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May 2, 2024, 1:46 am UTC    
April 01, 2023 09:11PM
I went through the previous thread on "Graham Hancock
has declared war on archaeologists" with over 50 comments
and compiled URLs from these comments in one place
such that they are readily available to people.

These comments are at [www.maatforum.com] .

Dr. Flint Dibble

With Netflix’s Ancient Apocalypse, Graham Hancock
has declared war on archaeologists, Flint Dibble, The Conversation
[theconversation.com]

Stuart Heritage

Television: Ancient Apocalypse is the most dangerous show on Netflix
Stuart Heritage, The Conversation, November 23, 2022
[www.theguardian.com]

Skeptic Magazine

Shermer, M., 2023. Alternative Civilization and Its Discontents
Skeptic Magazine, 28(1), pp. 30 - 39.
[www.skeptic.com]

Defant, M. 2023. Alternative Histories That Really Aren’t
Skeptic Magazine, 28(1), pp. 40 - 50.
[www.skeptic.com]

Boslough, M. 2023. Apocalypse!
Skeptic Magazine, 28(1), pp. 51 - 59.
[www.skeptic.com]

Michael Shermer

Alternative Civilization and Its Discontents
An analysis of the alternative archaeologist Graham Hancock’s claim
that an ancient apocalypse erased the lost civilization of Atlantis
Michael Shermer, Skeptic, December 23, 2022
[michaelshermer.substack.com]

Jason Colavito on Ancient Apocalypse

Review of Ancient Apocalypse, Jason Colavito, November 11, 2022
[www.jasoncolavito.com]

Netflix released the first viewership figures for Graham
Hancock’s Ancient Apocalypse, and the numbers were
less impressive than I expected. Jason Colavito, November 23, 2022
[www.jasoncolavito.com]

How a Netflix series about the hunt for the lost city of Atlantis
became yet another front in the culture war— and the latest
example of elite conservatives going weird. New Republic, December 5, 2022
[www.jasoncolavito.com]
[newrepublic.com]
[web.archive.org]

Graham Hancock Attacks Archaeology, Claims Conspiracy to
"Marginalize" Him, Jason Colavito, January 4, 2023
[www.jasoncolavito.com]

Graham Hancock Tells Russell Brand Archaeologists "Despise"
Ordinary People, Jason Colavito, January 11, 2023
[www.jasoncolavito.com]

Graham Hancock Issues Response to Archaeology Association's
Open Letter. Jason Colavito, January 31, 2023
[www.jasoncolavito.com]

Le site d’Irna - Ancient Apocalypse

Le site d’Irna: Ancient Apocalypse, a thread
This thread will examine:
1) The rhetoric that Graham Hancock uses to cover up a lack of evidence.
2) How Hancock's account recycles 19th century ideas about Atlantis.
3) How to identify similar conspiracy theories.
[irna.fr]

Son fil de discussion originel peut être trouvé sur Mastodon
[archaeo.social]
[twitter.com]

Carl Feagans, reviews of Ancient Apocalypse

Graham Hancock’s Ancient Apocalypse
A Review of Episode One
Carl Feagans, Archaeology Review, November 13, 2022
[ahotcupofjoe.net]
[www.facebook.com]
[ahotcupofjoe.net]

Graham Hancock’s Ancient Apocalypse
A Review of Episode Two
Carl Feagans, Archaeology Review, November 16, 2022
[ahotcupofjoe.net]

Graham Hancock’s Ancient Apocalypse –
A Review of Episodes Three and Four
Carl Feagans, Archaeology Review, November 28, 2022
[ahotcupofjoe.net]

Fitting the Sky to the Ground.
A Review of Ancient Apocalypse 5 and 6
Carl Feagans, Archaeology Review, December 5, 2022
[ahotcupofjoe.net]

Down with Derinkuyu and the Scablands Scuttle
A review of Ancient Apocalypse 7 and 8
Carl Feagans, Archaeology Review, December 12, 2022
[ahotcupofjoe.net]

Brad Lepper Comments Ancient Apocalypse

Brad Lepper, Serpant Mound, Facebook, November 13, 2022
[www.facebook.com]

Society for American Archaeology

Society for American Archaeology's Open Letter About
Netflix’s Ancient Apocalypse, Society for American Archaeology
[documents.saa.org]
[www.saa.org]

SSA Archaeological Record, November 2019, vol. 19. no. 5
[onlinedigeditions.com]
[www.facebook.com]

Mark Boslough on Ancient Apocalypse

The Science Behind Graham Hancock’s “Ancient Apocalypse”
Mark Boslough, October 23, 2022
[www.boslough.us]

Rebecca Onion on Ancient Apocalypse

The Ancient Absurdities of Ancient Apocalypse
A Netflix show for “free thinkers” promotes a
whole lot of bunk. It’s hugely popular.
Rebecca Onion, Slate Magazine, November 18, 2022
[slate.com]

Dr. Geoff McMaster, University of Alberta

‘Ancient Apocalypse’ is more fiction than fact, say experts
Geoff McMaster, University of Alberta, December 14, 2022
[www.ualberta.ca]

Gregg, Daily Grail

‘Ancient Apocalypse’ and the Ugly Battle Between Alternative
and Mainstream Archaeology, Gregg, Daily Grail, December 20, 2022
[www.dailygrail.com]

Sarah E. Bond

Why Archaeologists Are Fuming Over Netflix’s Ancient Apocalypse Series
Sarah E. Bond, Hyperallegenic, January 24, 2023
[hyperallergic.com]

Sam Doak

Double Check: Are Archaeologists Suppressing Research on a Secret
Civilization? Sam Doak, Logically, United Kingdom, January 12, 2023
[www.logically.ai]

Dr. David Wengrow

Apocalypse No! Pseudo-Archaeology, Ancient Tech-Lords, and Ordinary People.
Why the Netflix series Ancient Apocalypse is worth taking seriously. Hint: It’s not
the science. by Dr. David Wengrow, The Nation, December 22, 2022
[www.thenation.com]

Michael Hartlep, Deutsche Welle

Ancient Apocalypse' Netflix series unfounded, experts say
Michael Hartlep, Deutsche Welle (DW), December 8, 2022
[www.dw.com]

Jennifer Sandlin

Archaeologist David Wengrow pushes back against Ancient
Apocalypse—and urges us to consider the power of everyday
people, Jennifer Sandlin, BoingBoing, December 29, 2023
[boingboing.net]

Archaeologists reveal the white supremacist nonsense behind
Netflix's "Ancient Apocalypse" Jennifer Sandlin, BoingBoing, November 27, 2023
[boingboing.net]

Archaeology Tube videos

Graham Hancock is the Jordan Peterson of Archaeology:
A Response to Netflix's Ancient Apocalypse. Archaeology Tube
[www.youtube.com]
[www.youtube.com]

Graham Hancock and Ancient Apocalypse:
Debunking Myths About the Netflix Show Archaeology Tube
[www.youtube.com]
[www.youtube.com]

Alivia Brown video

Anthropology Graduate REACTS To Ancient Apocalypse |
Responding To Graham Hancock's New Netflix Show
[www.youtube.com]

Ancient History Guy video

Dangerous False History?
Ancient Apocalypse by Graham Hancock
Ancient History Guy
[www.youtube.com]

Filipe Vilicic

Negacionismo e teorias da conspiração na Netflix
Denialism and Conspiracy Theories on Netflix (Portugese.)
Filipe Vilicic, January 29, 2023
[oantagonista.uol.com.br]

The Pipeline

TV REVIEW: Apocalypse No! Graham Hancock’s “Ancient Apocalypse” [NETFLIX]
The Pipeline, February 2, 2023
[thepipeline.info]

Nahlah Ayed, Canadian Broudcasting Corporation

Ideas with Nahlah Ayed
Atlantis and the Apocalypse: The World of Fringe Archaeology
Canadian Broudcasting Corporation, February 7, 2023
[www.cbc.ca]

Harrison Pates

The Dangers of Pseudohistorical Conspiracy Theories
GNET > Insights > The Dangers of Pseudohistorical Conspiracy Theories
By Harrison Pates, 15th February 2023 In Insights
The Global Network on Extremism and Technology (GNET)
[gnet-research.org]

Dr. Andreas Grünschloß, Goettingen Research, Gremany

Andreas Grünschloß, 2023,
Unmasking Hegemonial ‘Fingerprints of the Fraud’ Disinformation,
Data Manipulation and Discursive Silencing of Native Perspectives
in Graham Hancock’s Netflix-Series Ancient Apocalypse
2023 | Working Paper | Initial Publication
Text available at: [doi.org]
German Original: [doi.org]
[publications.goettingen-research-online.de]
[publications.goettingen-research-online.de]

Comment
[www.facebook.com]

Damian Fernandez-Beanato

Damian Fernandez-Beanato, 2023,. Apocalyptic Pseudoarchaeology. Skpetical Inquirer
Volume 47, No. 2 March/April 2023
[skepticalinquirer.org]

David Aaronovitch

There’s always an audience for anti-experts
Pseudoscientists who peddle half-baked theories
about lost civilisations claim to tackle an
orthodoxy that does not exist, David Aaronovitch,
The Times, December 22, 2022
[www.thetimes.co.uk]

Robin McKie

Lost city of Atlantis rises again to fuel a dangerous myth
Robin McKie, The Guardian, November 22, 2022
[www.theguardian.com]

World of Antiquity, videos

What Graham Hancock Gets Wrong about Flood Myths
World of Antiquity, Youtube, July 3, 2022
[www.youtube.com]
[www.youtube.com]

Miniminuteman, videos

I Watched Ancient Apocalypse So You Don't Have To (Part 1)
Miniminuteman, Youtube, February 28, 2023
[www.youtube.com]
[www.youtube.com]

I Watched Ancient Apocalypse So You Don't Have To (Part 2)
Miniminuteman Youtube, March 8, 2023
[www.youtube.com]

Podcasts by archaeologists on Graham Hancock

Below are videos that review various aspects of Ancient
Apocalypse.

Archaeologist examines Graham Hancocks Ancient Apocalypse
with Jeb Card and Brian Dunning
Episode 30 • January 31, 2023
[www.youtube.com]
[podcasts.apple.com]
[diggingupancientaliens.com]

Ancient Apocalypse - In the ruins of knowledge (ft. Dr. Bill
Farley and History with Kayleigh)
Episode 31 • February 14, 2023 • Gunung Padang, Cholula
and Malta • Fredrik Trusohamn
[www.youtube.com]
[podcasts.apple.com]
[diggingupancientaliens.com]

Archaeologist explain Ancient Apocalypse with Dr. Andrew Kinkella
Episode 32 • March 2, 2023 • Poverty Point, Watson Break,
Serpent Mound, Derinkuyu
[www.youtube.com]
[podcasts.apple.com]

Ancient Apocalypse IV - Written in stone with Jens Notroff
Episode 33 • March 14, 2023 • Bimini Road, Piri Reis' map, Göbekli Tepe
[podcasts.apple.com]

Was Graham Hancock Banned from Serpent Mound?
[www.youtube.com]

Digging Up Ancient Aliens - Videos and Podcasts
[www.youtube.com]
[diggingupancientaliens.com]
[podcasts.apple.com]

Related web pages on Graham Hancock

Rebecca Bradley on Gunung Padang

Pyramids Part 1, Naturally by Rebecca Bradley
[skepticink.com]

Pyramids Part 2, Gunung Padang by Rebecca Bradley
[skepticink.com]

Pyramids Part 3: Radiocarbon at Gunung Padang by Rebecca Bradley
[skepticink.com]

Gunung Padang: An open letter to Danny
[skepticink.com]

Radiocarbon dates at Gunung Padang

The radiocarbon dates can found in a PDF version of talk
slides by Lutfi Yondri in "Situs Megalitik Gunung Padang
Hasil Penelitian dan Seputar Kontroversinya"
[www.academia.edu]
and "Arkeologi dan Ferivikasi Kandungan Arkeologi Situs Gunung Padang"
[www.academia.edu] at [unpad.academia.edu]

And in Pyramids Part 3: Radiocarbon at Gunung Padang by Rebecca Bradley
[skepticink.com]

Reddit on Graham Hancock

An archaeologist's rebuttal against Graham Hancock
and Netflix's Ancient Apocalypse, r/History, Reddit
[www.reddit.com]

To all the qualified historians, how accurate are the points made in this podcast?
[www.reddit.com]

Ancient Apocalypse: is there any reputable support for Ice Age civilizations?
[www.reddit.com]

Why does the historical and archaeological community hate Graham Hancock so much?
[www.reddit.com]

A new look at history
[www.reddit.com]

A potentially useful Wikipedia page

Russell's teapot - [en.wikipedia.org]

Yours,

Paul H.

"The past is never dead. It's not even past."
William Faulkner, Act 1, Scene III, Requiem for a Nun (1951)



Edited 11 time(s). Last edit at 04/02/2023 11:42AM by Paul H..
Subject Author Posted

Preliminary List of online commentary about Ancient Apocalypse

Paul H. April 01, 2023 09:11PM

Re: Preliminary List of online commentary about Ancient Apocalypse

Hermione April 02, 2023 04:55AM

Re: Preliminary List of online commentary about Ancient Apocalypse

Hermione August 14, 2023 02:35AM

Interview with Hancock, UK DailyTelegraph November 2022 (Extract)

Hermione April 04, 2023 11:25AM



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