Scott Walter came to light in the History Channel special "Holy Grail In America," which is a fantastic show that highlights many stirring and controversial artifacts and theories. HGIM, along with Ancient Aliens (Original Episode) and other similar shows ushered in a the new category of pseudo-science shows. Although many of the subjects are quite ridiculous and connect-the-dots hard to follow, these shows expose some flaws in "mainstream" science and it's resistance to new ideas.
What I have come to believe is it's not necessarily what America Unearthed is able to prove, it's the questioning that is important. Most breakthroughs in science, archeology included, come from free-thinkers, out-layers and mavericks who look at things differently and spend year after year to establish their ideas and theories. If that is what it takes, that's OK! What we need are more mavericks willing to think outside the mainstream. That is not to say excellent science is not done within the mainstream, it is, but we need more. Perhaps America Unearthed will peak some interest and motive exploration of alternative ideas.
We now know that civilization goes back way more than originally thought, that the land-bridge was just one of many ways people got to the Americas, and that a huge chapter of human civilization was lost by the end of the last ice age, submerged into oceans and large bodies of water. These things are well established, but the idea is greatly resisted. Much of what we believe about our past is "entrenched" in our society, science included to some extent, and archeology in particular.
That said, every episode of America Unearthed left me with many questions and no answers. Some of the theories were intriguing and others outlandish, but all fun! I hope this season will be better, but Ark of the Covenant was pretty out there, except for the Ark carving in Arizona, which was really cool.
If you want to check out a more thorough program with the same concept and mystifying explorations, check out Forbidden History. Great show with better research and archeology.
Thanks for reading!
What I have come to believe is it's not necessarily what America Unearthed is able to prove, it's the questioning that is important. Most breakthroughs in science, archeology included, come from free-thinkers, out-layers and mavericks who look at things differently and spend year after year to establish their ideas and theories. If that is what it takes, that's OK! What we need are more mavericks willing to think outside the mainstream. That is not to say excellent science is not done within the mainstream, it is, but we need more. Perhaps America Unearthed will peak some interest and motive exploration of alternative ideas.
We now know that civilization goes back way more than originally thought, that the land-bridge was just one of many ways people got to the Americas, and that a huge chapter of human civilization was lost by the end of the last ice age, submerged into oceans and large bodies of water. These things are well established, but the idea is greatly resisted. Much of what we believe about our past is "entrenched" in our society, science included to some extent, and archeology in particular.
That said, every episode of America Unearthed left me with many questions and no answers. Some of the theories were intriguing and others outlandish, but all fun! I hope this season will be better, but Ark of the Covenant was pretty out there, except for the Ark carving in Arizona, which was really cool.
If you want to check out a more thorough program with the same concept and mystifying explorations, check out Forbidden History. Great show with better research and archeology.
Thanks for reading!