Ancient/Now - January 6th

Bogus archaeology, ancient murder, and Egyptian tattoos-- some of our favorites from the past week

Archaeologist argues Netflix’s Ancient Apocalypse should not be dismissed

First of all, we’re SO here for archaeologist David Wengrow’s takedown of Hancock’s ability to develop “self-victimization into a successful publishing strategy.” Writing for The Nation, Wengrow argues that Graham Hancock’s Netflix series Ancient Apocalypse should not simply be deb…