Absolutely fabulous piece on pseudo-archaeology and its ties to racism and white supremacism.
https://t.co/0xjdgUmN0k
Atlantis and the Apocalypse: The World of Pseudo-Archaeology | Ideas with Nahlah Ayed | Live Radio | CBC Listen
A Netflix series called Ancient Apocalypse claims that a thriving civilization was wiped out during the Ice Age by comets and floods, but left humanity with science and technology. Experts call this "pseudo-archaeology." IDEAS unearths how pseudo-archaeology has been used to advance political and cultural ideas, and where it crosses over from pseudo-science to religious myth-making.
Got a little Christmas gift from my parents. Bonus points for the dirt on the figure's leg. But even my mother knew that he shouldn't be wearing shorts on a dig site, at least not in our neck of the woods! 😂
Okay 10/10, five stars, would recommend the Helly Hansen sailing bib pant for all your mucky archaeology needs (and not just because I got them at a discount). Hopefully they also hold up to long-term wear, but I remained completely dry and comfy all day in these.
Pulling a favourite photo from my files by way of introduction. Here is an in-progress shot of our public excavations at the Albion Mines Foundry (1827) in Stellarton, Nova Scotia. The casting sand floor with its scorching patterns has been my all-time favourite thing to excavate.
#archaeology #foundry #industrialarchaeology #publicarchaeologyJust starting out on this platform and am on the hunt for archaeologists, heritage building specialists, and historians to follow.
