Dr. David S. Anderson @DSAArchaeology Twitter profile

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Dr. David S. Anderson

9 months

Now available online, my chapter "Understanding Ancient Mysteries," for the new #OER textbook, Traces: An Open Introduction to Archaeology! The book is still in development, but its going to be a great text to introduce folks to #archaeology !

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I am once again asking for you to understand that children exist.

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Ancient Alien Theorists: That rock is too big for people to move. MuST Be AliENs!!! Archaeologists: Have you tried, because we tried and it wasn't that bad!

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Dear Evolutionary Psychologists, Please stop saying “Back when we lived in caves.” Humans didn’t regularly live in caves. It’s just that remains survive in caves better then in open air sites. You’re trying to define our species by a sampling error. Sincerely, An Archaeologist

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Pass it on!

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What did they use it for?? 🙀🙀🙀

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Your cat has not forgotten their glory days! 😂 H/t to Bad Archaeology on FB:

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Ancient Alien Theorists: "Mainstream" archaeology is so afraid of change, why can't you accept new ideas??? Archaeologists: Your TV Show does nothing but parrot a 50 year-old book whose author was successfully sued for plagiarism. Go home!

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Ancient Alien Theorists: BUT, ancient people couldn't cut stone! MUST HAVE BEEN ALIENS! Archaeologists: Oh we tried that to, its not so hard.

How a backyard pendulum saw sliced into a Bronze Age mystery

A saw no one has seen may have built Bronze Age Greek palaces.

www.sciencenews.org

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Whatever it takes to get kids interested in archaeology!

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Ancient Alien Theorists: BUT, BUT, BUT, ancient art has pictures of helicopters!!! Archaeologists: Umm, why do aliens even need helicopters? And anyway its not a helicopter, the Egyptians carved a second set of glyph on the top.

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“We should write an edited volume!” is the academic equivalent of “We should start a band!”

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Archaeology is not as complex as people think! 😂

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Please donate your extra Tylenol to archaeologists in need...

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#Legit

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I’m just asking if Niels Vergouwen is the greatest cartoonist of all time?

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Queer Eye, but a tour of queer identities across the ancient world so we can finally rid ourselves the false notion that LGBTQ only just appeared in 1970s San Francisco. 🏳️‍🌈

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Even as an archaeologist, I have been guilty of this! 😻

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Sometimes in archaeology the actual object is gone, but a trace outline remains! 😂

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🤷‍♂️ 🤷‍♂️ 🤷‍♂️

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Someone find this graffiti artist and give them a million high fives from 6-feet away!

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To be fair, I don’t actually want @HISTORY to #CancelAncientAliens , I want them to air a LONG retraction, narrated by @Tsoukalos , describing how they have misrepresented the accomplishments of indigenous people & archaeological research! Then they can cancel @AncientAliens .

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Mack Tut!!! Artist Tim Klein makes puzzle montages from different puzzles using the same die cut pattern. And of course there would be #ArchaeologicalOddities !

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History Channel: “We’re VERY interested in historical accuracy.”

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Surprise face emoji

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Ancient Alien Theorists: There’s no way humans could have moved these giant statues. Archaeologists: Have you tried. AAT: Didn’t you hear me, there’s no way people could do it!!! A: Okay, because we tried it, and it’s not that hard. AAT: WHY ARE YOU SO CLOSED MINDED!!!

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Every winter, you too can be an archaeologist! 😂

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If someone tells you, “Nobody knows how ancient people moved large rocks,” they’re either lying to you or deliberately ignoring a giant pile of research in experimental archaeology. #ConstantVigilance

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Thanks for the support everyone! If you’re interested in learning about the ancient world from actual scholars, I recommend @FlintDibble , @alifeinruinspod , @Cult_Archaeo , @indyfromspace , @JenniferRaff , @DUAncientAliens , @jens2go , @KurlyTlapoyawa , @cfeagans , @fiftysitesbook etc!

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Where in archaeologists discover that posting pictures of your cat for everyone to admire is a much older tradition then previously realized! 😻

Large 2,000-year-old cat discovered in Peru's Nazca lines

The 37m feline figure, said to have been created some 2,000 years ago, escaped notice for centuries.

www.bbc.com

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Need a timeline cleanser? Here are four panoramic photos of Machu Picchu taken by Hiram Bingham during his 1913 expedition to the famed archaeology site in the Andes Mountains of Peru.

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The future primatologists want…

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What if I told you TV shows that claim the past is “mysterious” are just too lazy to actually do the research and tell you what we really know?

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Pyramids around the world look similar because that is how you stack blocks! No need for conspiracies and mysterious lost civilizations!

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😂😂😂 Someone get Bad Archaeology Magazine on FB a Gold Medal for making this meme!

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4 years

Dear @Converse , I’m an archaeology professor who is literally addicted to Chucks (ask my students) and I need to know where to find a pair of these, along with (pretty pretty please) an ancient Maya themed pair! 😍😍😍

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I am a: ⚪️ Man ⚪️ Woman 🔘 Archaeologist Looking for: ⚪️ Women ⚪️ Men 🔘 Any venue that will let me explain how we know the pyramids weren’t built by 👽

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Archaeologists, what’s stoping you from doing this???

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“In a shocking twist, the archaeologist discovered his own tomb!” 😱 😱 😱 Yet, this very event actually happened to a real archaeologist, read on...

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One week until classes! Students, this is your fair warning per the quality of my jokes during lecture!

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Why???

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ALL GEOLOGICAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL, AND HISTORICAL EVIDENCE SUPPORTS THE GREAT SPHINX OF GIZA DATING TO THE MID THIRD MILLENNIUM BCE. JUST BECAUSE YOU HEARD DIFFERENTLY ON JOE ROGAN'S PODCAST DOESN'T MEAN THERE'S ANY EVIDENCE WHATSOEVER TO CLAIM ITS THOUSANDS OF YEARS OLDER.

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Wow, um, yeah... Kudos to whomever made this, as well as to each and everyone of my students this semester.

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Twitter! You can add to this list, I know it! #RealisticIndianaJonesMovies *Indiana Jones and An Entire Summer of Finding Absolutely Nothing!

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You’re not officially an archaeologist until someone says to you “But, maybe there really could have been a global super civilization 12,000 years ago that disappeared and left no remains behind.”

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You're not officially a Classicist until someone has proudly shown you their new Latin tattoo and you've smiled while internally screaming at the nonsense with which they've inscribed their flesh.

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A zoomorphic monument from the Maya city of Quirigua. Archaeologist Edgar Hewett for scale!

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Archaeologists baffled by headline writers!

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The future is here!!! H/t to Bad Archaeology on FB.

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Netflix series pitch, archaeologists busting false conspiracy claims while simultaneously shining a light on the amazing accomplishments of people from the ancient world.

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Every damn day...

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When your Egyptologist wife can’t stop herself from correcting your toddler’s books...

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If they drew it, they saw it! Why won’t mainstream historians admit a giant race of intelligent rabbits once ruled humanity?!?!?! /s

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Historic photo of Teotihuacan that ‘archaeologists don’t want you to see!’ 😉

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Dear @joerogan , speaking as a “mainstream” archaeologist, the image you’re referring to is the sarcophagus lid of Pacal, ruler of Palanque. It depicts him falling into the underworld at the moment of his death. 1/

Eric Wojciechowski

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At the 10:30 mark, @joerogan discusses the Palenque slab von Daniken made famous by claiming it's a rocketship. Joe asks to know what the mainstream makes of it. I nominate @DSAArchaeology be the next guest.

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Dear “Science” Channel, 1) The Maya did not suddenly vanish. Please update your textbooks past those published in the 50s. 2) By pushing this bullshit you are literally undermining the public understanding of science. Sincerely, An actual Maya archaeologist

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Now this is a level of trolling that I can get behind! 😍🙃

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Apparently the History Chanel is now discovering mountains…

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Professors, please do not require your students to attend synchronous online classes. Not everyone has reliable internet at home, and many of your students’ schedules have changed with new work & family responsibilities. Please help them out with a flexible learning environment!

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I mean…

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Clippy, don’t encourage them!!!

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Pretty much! 😂 Thanks to Bad Archaeology on FB for this one.

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Well…

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There’s nothing more ridiculous in my social media life than people telling me archaeologists are hiding the truth because they’re filthy rich. 🤷‍♂️

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Yeah!!! Stupid shelves…

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Me, an archaeologist, hiding under the bed: Armed robber: .... Me: .... Armed robber: .... Me: .... Armed robber: I heard aliens built the pyramids! Me: WE LITERALLY HAVE A LETTER WRITTEN BY A GUY WHO HELPED BRING BLOCKS TO GIZA! FOR FUCK’S SAKE... shit.

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Bank Teller: “Oh you’re an archaeologist! I love watching Ancient Aliens!” Me:

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Just a reminder...

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So that everyone knows which office is mine! 😉

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Never forget a choice was made…

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Who doesn’t love bones!

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Not a joke, this meme is just as close to being “evidence” as the misleading junk @AncientAliens puts on the air.

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Your regular reminder that people on the internet just make stuff up!

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Okay, which one of you made this? 😂

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I repeat, archaeologists absolutely want you to see these images. Beware the #MysteryMongers inventing fake conspiracies!

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Just asking questions…

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The Olmec were a culture that lived in along the southern Gulf Coast of Mexico more than 2,000 years ago. They are best known for a tradition of monumental sculptures including Colossal Heads & Altars. But did you know there's a relationship between these sculpture types? 1/13

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How it started: How it ended up:

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Just because archaeologists aren’t returning your phone calls doesn’t mean they’re “at a loss.” They’re just tired of you misrepresenting their work and the achievements of indigenous populations around the globe.

Ancient Aliens

@AncientAliens

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Throughout the world, ancient objects have been found that leave archaeologists at a loss. Could these impossible artifacts suggest that extraterrestrials existed on Earth thousands of years before our own? #AncientAliens is brand new tonight!

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Critical guidance!

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An evergreen tweet!

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What are the "Mainstream" archaeologists going to cook up to deny this one? 😂

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Amazing Ancient Egyptian themed street art from Canal de Saint-Denis, Paris! Still looking for the artist, of you have any leads, let me know!

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Me: I’ve heard every strange claim about archaeology and the ancient world. <checks the internet> Me: &@!$@!, now I need to start a whole new file...

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When your Maya Archaeologist Daddy takes over Toddler number lessons. #QuarantineLife

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Just going to put this here…

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What if, and hear me out, cable television channels took the millions of dollars they spent on show after show looking for #Atlantis , and spent it on telling people about actual archaeology?

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Geologists on the attack! 😂

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Good Morning to everyone except the Ancient Alien Theorists who ignore the fact that there is direct evidence indigenous people could move large stones without extraterrestrial help.

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Roll Call Archaeologists, where are you at today?

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Someone find this cartoonist and give them a medal!

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Well that blew up! If you’re looking for a more serious discussion, I was on @sciencevs talking about the problems with #AncientAliems claims. Check it out!

Ancient Aliens: Who Really Built the Pyramids? | Science Vs

Is it possible that the pyramids were built with a helping hand... from aliens? If not, how on Earth did the Egyptians built them without modern technology? To get to the bottom of this, we speak to...

gimletmedia.com

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What if I told you the real purpose of the Egyptian pyramids was to serve as burial monuments for an elite class of rulers?

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When archaeology and geology unite in a joke for the ages! 😂 Thanks to the amazing @tomgauld !

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As an archaeologist, I am immediately skeptical of any documentary about the ancient world that includes the words “lost,” “secret,” or “mystery,” in the title. We can promote the amazing achievements of our ancestors without resorting to sensationalism or outright bullshit!

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BTW, yes the image is a mock up by Heritage Daily but the story is real.

The Mummy of Ramses II is Flown To Paris for Treatment of Decay (Published 1976)

Ramses II mummy is flown to Paris from Cairo, Sept 26, for intensive treatment to prevent total decay; met by French Univs Sec of State Alice Saunier-Seite and Army detachment; mummy is expected to...

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But, but, a basic cable show told me humans could only cut rocks with AliEn LaSeRs! This video must be fake, right @AncientAliens ?