Let's be honest:  The time has come for me to answer my fan mail.  Join me as I dispense pearls of wisdom to my adoring fan base, and take a deep dive into dating the Sphinx once and for all! Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/pseudo/111 Links * Article on Carbon 14 dating of the Sphinx: [https://journals.uair.arizona.edu/index.php/radiocarbon/article/download/3563/3077] * Link to guitar video experiments on sustain: [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=muVzwbkUUnM] Contact * Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube) [https://m.youtube.com/c/KinkellaTeachesArchaeology] * Blog: Kinkella Teaches Archaeology [http://kinkellasarchaeology.wordpress.com/] ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store [https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724] Affiliates * Wildnote [http://www.wildnoteapp.com/] * TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=5724&ref_type=aff] * Timeular [https://timeular.com/ref/chriswebster/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

You would think that dating the Sphinx would be pretty easy, especially since the Sphinx's face is that of an Old Kingdom pharaoh, and it's right in front of an Old Kingdom pyramid.  Simple man that I am, I'm going with Old Kingdom.  But wait right there!  What about the water erosion?   Could the Sphinx actually be thousands of years older than previously thought?  Does water erosion on the Sphinx expose a secret that Big Archaeology doesn't want you to know?  I'm guessing you know the answer to this one… Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/pseudo/110 Contact * Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube) [https://m.youtube.com/c/KinkellaTeachesArchaeology] * Blog: Kinkella Teaches Archaeology [http://kinkellasarchaeology.wordpress.com/] ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store [https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724] Affiliates * Wildnote [http://www.wildnoteapp.com/] * TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=5724&ref_type=aff] * Timeular [https://timeular.com/ref/chriswebster/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

Tonight we tackle the highly annoying idea of electric guitar "tonewood."  Does the wood that your electric guitar is made out of affect the sound?  Many guitar manufacturers and guitar pros say yes, but science says no.  You'll never guess which side I'm on…. While this topic is more pseudoscience than pseudoarchaeology, I figure it counts because I have an electric guitar in my office on campus… Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/pseudo/109 Links * Tonewood video [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n02tImce3AE] Contact * Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube) [https://m.youtube.com/c/KinkellaTeachesArchaeology] * Blog: Kinkella Teaches Archaeology [http://kinkellasarchaeology.wordpress.com/] ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store [https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724] Affiliates * Wildnote [http://www.wildnoteapp.com/] * TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=5724&ref_type=aff] * Timeular [https://timeular.com/ref/chriswebster/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

Have you ever had a big, angry mob of anonymous keyboard warriors tell you the same wrong thing over and over again?  Where they typed the same foolishness so many times that you got tired of replying and decided to make a podcast about it instead?  Maybe it's just me. On tonight's episode, we explore the great non-debate of "Clovis First," an idea that archaeologists let go of decades ago, but pseudoarchaeologists hold onto as tightly as the pearls that they clutch every time I point out that they are wrong.  Enjoy! Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/pseudo/108 Contact * Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube) [https://m.youtube.com/c/KinkellaTeachesArchaeology] * Blog: Kinkella Teaches Archaeology [http://kinkellasarchaeology.wordpress.com/] ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store [https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724] Affiliates * Wildnote [http://www.wildnoteapp.com/] * TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=5724&ref_type=aff] * Timeular [https://timeular.com/ref/chriswebster/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

Did you survive the Maya apocalypse of 2012?  Are you still putting your life back together after the supervolcano covered your home in lava just before the Tsunami washed it away?  Is your equilibrium still unequal after the close call with Planet X?  Does the Earth's gravity still feel "not quite right" in the years since? The renegade few of us who survived need to stick together.  Let's analyze the fallout of that fateful day on the 10 year anniversary of December 21, 2012, a day that will be long remembered…for nothing at all! Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/pseudo/107 Contact * Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube) [https://m.youtube.com/c/KinkellaTeachesArchaeology] * Blog: Kinkella Teaches Archaeology [http://kinkellasarchaeology.wordpress.com/] ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store [https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724] Affiliates * Wildnote [http://www.wildnoteapp.com/] * TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=5724&ref_type=aff] * Timeular [https://timeular.com/ref/chriswebster/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

Was Pacal the Great actually "Pacal the Great…Astronaut?"  Of course not!  On today's podcast, I destroy whatever good humor you may have acquired during the holidays by forcing you down into the muck of what is possibly The Single Dumbest Story in all of Pseudoarchaeology!  I'm very sorry. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/pseudo/106 Contact * Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube) [https://m.youtube.com/c/KinkellaTeachesArchaeology] * Blog: Kinkella Teaches Archaeology [http://kinkellasarchaeology.wordpress.com/] ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store [https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724] Affiliates * Wildnote [http://www.wildnoteapp.com/] * TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=5724&ref_type=aff] * Timeular [https://timeular.com/ref/chriswebster/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

Have you ever made a YouTube video that suddenly got a lot of views?  I did one on Graham Hancock's new Netflix show "Ancient Apocalypse" and made a whole bunch of people mad.  Why were they so mad?  Here, I review Ancient Apocalypse, talk about Graham Hancock, and thank him for giving me enough material for my next 100 shows.  Enjoy! Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/pseudo/105 Links * My Recent YouTube Video about Ancient Apocalypse [https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1s&v=aaxTgaFzB4Y] * Previous Podcast on the Piri Reis Map [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/pseudo/101] Contact * Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube) [https://m.youtube.com/c/KinkellaTeachesArchaeology] * Blog: Kinkella Teaches Archaeology [http://kinkellasarchaeology.wordpress.com/] ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store [https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724] Affiliates * Wildnote [http://www.wildnoteapp.com/] * TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=5724&ref_type=aff] * Timeular [https://timeular.com/ref/chriswebster/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

Imagine the cast of Stranger Things visiting a funny yet mysterious cabin in the woods, and you have a pretty good idea of what happened with me and my friends one day in 1986. Welcome to the Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz, California. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/pseudo/104 Contact * Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube) [https://m.youtube.com/c/KinkellaTeachesArchaeology] * Blog: Kinkella Teaches Archaeology [http://kinkellasarchaeology.wordpress.com/]  ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store [https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724] Affiliates * Wildnote [http://www.wildnoteapp.com/] * TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=5724&ref_type=aff] * Timeular [https://timeular.com/ref/chriswebster/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

Do the Colossal Stone Heads of the Olmec prove that Africans came to the New World thousands of years ago? Of course not! They prove that the Olmec were part of a thriving, complex society in Central America a thousand years before Jesus was born. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/pseudo/103 Contact * Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube) [https://m.youtube.com/c/KinkellaTeachesArchaeology] * Blog: Kinkella Teaches Archaeology [http://kinkellasarchaeology.wordpress.com/]  ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store [https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724] Affiliates * Wildnote [http://www.wildnoteapp.com/] * TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=5724&ref_type=aff] * Timeular [https://timeular.com/ref/chriswebster/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

The Archaeology Podcast Network is taking a bit of a break for October, 2022. In the mean time, we're introducing you to some of the other fantastic shows that we produce. Here's an episode from The Dirt Podcast about the accuracies and inaccuracies about the 2006 film, "Apocalypto". Amber guides Anna through the jungle of the 2006 film Apocalypto...but hopefully a little less racistly than director Mel Gibson did! We'll talk about human sacrifice, what was (and was not) going on in Maya culture in the 15th century CE, and the movie's ending that couldn't be more on the nose if it went "boop!" Links * The Story of Civilization (via Wikipedia) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_Civilization] * With help from a friend, Mel cut to the chase (The Washington Post) [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/15/AR2006121500342.html] * Mel Gibson criticizes Iraq war at film fest (Today) [https://web.archive.org/web/20200914215904/http://www.today.com/id/15001985#.X1_nxi-l1QI] * Is Apocalypto Pornography? (Archaeology) [https://archive.archaeology.org/online/reviews/apocalypto.html] * Relativism, Revisionism, Aboriginalism, and Emic/Etic Truth: The Case Study of Apocalypto (The Ethics of Anthropology and Amerindian Research: Reporting on Environmental Degradation and Warfare) [https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4614-1065-2_8] * The perduring Maya: new archaeology on early Colonial transitions (Antiquity, via ResearchGate) [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/300372208_The_perduring_Maya_New_archaeology_on_early_Colonial_transitions] * Maya Resistance to Colonial Rule in Everyday Life (The Latin American Anthropological Review) [https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1525/jlca.1994.6.1.33] Contact * Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com  ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store [https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724] Affiliates * Wildnote [http://www.wildnoteapp.com/] * TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=5724&ref_type=aff] * Timeular [https://timeular.com/ref/chriswebster/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]