Arie Amaya-AkkermansNov 12, 2022
Asia Alsgaard

Three reasons why #Netflix should replace the #psudeoscience ideas of #AncientApocalypse with a documentary about real #archaeologists

1) Excavations can be full of unexpected twists and turns. I’ve been washed down a flooded river, had a tunnel almost collapse while excavating and had a jaguar/puma fall into the excavation unit. (1/2)

Nov 12, 2022 at 6:19pmWeb
Show threadAsia AlsgaardNov 12, 2022

2) Archaeologists are constantly trying to figure out the next piece of the puzzle. Think of it like a crime show— each field season the crew is excavating evidence that gets sent to the lab where specialists analyze the data to get a picture of what was happening in the past.

3) People who are watching can actually get involved in local archaeological digs! Many sites are looking for volunteers of all kinds and how often do you get to do what you see on tv? (2/2)

Show threadChappsNov 13, 2022
@alsgaard I did not see that puma comment coming ... 😳
Show threadAsia AlsgaardNov 13, 2022
@Chapps we didn’t see it coming either! 😂 we walked up to the site one morning to find the side wall collapsed and large cat prints all around the sides of the unit 😳 we thing they must have fallen/jumped in and then scrambled out, breaking the side wall in the process! Lol
Show threadChappsNov 13, 2022
@alsgaard I'd hate to imagine what might have happened if someone had been on site when that happened. The cat would still have probably just gotten the heck out of Dodge.
Show threadAsia AlsgaardNov 13, 2022
@Chapps oh goodness! 😳 that would be my hope for sure! I think we both would have wanted to avoid any interaction 😅
Show threadJustRosyNov 12, 2022
@alsgaard To be fair, Netflix (and other corporatized streaming services too) is a general dumpster fire. There are indie video services out there which I think would be better platforms for intelligent stuff. Just my personal opinion, of course.
Show threadAsia AlsgaardNov 12, 2022
@JustRosy That is a very good point! There are a lot of questionable “documentaries” on Netflix… I just wish they didn’t have such a big reach!
I’ll have to check out some indie platforms though. I do really like a lot of the Wondrium courses (tho they aren’t necessarily indie so to speak I don’t think 😅)
Show threadJustRosyNov 12, 2022
@alsgaard The good news is that when you give money to support the Indies, you're promoting the good stuff! 🙂 ❤️
Show threadAsia AlsgaardNov 13, 2022
@JustRosy very true!!
Show threadJosephine RobertsonNov 13, 2022
@alsgaard Also the beloved nature of Time Team proves people *will* show up for an archeology show that isn't about make up aliens and psudeoscience.
Show threadAsia AlsgaardNov 13, 2022
@revjorobertson thanks for the reminder! That gives me hope for sure!! It’s disappointing that there is such a big platform for the pseudoscience side of things… but that isn’t just an archaeology problem I suppose! 😅