Check it out at “Are Inca Walls Too...
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...