Episode 44: Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) with Fredrik Trusohamn
We’re diving into the depths of pseudoarchaeology this week with Disney’s Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001). Ross is away but we’re joined by Fredrik Trusohamn, host of Digging Up Ancient Aliens, who helps us navigate the history of the mythological city. Fredrik came prepared with sources, so if you haven’t had enough of Atlantis by the end of the episode, check the links below for further reading!
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Fredrik’s Sources:
Blavatsky, H. (1888). The secret doctrine: the synthesis of science, religion, and philosophy: https://universaltheosophy.com/hpb/secretdoctrine.html
Card, J. (2019a). America Before as a Paranormal Charter: http://onlinedigeditions.com/article/America+Before+as+a+Paranormal+Charter/3531896/634462/article.html
Card, J. (2019b). Spooky Archaeology: Myth and the Science of the Past: https://www.unmpress.com/9780826359148/spooky-archaeology/
Card, J. and Anderson, D.S. eds., (2016). Lost City, Found Pyramid: Understanding Alternative Archaeologies and Pseudoscientific Practices: https://muse.jhu.edu/book/46406
Cicirello, C. and Curry, T. (2022). The Grand Unified Theory of Bullshit: https://www.amazon.com/Grand-Unified-Theory-Bullshit/dp/B09TDW7RSR
de Camp, L.S. (1975). Lost Continents: The Atlantis Theme in History, Science, and Literature: https://store.doverpublications.com/0486147924.html
Donnelly, I. (1882) Atlantis: The Antediluvian World: https://www.sacred-texts.com/atl/ataw/
Donnelly, I. (1887) Ragnarok: The Age of Fire and Gravel: https://www.sacred-texts.com/atl/rag/index.htm
Feder, K.L. (2010). Encyclopedia of Dubious Archaeology from Atlantis to the Walam Olum: https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofdu0000fede
Feder, K.L. (2020). Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeology: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/frauds-myths-and-mysteries-9780190096410
Jordan, P. (2001). The Atlantis Syndrome: https://archive.org/details/atlantissyndrome00jord/page/n1/mode/2up
López de Gómara, F. (1922). Historia general de las indias: https://archive.org/details/historigeneralde02lprich/page/248/mode/2up
Roding, C.B. ed., (2019). Editor’s Corner: The SAA Archaeological Record: http://onlinedigeditions.com/publication/?i=634462
Sarmiento de Gamboa, P. (1907). History of the Incas: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/20218/pg20218.html
Staudenmaier, P. (2010) Between Occultism and Fascism: Anthroposophy and the Politics of Race and Nation in Germany and Italy, 1900-1945: https://ecommons.cornell.edu/bitstream/handle/1813/17662/Staudenmaier%2C%20Peter.pdf
Steiner, R. (2021). Cosmic Memory (1959): https://rsarchive.org/Books/GA011/English/RSPI1959/GA011_index.html
Stevenson, D.C. ed., (2009a). Critias by Plato: http://classics.mit.edu/Plato/critias.html
Stevenson, D.C. ed., (2009b). Timaeus by Plato: http://classics.mit.edu/Plato/timaeus.html