ENCORE Jason Colavito and Ancient Aliens - Episode 14

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Sara and Ken Feder interview skeptical xenoarchaeologist, Jason Colavito. They talk to Jason about his work exploring the connections between science, pseudo-science, and speculative fiction. 

Links

• Jason's Website

• Jason's Twitter Page

Contact

Email us at ArchyFantasies@gmail.com

Follow us on Twitter at @Archyfantasies and find us on FaceBook. 

Theme Music by Archaeosoup Productions

CBC, The Solutrean Hypothesis, and Jennifer Raff - Episode 92

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Today we discuss the recent CBC episode of The Nature of Things titled Ice Bridge. We're revisiting the Solutrean Hypothesis as it's put forward by the CBC show, and have Jennifer Raff with us to discuss Haplogroup X. 

Links

• CBC under fire for documentary that says first humans to colonize New World sailed from Europe. National Post.com. Jan 11 2018

• DNA in Archaeology with Jennifer Raff. ArchyFantasies. 

• The Solutrean Hypothesis – ArchyFantasies Episode 31. 

• DNA in Archaeology with Jennifer Raff – Episode 50. 

• Review of Across Atlantic Ice: The Origins of America’s Clovis Culture by Dennis J. Stanford and Bruce A. Bradley.

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  Raff, J. A., & D. A. Bolnick

• 2015 Does Mitochondrial Haplogroup X Indicate Ancient Trans-Atlantic Migration to the Americas? A Critical Re-Evaluation.297–304.

• Archaeological Fantasies and the genetic history of the Americas. Violent Metaphors.

• On thin ice: problems with Stanfordand Bradley’s proposed Solutrean colonisation of North America

• Director defends documentary that claims Europeans could have been 1st humans in North America.

• Jennifer Raff at the Guardian

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• Email us at ArchyFantasies@gmail.com

• Follow us on Twitter at @Archyfantasies and find us on FaceBook. 

• Theme Music by ArcheoSoup Productions

Contact and Immigration In Archaeology - Episode 91

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Today we talk about cultures south of the US border. We talk about what we expect to see, and do see, when early European cultures come in contact with Native American cultures. We also talk about immigration and how we can track that with archaeology. 

Links

National Monuments dedicated to immigration and the experience of immigrants and African captives:

• African Burial Ground, Manhattan

• Manzanar Internment Center

• Liberty Island-Ellis Island National Monument

• Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration

Contact

• Email us at ArchyFantasies@gmail.com

• Follow us on Twitter at @Archyfantasies and find us on FaceBook. 

• Theme Music by ArcheoSoup Productions

Cryptozoology and Archaeology - Episode 69

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Today we talk about Cryptology and petroglyphs. Are there ancient images of Bigfoot painted on stone? How can we be sure what we think we're seeing is what they image means? And why it's important to take indigenous culture into account when trying to make sense of things.

Links:

• The Death of a Pterodactyl by Jean-Loïc Le Quellec, Paul Bahn, and Marvin Rowe

• 'Winged Monster' Rock Art Finally Deciphered By Laura Geggel

• The Westfort Knight

• DStretch plugin to ImageJ website

• Explore The River Bend: The Legend of the Piasa Bird by Dan Brannan

• Narmer Palette

• MAYAK DATAT: THE HAIRY MAN PICTOGRAPHS by Kathy Moskowitz Strain  

• 9 Best Alaskan Native Hairy Man Stories Posted by Guy Edwards

• Pseudo-Skeptic Sharon Hill Gets no Respect for Behaving Worse Than Badly

• Sharon Hill's article about Bigfoot bloggers and why we do what we do

• Sasquatch watchers following Bigfoot blogs for the latest news on their favorite subject (Removed) by idoubtit • December 18, 2011

• New Mexico Senator has put his big foot down on funding monsters hunts by idoubtit • February 15, 2017

• The Ketchum Project: What to Believe about Bigfoot DNA ‘Science’ by Sharon Hill Skeptical Briefs Volume 23.1, Spring 2013

• Doubtful blog, Tags for Bigfoot.

• Archaeologist digs for proof of Sasquach by Chris Bateman

• Giants, Cannibals & Monsters: Bigfoot in Native Culture 1st Edition by Kathy Moskowitz Strain  

• The Evolution of the Werewolf and Bigfoot

Contact

• Email us at ArchyFantasies@gmail.com

• Follow us on Twitter at @Archyfantasies and find us on FaceBook.

• Theme Music by ArcheopSoup Productions

Produced by Chris Webster and Tristan Boyle

Edited by Christopher Sims

The Polynesian Connection - Episode 68

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Today we talk about the possibility of prehistoric trade and interaction between the Polynesian peoples and the early Americans along the East coast. Could it have happened? Did it happen? and What is the evidence to support it?

LINKS:

• 2007 article about the discovery and analysis of the chicken bones in Chile: by Alice A. Storey, et al. 

• Skeptical piece about the source of those chicken bones: by Vicki A. Thomson, et al. 

• Spread of the South American sweet potato throughout the Pacific: the Tripartite Hypothesis: by Caroline Roulliera, et al.

• The Plank Canoe of Southern California: Not a Polynesian Import, but a Local Innovation by Yoram Meroz

• The Polynesian Connection by Blake Edgar

Contact

• Email us at ArchyFantasies@gmail.com

• Follow us on Twitter at @Archyfantasies and find us on FaceBook.

• Theme Music by ArcheopSoup Productions

Produced by Chris Webster and Tristan Boyle

Edited by Christopher Sims