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[-] glimse@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago

Wouldn't want you to be able to easily google it and find out he (correctly) attributed the hieroglyphics to the native americans, now would we?

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago
[-] federalreverse@feddit.org 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I was genuinely surprised that an explainer article like this exists. :)

I always forget looking up whether there isn't a couple decades of relevant backstory to the post before writing comments here.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

Thankfully, when it comes to archaeology, there is no shortage of archaeologists getting pissed at this sort of bullshit that denigrates their field and their work.

On top of that, it's gotten armchair experts to damage important sites to "prove" aliens were there or whatever.

If you're interested, this is one of my most cherished books. I got it in college for a class and I've re-read it several times. The author of it actually frequents the group I get most of these posts from, so I got to tell him how much it's meant to me over the years. I highly recommend it.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91340.Frauds_Myths_and_Mysteries

[-] JustZ@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Bought it.

I enjoyed Al Franken's book, "Lies: And the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right." Your post reminded me of it. Similarly formative in spotting bullshit.

[-] federalreverse@feddit.org 3 points 1 month ago

Sounds interesting, thanks!

[-] JustZ@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

PS this book is dope. And I can't believe I've never heard of it. I've heard of the author, I now realize, and we rolled in some of the same circles.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Awesome! I'm glad you like it! Weird how we both happen to be at least adjacent to him.

[-] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

It's right to say there are no Egyptian hieroglyphs, and nothing to be labeled as writing iirc. However, there's ancient art all over the canyon. It's all from peoples who have lived there.

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