The Polynesian Connection - Episode 68

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Today we talk about the possibility of prehistoric trade and interaction between the Polynesian peoples and the early Americans along the East coast. Could it have happened? Did it happen? and What is the evidence to support it?

LINKS:

• 2007 article about the discovery and analysis of the chicken bones in Chile: by Alice A. Storey, et al. 

• Skeptical piece about the source of those chicken bones: by Vicki A. Thomson, et al. 

• Spread of the South American sweet potato throughout the Pacific: the Tripartite Hypothesis: by Caroline Roulliera, et al.

• The Plank Canoe of Southern California: Not a Polynesian Import, but a Local Innovation by Yoram Meroz

• The Polynesian Connection by Blake Edgar

Contact

• Email us at ArchyFantasies@gmail.com

• Follow us on Twitter at @Archyfantasies and find us on FaceBook.

• Theme Music by ArcheopSoup Productions

Produced by Chris Webster and Tristan Boyle

Edited by Christopher Sims

The Pachuag Hoax - Episode 63

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Returning guest Nicholas Bellantoni talk to us today about the Pachaug State Forest Archaeological Hoax. What was it? How did Nick get involved, how'd he figure it out, and why its hard to fool an archaeologist.

LINKS

• Pachaug State Forest

• Holy Newark Stones, Batman! The Archaeology Fantasies Podcast, Ep 7

• Mysterious Minoan Miners and the Missing Michigan Minerals – America Unearthed S 1 Ep 3

• THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE COPPER CULTURE MYTH - EPISODE 8

Contact

• Email us at ArchyFantasies@gmail.com

• Follow us on Twitter at @Archyfantasies and find us on FaceBook.

• Theme Music by ArcheopSoup Productions

Produced by Chris Webster and Tristan Boyle

Edited by Christopher Sims