Ep 496 Spooky Archaeology, Myth and Science of the Past

April 7, 2019


This week we are joined by Dr. Jeb Card.


Dr. Jeb Card is an assistant teaching professor in the Department
of Anthropology at Miami University. He is the editor of The
Archaeology of Hybrid Material Culture and the coeditor of Lost
City, Found Pyramid: Understanding Alternative Archaeologies and
Pseudoscientific Practices. He has been a co-host for the popular
podcast Archaeological Fantasies and a repeat guest on the
podcast Monster Talk. Jeb is joining us here today to discuss his
latest book "Spooky Archaeology, Myth and Science of the Past"


Outside of scientific journals, archaeologists are depicted as
searching for lost cities and mystical artifacts in news reports,
television, video games, and movies like Indiana
Jones or The Mummy. This fantastical image has little
to do with day-to-day science, yet it is deeply connected to why
people are fascinated by the ancient past. By exploring the
development of archaeology, this book helps us understand what
archaeology is and why it matters.

In Spooky Archaeology author Jeb J. Card follows a
trail of clues left by adventurers and professional
archaeologists that guides the reader through haunted museums,
mysterious hieroglyphic inscriptions, fragments of a lost
continent that never existed, and deep into an investigation of
magic and murder. Card unveils how and why archaeology continues
to mystify and why there is an ongoing fascination with exotic
artifacts and eerie practices.


Links:


Spooky Archaeology on Amazon


Follow Dr. Jeb Card on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ahtzib


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