Lecture: A Field Guide to Pseudoscience
Archaeological Oddities, Frauds, and Mysteries
Is there archaeological evidence that giant, human-like creatures once walked the Earth? Did the Lost Tribes of Israel visit New Mexico, etching the Ten Commandments into a boulder? Did Native Americans encounter visitors from other planets, painting images of space-suited aliens on canyon walls in Utah? Have archaeologists discovered the far western outpost of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, not in Egypt but in California?
This Zoom lecture with Dr. Ken Feder will reveal the truth underlying these and many other ancient mysteries. Spoiler alert: The answer to each of them is a resolute “no!” Nevertheless, the stories behind these and other wild claims about the ancient past are fascinating and occasionally a little hilarious. As a bonus, we will tell you how you can personally visit these places and see them for yourselves.
About the presenter: Ken Feder. PhD is professor emeritus of Anthropology at Central Connecticut State. His primary research interests include the archaeology of the native peoples of New England and the analysis of public perceptions about the human past. He has served as a talking head on numerous television documentaries about the human species. On the topic of human antiquity, one producer described him as being “a beacon of sanity in a sea of madness,” which Feder himself describes as “a very scary thought.”
Dr. Feder is the author of several books including: Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeology (Oxford University Press, 2020, 10th edition); The Past in Perspective: An Introduction to Human Prehistory (Oxford University Press, 2020, 8th edition); Ancient America: Fifty Archaeological Sites to See for Yourself (Rowman & Littlefield, 2017); and Archaeological Oddities: A Field Guide to Forty Claims of Lost Civilizations, Ancient Visitors, and Other Strange Sites in North America (Rowman & Littlefield, 2019).
Neighborhood: North Inland
Contact Info
(760) 291-0370
aniesley@sandiegoarchaeology.org
Date & Time
May 16, 2024
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Price
Pay what you wish
