Pseudo-Archaeology

Oct 09 2024 152 ep. 55 mins 216
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Dr. Andrew Kinkella brings you stories about pseudo-archaeology and the real stories behind the false claims.

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What's The Deal With Percy Fawcett and The Lost City of Z? - Ep 150

Oct 09 2024 37 mins  
Percy Fawcett was an explorer who is famous for attempting to find a lost city that doesn't exist, and ultimately cutting short his own existence in the process. Still, he's a super interesting dude full of adventure, daring, and traits both good and bad, all of which leads to an unfortunate end of the road in 1925. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://

"The Atlantis Puzzle" and the Richat Structure: African Atlanteans Won't Leave Me Alone - Ep 149

Sep 25 2024 34 mins  
On yet another special edition of this podcast, I've been asked to review "The Atlantis Puzzle," so I did. Is it the same old pseudoarchaeological nonsense we usually get complete with a retread of the tired and utterly debunked Richat Structure, or have they actually found Atlantis? You be the judge. Transcripts * For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodn

Completing the Circuit of Silliness: The Baghdad Battery - Ep 148

Sep 11 2024 34 mins  
Were you hoping that the Dendera Light from the last episode was the last you would hear of "ancient electricity?" Well too bad! Brace yourself for another round of electric foolishness, as we energize ourselves with the Baghdad Battery! Transcripts * For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/pseudo/148 Contact * Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Yout

Let There Be Darkness: The Dendera Light - Ep 147

Aug 28 2024 31 mins  
It's time for yet another old school classic! Today's topic is the Dendera "light," which is a carved image on the side of an Egyptian temple that looks like a light bulb. Did ancient Egyptians have electric light bulbs? The full, correct answer to this question is transcribed in capital letters here: "OF COURSE THEY DIDN'T. PLEASE STOP BULLSHITTING ME." Transcripts * For rough

Let's Find Amelia Earhart! - Ep 146

Jul 31 2024 35 mins  
It's Amelia Earhart time! What happened on that fateful day of July 2, 1937? We've always been pretty sure that Earhart crashed somewhere near Howland Island, but new evidence may make us VERY sure that Earhart crashed somewhere near Howland Island! Unlike most of our stories on this channel, this one actually has some real data that is being analyzed using good scientific protocol

Helena Blavatsky - Ep 145

Jul 17 2024 31 mins  
Continuing on with the whole "I listen to my listeners so I am a good person" situation, this week I'm covering Helena Blavatsky. Beyond the fact that several of you have asked for this one, I myself have been super curious about Helena Blavatsky, as her name crops up whenever you take a stroll in the Pseudoarchaeology universe. Of course, if your name is "Helena Blavatsky" then me

Sci-Fi, H.P. Lovecraft, and Pseudoarchaeology - Ep 144

Jun 23 2024 30 mins  
I want you to know that I listen to you. As proof, tonight I'm covering the writer H.P. Lovecraft and his relationship to the Pseudoarchaeology world because a listener suggested it! See, I care (Also I'm a huge sci-fi nerd). Transcripts * For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/pseudo/144 Contact * Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube) [https:

The Megalithic Temples of Malta - Ep 143

Jun 05 2024 30 mins  
Malta is an island in the Mediterranean that is super far away from everything else in the Mediterranean. On this island, there are some temples that were made over five thousand years ago by the farmers that lived on the island. They used some pretty big stones to make them. There is also a cave there where they buried some bodies. I would label this as "super easy to understand.

The Bimini Road - Ep 142

May 23 2024 28 mins  
Continuing our fruitful discussion on famous geological formations that were not made by humans and don't mean anything, I thought we'd take a cruise down the Bimini Road, AKA "The Stones of Atlantis." Located in the Bahamas, this pile of stones is the big brother to last week's pile of stones, the Yonaguni Submarine Ruins. Which one is stupider? YOU DECIDE. Transcripts * For ro

The Yonaguni Submarine Ruins - Ep 141

May 08 2024 30 mins  
Deep below the waves in southern Japan, surrounded in mystery and intrigue, there lies a pile of stones. But wait, is this just any pile of stones? The answer is yes, it is just any pile of stones. Transcripts * For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/pseudo/141 Links * Carl Feagans Yonaguni article [https://ahotcupofjoe.net/tag/yonaguni/] Cont