I, myself (as a wrongfully perceived "pseudoscience" or "fringe" person), am delighted to hear young, open minds expound on the virtues of unhindered enquiry. It seemed like a good idea to me right after I heard about it several months ago, but now reading students' comments about their expectations for the course has made me realize just how special-ground-breaking, really-this class will likely be. (which ended production in 1982) as with Search for the Lost Giants.Īndy, I didn't appreciate the novelty of your idea for this "Forbidden Archaeology" class enough. Almost as many students reported familiarity with In Search Of. Several students had heard of America Unearthed and Search for the Lost Giants, but only a few reported actually watching an episode. ) using an ordinal scale going from "I've never heard of it" to "I've seen every episode." Ancient Aliens was the clear winner in terms of familiarity, with over half of the students reporting that they'd seen at least one episode. They're Not Watching What's on The History ChannelĮach student described his/her familiarity with four television programs ( America Unearthed, Ancient Aliens, Search for the Lost Giants, and the classic In Search Of. In other words, my blathering didn't influence them at all. It was one of the first things I did other than turn on the lights and make sure I was in the right classroom. I had the students ( n = 18 in attendance today) anonymously fill out simple "pre-course" questionnaires to help me gauge something about their level of familiarity with the various non-mainstream claims about the past that we'll be discussing.
This morning was the first meeting of my Forbidden Archaeology course.
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