I admit that I have not done a good job this summer keeping up with the pseudo-archaeology. I continue to think there is utility to actual archaeologists and anthropologists being part of a constructive discussion about what we know about the human past and how we know it. The sameness of the "fringe" chatter gets boring sometimes, though, and I've been taking a break.
I wanted to take a minute, however, to point out yet another misrepresentation/lie by our friend Hutton "100% Confirmed" Pulitzer, pointed out to me with this screenshot from Facebook:
I wanted to take a minute, however, to point out yet another misrepresentation/lie by our friend Hutton "100% Confirmed" Pulitzer, pointed out to me with this screenshot from Facebook:
This is old hat to those of us who engage with these "forbidden history" types online. When they have no positive evidence to support their claims, it's common for them to invoke "conspiracy to conceal evidence by _____" to explain the lack of evidence (fill in the blank with academic field, government agency, or religion of your choice). When multiple people assess the situation and come to the same conclusion (that the claim is bogus), they frequently sound the "I'm being attacked by paid shills with fake profiles" alarm. In this case, Pulitzer is reiterating his frequent claim that I'm involved in some sinister plot to discredit him by "hiding behind a fake profile."
There's no need to discredit him any further -- he's already done that to himself.
For the record, I have only one profile on Facebook. It's really me. It's my real name. I keep my profile "private" because most of what I post is stuff about my family.
I'm really an assistant research professor at the University of South Carolina, where I teach and do research for 9 months of the year. That's it.
Just like his baloney stories about the "Roman sword" and so many other things, Pulitzer cannot and will not produce a shred of evidence to back up his claim that I'm "hiding behind a fake profile." I'm not. It's a lie, like so many other things he's said.
And now I'm going to go back to doing interesting things. Right now I'm on my way to pick up a load of scrap, then I'm going to take care of a few things at the office and then hopefully have some time this afternoon to work in my garage. Tomorrow I'm planning on taking the kids to the beach. I've got more real archaeology stuff in the works, and I'll be writing about it as I have the time and inclination. Summer!
There's no need to discredit him any further -- he's already done that to himself.
For the record, I have only one profile on Facebook. It's really me. It's my real name. I keep my profile "private" because most of what I post is stuff about my family.
I'm really an assistant research professor at the University of South Carolina, where I teach and do research for 9 months of the year. That's it.
Just like his baloney stories about the "Roman sword" and so many other things, Pulitzer cannot and will not produce a shred of evidence to back up his claim that I'm "hiding behind a fake profile." I'm not. It's a lie, like so many other things he's said.
And now I'm going to go back to doing interesting things. Right now I'm on my way to pick up a load of scrap, then I'm going to take care of a few things at the office and then hopefully have some time this afternoon to work in my garage. Tomorrow I'm planning on taking the kids to the beach. I've got more real archaeology stuff in the works, and I'll be writing about it as I have the time and inclination. Summer!
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