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It's time to dunk on the toxic pseudoarcheology cult some more! Today's victim is Ben van Kerkwyk, a clueless toolbox who lies about all kinds of archeological sites to sell bogus overpriced tours. Most recently his claims about "super-advanced" stone vessels were disproven by multiple researchers he hired himself, which is hilarious, so let's all laugh at this clown together, shall we?
Stine Gerdes debunking Ben: arcsci.org/articles/revisiting_old_findings.html
Max Zamilov's paper debunking Ben: nature.com/articles/s40494-025-02196-7
Max's wife's account of the debacle: veronicasart.com/egyptian-stone-vases-high-precision-or-complete-delusion-research-proves-one-thing
Protzen on Inca stonemasonry: https://www.svtsm.ch/sites/default/files/2022-04/1986%20Inca%20Stonemasonry.pdf
Protzen and Nair on Tiahuanaco: escholarship.org/uc/item/2192r04f
Lally on engineering a pyramid: drmsh.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Lally-Engineering-a-Pyramid.pdf
Isler on pyramid building: drmsh.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Isler-On-Pyramid-Building-I.pdf
Info on Göbekli Tepe: exoriente.org/repository/NEO-LITHICS/NEO-LITHICS_2003_2.pdf
Agriculture and domestication at GT: researchgate.net/publication/260198406_Gobekli_Tepe_Agriculture_and_Domestication
Egyptian quarries: researchgate.net/publication/281397894_Ancient_Egyptian_quarries_-_an_illustrated_overview
More on quarries: https://static.ngu.no/upload/Publikasjoner/Special%20publication/SP12_s87-98.pdf
Egyptian tool marks: researchgate.net/publication/376674912_Reading_Tool_Marks_on_Egyptian_Stone_Sculpture
Debunking Graham Hancock: youtu.be/JK4Fo6m9C9M
Debunking Dan Richards: youtu.be/_r55Z9q4_GU
Debunking Jimmy Corsetti: youtu.be/Z49AKXNiwmo
Watch my other debunks/debates/discussions: bit.ly/ProfDaveDebunk
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It's time to dunk on the toxic pseudoarcheology cult some more! Today's victim is Ben van Kerkwyk, a clueless toolbox who lies about all kinds of archeological sites to sell bogus overpriced tours. Most recently his claims about "super-advanced" stone vessels were disproven by multiple researchers he hired himself, which is hilarious, so let's all laugh at this clown together, shall we?
Stine Gerdes debunking Ben: arcsci.org/articles/revisiting_old_findings.html
Max Zamilov's paper debunking Ben: nature.com/articles/s40494-025-02196-7
Max's wife's account of the debacle: veronicasart.com/egyptian-stone-vases-high-precision-or-complete-delusion-research-proves-one-thing
Protzen on Inca stonemasonry: https://www.svtsm.ch/sites/default/files/2022-04/1986%20Inca%20Stonemasonry.pdf
Protzen and Nair on Tiahuanaco: escholarship.org/uc/item/2192r04f
Lally on engineering a pyramid: drmsh.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Lally-Engineering-a-Pyramid.pdf
Isler on pyramid building: drmsh.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Isler-On-Pyramid-Building-I.pdf
Info on Göbekli Tepe: exoriente.org/repository/NEO-LITHICS/NEO-LITHICS_2003_2.pdf
Agriculture and domestication at GT: researchgate.net/publication/260198406_Gobekli_Tepe_Agriculture_and_Domestication
Egyptian quarries: researchgate.net/publication/281397894_Ancient_Egyptian_quarries_-_an_illustrated_overview
More on quarries: https://static.ngu.no/upload/Publikasjoner/Special%20publication/SP12_s87-98.pdf
Egyptian tool marks: researchgate.net/publication/376674912_Reading_Tool_Marks_on_Egyptian_Stone_Sculpture
Debunking Graham Hancock: youtu.be/JK4Fo6m9C9M
Debunking Dan Richards: youtu.be/_r55Z9q4_GU
Debunking Jimmy Corsetti: youtu.be/Z49AKXNiwmo
Watch my other debunks/debates/discussions: bit.ly/ProfDaveDebunk
EMAIL► ProfessorDaveExplains@gmail.com
PATREON► patreon.com/ProfessorDaveExplains
Check out "Is This Wi-Fi Organic?", my book on disarming pseudoscience!
Amazon: amzn.to/2HtNpVH
Bookshop: bit.ly/39cKADM
Barnes and Noble: bit.ly/3pUjmrn
