Welcome to Unstratified Entertainment: Watching Brief. In this supplementary series, Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find. Today we examine Graham Hancock's Ancient Apocalypse, streaming on Netflix... #archaeologynews #thepipeline #archaeosoup Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup *** 0:00 Introduction 2:15 Ancient Apocalypse! 3:24 Graham has Done this Before… 6:20 The Substance of the Style 10:31 “I am a Journalist” 12:22 Calibrated Content? 17:45 “WRONG” (Language & Logic) 21:47 Geological Dating & Slight of Hand 26:57 Crucial Cultural Context 32:00 Which ‘Fringe’ is the Right One? 35:05 Just Don’t Talk about it? 38:04 The Limits of Plurality? 46:43 Some Fact Checking… 51:03 Göbekli Tepe Shouldn’t Exist? 53:26 Time & Complexity is Boring 57:30 What’s the Harm of Pseudoscience? 1:08:07 ‘Not Archaeology but a Media Event’ 1:11:38 Engaging with Media - Where We Go Next? 1:15:05 “Correct Me if I am Wrong” 1:15:53 Flint Dibble - Joe Rogan Debate? 1:18:51 Conclucions *** Billey Farley Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArchaeologyGame Bill Farley YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ArchaeologyTube Andy Twitter: https://twitter.com/pipelinenews *** Links: Ancient Apocalypse is the most dangerous show on Netflix: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/nov/23/ancient-apocalypse-is-the-most-dangerous-show-on-netflix Why Graham Hancock thinks everything we know about human prehistory is wrong (£): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/ancient-apocalypse-netflix-why-graham-hancock-thinks-everything/ Denying the past? Ohio History Connection under scrutiny for banning Graham Hancock from Serpent Mound: https://columbusfreepress.com/article/denying-past-ohio-history-connection-under-scrutiny-banning-graham-hancock-serpent-mound SAA Sends Letter to Netflix Concerning "Ancient Apocalypse" Series: http://saa.org/quick-nav/saa-media-room/saa-news/2022/12/01/saa-sends-letter-to-netflix-concerning-ancient-apocalypse-series Global sea-level rise at the end of the last Ice Age: https://noc.ac.uk/news/global-sea-level-rise-end-last-ice-age Maltese archaeologists push back against Netflix show’s temple claims: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/maltese-archaeologists-push-back-netflix-show-s-temple-claims.995910 Ancient Apocalypse? You can’t be Sirius… https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/blogs/120297/ancient_apocalypse_you_cant_be_sirius With Netflix’s Ancient Apocalypse, Graham Hancock has declared war on archaeologists: https://theconversation.com/with-netflixs-ancient-apocalypse-graham-hancock-has-declared-war-on-archaeologists-194881 Archaeologists Ask Netflix to Reclassify Graham Hancock’s ‘Unfounded’ Netflix Docuseries ‘Ancient Apocalypse’ as Fiction: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/archaeologists-graham-hancocks-ancient-apocalypse-fiction-2222060 Graham Hancock - The War on Consciousness TED TALK: https://youtu.be/Y0c5nIvJH7w ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmdq6LZo7Q0

Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find. #SaveSheffieldArchaeology #WatchingBrief #AldiAcademic *** 0:00 Introduction 01:41 Umberto Albarella & Helen Thompson 18:24 Liam Hand Interview 29:38 Some further thoughts *** Link of the Week: Save Sheffield's Archaeology Dept: Change.org: https://tinyurl.com/3snupc7k *** Links: Anger as Sheffield University confirms closure of respected archaeology department: https://www.thestar.co.uk/education/anger-as-sheffield-university-confirms-closure-of-respected-archaeology-department-3306480 "I am heartbroken and disgusted": The community reacts to the closure of Sheffield University's archaeology department: https://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/people/i-am-heartbroken-and-disgusted-the-community-reacts-to-the-closure-of-sheffield-universitys-archaeology-department-3307049 University of Sheffield confirm archaeology department will be closed in decision staff call 'unequivocal end' for the subject: https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/education/university-of-sheffield-confirm-archaeology-department-will-be-closed-in-decision-staff-call-unequivocal-end-for-the-subject-3306310 University of Sheffield confirms archaeology department closure: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-57820390.amp University of Sheffield Council agree to close archaeology department: https://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/people/university-of-sheffield-council-agree-to-close-archaeology-department-3306342 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYGnygUBeSo