Who “discovered” ley lines?

The name that springs instantly to mind is Alfred Watkins (1855-1935). The story of his “discovery” of an ancient system …

Is pseudoarchaeology racist?

A common observation made by critics of Bad Archaeologists is that so many of their ideas have an underlying and …

Old maps, the Americas and Antarctica

Maps of the fifteenth to eighteenth centuries are a favourite source of information for fringe writers, who use them to …

Let’s all laugh at the North Koreans: the Korean “unicorn” affair

Towards the end of November, western media were full of news about the purported discovery of a “unicorn’s lair” by …