Archaeological Fantasies Podcast

Archaeological Fantasies Podcast


Latest Episodes

Pseudo TV with Annelise Baer
February 17, 2020

Today we talk with Annelise Baer about some behind the scenes aspects of making Pseudo-television shows like Ancient Aliens. She tells how the research and some of the production is done, and we talk about what Archaeology could learn from tv. 

Archaeology and the Path of the Spiritual Sun: It’s all Been Done Before.
February 03, 2020

Today I talk about the archaeology in the Path of the Spiritual Sun, how it's all been done before, there's nothing new...under the sun... Show Notes: Belsebuub's website:https://belsebuub.com/books/the-path-of-the-spiritual-sun-celebrating-the-

Giant DNA and Mudfossils with Dr. Jennifer Raff.
January 20, 2020

Today we talk with Dr. Jennifer Raff about the YouTube channel Mudfossil University and the possibility that Rocks are really just fossilized Giants. Show Notes: Episodes with Dr. Raff https://archyfantasies.com/?s=Jennifer+Raff New Archaeo-Gen

Goodbye 2019, Hello 2020! Archaeological Fantasies Podcast Ep 109
January 06, 2020

Say Hello to the new year with Archaeological Fantasies.  Check us out to see what we're up to and what to expect in the new year.  Thanks again to all our lovely supporters! Here's to another successful year.  Show Notes! Jenn

Academic Odysseys with Assassin’s Creed. Archaeological Fantasies Podcast Ep 108
September 02, 2019

Today we talk with Dr. Jane Draycott @JLDraycott and Andrew Reinhard @adreinhard about the epic game Assassin's Creed: Odyssey. We discuss the overall gameplay, how AC uses historical references to create more vibrant gameplay,

Remix – Atlantis in Sardinia with Dr. Emily Holt – Archaeological Fantasies ep 107
February 08, 2019

Nuraghe Santu Antine in TorralbaCristiano Cani picture via Wiki Commons. Note: there was an issue with the Audio file. This is a repost of episode 107. Today we are talking with Dr. Emily Holt from Miami University in Ohio.

Asteroids, Micro Diamonds, and the Younger Dryas with Jens Notroff: Archaeological Fantasies Ep 106
January 21, 2019

Today we talk to Jens Notroff about a recent report about a newly discovered asteroid crater under the Greenland Glacier. How is this connected to the Younger Dryas? What is the Younger Dryas? And is this evidence of Gobekli Tepe being older than it s...

Where Are the Real Viking Women Warriors? With Chelsi Slotten Archaeological Fantasies Episode 105.
January 07, 2019

Not a real viking... Welcome to Season 5 of the Archaeological Fantasies Podcast! To start the year off we're talking with Chelsi Slotten about Viking Women Warriors. What does archaeology say about women in Viking times?

New Archaeo-Genetics Articles With Jennifer Raff
December 17, 2018

Today, Dr. Jennifer Raff is back with us to talk about some recent articles on genetics in archaeology. Particularly the discovery of a new genetic ancestor to early Americans and new evidence about the migration of early Americans. 

The History of Pseudoarchaeology: From Engagement to Isolation.
December 05, 2018

Things changed drastically as archaeology developed and professionalized. During the pre-professional time, or the Romantic Era of archaeology as Jeb Card and David Anderson (2016) call it, archaeology was really more of a jumbled collection of competi...