tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post4917088519340022621..comments2024-01-25T13:46:11.967-06:00Comments on The Bronze Blog: Under the Microscope: Mystery of the Crystal SkullsRyan Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14750814560493466382noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-52496235973239958062008-07-01T05:12:00.000-05:002008-07-01T05:12:00.000-05:00Just thought I'd dig this up again to append a lin...Just thought I'd dig this up again to append a link to a very good article on the subject from the May/June 2008 issue of <I>Archaeology</I>: <A HREF="http://www.archaeology.org/0805/etc/indy.html" REL="nofollow">Legend of the Crystal Skulls</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-71018573204970459192008-05-29T01:57:00.000-05:002008-05-29T01:57:00.000-05:00Doctor Who was on hiatus for some music-oriented r...Doctor Who was on hiatus for some music-oriented reality show in Britain last Friday; for some reason, Sci-Fi Channel decided to take the same week off, rather than catch up a little (being two or three episodes behind the BBC...maybe there's some kind of weird delay agreement). All I know is that I'm all sorts of psyched to [totally legally acquire] the Library episode on Saturday. <BR/><BR/><B>apparently doesn't know what a tetrahedron is</B><BR/><BR/>What did he think it was? I've encountered <A HREF="http://dubitoergo.blogspot.com/2008/04/ghift-that-keeps-on-ghiving.html" REL="nofollow">idiotic tetrahedron misunderstandings</A> recently too. <BR/><BR/><B>Claiming it's half feline, which is new to me, but it's pretty much just a second level of pareidola.</B><BR/><BR/>Wait...doesn't that mean that Mars is <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thundera" REL="nofollow">Thundera</A>? <BR/><BR/><B>"Galactic disaster" with a planet getting blown up, chunks of it flying off, and a shot of CGI dome cities getting rained on by meteors, complete with stock laser sound effects... for meteors.</B><BR/><BR/>Oh, holy crap, it <I>is</I> Thundera. You know, just once I'd like to see some woo that <I>didn't</I> sound like it was ripped off from Saturday morning cartoons. <BR/><BR/><B>They also find someone making the argument that she purchased the skull from contemporary manufacturers and includes a catalog from the time with a skull. Knows how much she paid for it.</B><BR/><BR/>Anecdotal piffle, obviously. Bring on the aliens!<BR/><BR/><B>They're now trying to suggest that all the effort to get back to the moon is solely about how to get back to the "robot head" since the MIB apparently figured out how to talk to the thing.</B><BR/><BR/>With the right script, that could be the most awesome thing ever. <BR/><BR/><B>Why mention this stuff, rather than spend time actually examining the skulls?</B><BR/><BR/>As you already know, I'm sure, it's because <I>the skulls aren't interesting</I>. They're utterly prosaic; it's far more interesting to examine the trumped-up woo-legends than to look at some skulls that will turn out to have been bought from one of those mail-away catalogs that sells mostly swords and movie prop replicas. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for this report; your sacrifice is much appreciated.Tom Fosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796424725228769265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-62690529840045848692008-05-26T08:05:00.000-05:002008-05-26T08:05:00.000-05:00Jesus H Christ on a pogo stick... And I thought th...Jesus H Christ on a pogo stick... And I thought the broadcast some real crap on the UK SciFi channel (well, they do, but this sounds like it's in a different league).<BR/><BR/><I>Of course, I'm no archaeologist, but I know you can date stuff by context.</I><BR/><BR/>Yeah, but none of the artefacts in question have come from proper archaeological digs. As far as I can recall, there is no evidence that any of them are genuine archaeological artefacts. <BR/><BR/>You might be interested in the <A HREF="http://www.badarchaeology.net/data/ooparts/crystal.php" REL="nofollow">Bad Archaeology</A> page on the subject:<BR/><BR/>"The Mitchell-Hedges skull is only the most famous example of a number of similar objects, none of which has ever been found in adequately documented circumstances, nor have any ever been found indisputably in ancient deposits. A 1996 study of several examples by the British Museum indicated that they were made recently, probably in Germany and certainly after the mid-nineteenth century."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-67061099481711966052008-05-25T02:43:00.000-05:002008-05-25T02:43:00.000-05:00Atlantis, conspiracies, ancient civilizations, 201...Atlantis, conspiracies, ancient civilizations, 2012 doom prophecies, Indiana Jones, voodoo... AHHH MY BRAIN IS BLEEDING! I think I'll go get my dose of Naruto Shippuuden... (because I'm nerdy enough to watch anime before it comes out in America!)King of Ferretshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07893294460892136598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-48879595940342950602008-05-25T02:00:00.000-05:002008-05-25T02:00:00.000-05:00Wow. Your courage is inspiring, though I fear you ...Wow. Your courage is inspiring, though I fear you might just wither up and die of the stupid over the course of the night.<BR/><BR/>That was actually even <I>worse</I> than I expected it to be. When I was a paranormal-obsessed youth I read a lot about the crystal skulls and so I expected the show to focus mainly on Mitchell-Hedges and her story.<BR/><BR/>Instead they brought in woo from <I>everywhere</I>.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06661441668625677468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-166529078453572092008-05-24T23:42:00.000-05:002008-05-24T23:42:00.000-05:00"solid state CD"Oh, really, they have optical semi..."solid state CD"<BR/><BR/>Oh, really, they have optical semiconductors? Fascinating!Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11775844624180825326noreply@blogger.com