{"id":98030,"date":"2018-09-07T17:24:17","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T23:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/panel-to-discuss-fake-news-that-permeates-field-of-anthropology\/"},"modified":"2018-09-07T17:24:17","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T23:24:17","slug":"panel-to-discuss-fake-news-that-permeates-field-of-anthropology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/panel-to-discuss-fake-news-that-permeates-field-of-anthropology\/","title":{"rendered":"Panel to discuss \u2018fake news\u2019 that permeates field of anthropology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Otzi,
Otzi, the 5,300-year-old iceman found preserved in the Alps, will be the subject of a lecture by Aaron Deter-Wolf, a prehistory archaeologist with the state of Tennessee, at 7 p.m. Sept. 15 in the Student Union Ballroom at Fort Lewis College.<\/span>Durango Herald file<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Fake news has been a trending controversy for two years, but archaeologists have been debunking strange ideas for decades, if not centuries.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrauds, Myths and Mysteries in Archaeology\u201d will examine fringe ideas in archaeology from giants building the huge earthen mounds in the Midwest to aliens helping ancient Egyptians construct the pyramids.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe plan a fun, relaxed atmosphere to address where some of these ideas came from and how professional anthropologists can deal with them in a responsible manner,\u201d said Jesse Tune, an assistant professor of anthropology at Fort Lewis College.<\/p>\n

Other panelists include Aaron Deter-Wolf, a prehistory archaeologist with the state of Tennessee, and Nadia Neff, adjunct professor of anthropology at FLC.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of people are interested in anthropology, and people hear and talk about fringe ideas that are not backed by solid anthropological principles. It\u2019s not just Hollywood, Indiana Jones. It goes back centuries to crazy ideas about the stone buildings of South America or the earthen mounds of North America,\u201d Tune said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a long-running theme in archaeology of people turning to outlandish themes for basic human building and achievement, and we want to address that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Using the internet to spread \u201cfake news\u201d parallels an increasing dissemination of fringe ideas about iconic archaeological remains, Tune said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese fringe ideas are more accessible and distributable than ever before, and we want to look at that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Deter-Wolf will deliver the John W. Sanders Lecture, \u201cOtzi the 5,300-year-old Tyrolean Iceman and the World\u2019s Oldest Tattoos,\u201d the main fundraiser for the San Juan Basin Archaeological Society<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Half the proceeds from the lecture will go toward San Juan Basin Archaeological Society-funded internships at Center of Southwest Studies and scholarships to FLC\u2019s Summer Archaeological Field School.<\/p>\n

parmijo@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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If you go<\/h4>\n

The San Juan Basin Archaeological Society will present \u201cFrauds, Myths and Mysteries in Archaeology,\u201d a free panel discussion, at 7 p.m. Sept. 17 in Room 130 of Noble Hall at Fort Lewis College.
\n It will also hold a fundraising event, the John W. Sanders Lecture, \u201cOtzi the 5,300-year-old Tyrolean Iceman and the World\u2019s Oldest Tattoos,\u201d at 7 p.m. Sept. 15 in the Student Union Ballroom at FLC. A social will take place at 6:30 p.m.
\n Tickets for the lecture are $10 and are available at the Durango Welcome Center, at
\n www.durangoconcerts.com
\n or 247-7657. If tickets are still available, they will be for sale for $13 at the door.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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