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**Pseudo-Archaeology**

Dr. Andrew Kinkella brings you stories about pseudo-archaeology and the real stories behind the false claims.

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Interview with K Kris Hurst from About.com - Episode 44 Jul 04, 2016

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Sara and Jeb interview K. Kris Hirst, the archaeology expert at About.com and an internet reporting pioneer!

Interacting with the Fringe - Episode 43 Jun 27, 2016

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Today we talk about Ken and Sara's close encounters with the fringe. We talk about how we navigated the encounters and what we learned from them.

Interview with Sharon Hill from Doubtful News - Episode 42 Jun 20, 2016

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Today Jeb and I interview Sharon Hill from Doubtful News. We talk about skepticism, blogging, geology, weird questions, and how rocks are not Sasquatch skulls.

Ghost Hunting - Episode 41 Jun 13, 2016

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On today's show, Sara and Jeb talk to Dr. April Beisaw about ghost hunting with her students. What do they really get out of it and what do they learn? They talk about technique, equipment used, and a lot of other topics related to academic ghost hunting.

Digging New England Vampires - Episode 40 Jun 06, 2016

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Today we're talking with Retired Connecticut State Archaeologist Nicholas Bellantoni and his work with an interesting Vampire burial. We talk the hows and why's of this burial and what it meant to people in the past to have a Vampire in the graveyard.

Witches, Shamans, and Looters with Stacy Dunn - Episode 39 May 30, 2016

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Today we talk with Dr. Stacy Dunn about her chapter in Jeb's upcoming book, Lost City, Found Pyramid. Her chapter is entitled "Witches, Shamans, and Looters: Alternative Uses and Contemporary Ritual Reuse of Archaeological Remains in the North-Central Coast of Peru".

A History of Pseudo-Archaeology: Diffusion - Episode 38 May 23, 2016

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Today we begin looking at the fascinating history of Pseudoarchaeology. When did it begin and how did it develop over the years. Today we look at the history of Diffusionism and the beginning of Hyperdiffusionism .

The Viking-Less Newport Tower - Episode 37 May 16, 2016

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We welcome Jeb Card on as a new co-host (don't worry, Ken's not really chained in the basement), and we talk a bout the archaeology around the Newport Tower and a little about the Lochness Monster.

Ken's Excellent Epigraphy Trip, Davenport Tablets, and the Kensington Rune Stone - Episode 36 May 09, 2016

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Ken tells us how his epigraphy trip wasn't a vacation and how he spent five days examining the Davenport Tablets at the Putnam Museum in Davenport, Iowa, and the Kensington Rune Stone in Alexandria, Minnesota.

Archaeological Terms to Use and Abuse - Episode 35 Apr 25, 2016

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Today we talk about several archaeological terms that we hear get abused in the wild. We also get very meta and discuss the concept of archaeology and the field itself.

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