Pseudo-Soup

Pseudo-Soup is a more irregular series of Archaeology Soup that focuses on a dreaded topic, that is nevertheless important to explore and debunk: Pseudoarchaeology, a form of pseudoscience that pretends to have the trappings of serious scientific archaeology, but uses unscientific methods, usually to supposedly "confirm" someone's fringe beliefs or pet ideological beliefs, rather that focus on a professional, critically minded and detached scientific analysis. 
In Marc's own words: Welcome to Pseudo-Soup. In this series we examine the claims of so-called 'fringe' or pseudo-archaeology. Though pseudo-archaeological ideas are often strange and sometimes even amusing, these conversations are also an attempt to understand something of the appeal of psuedo-archaeology. 
== Overview of the series ==
The full chronological playlist for this series can be found here.
Pleasant viewing. We hope all you'll treat far-fetched claims of amazing archaeological discoveries, done without any sort of material or facts-based archaeological evidence, and any sort of factual research based on the scientific method, with more of a grain of salt from now on. (Preferrably, a whole saltlick, rather than just a grain.)
Order	Video topic 	Topic notes 	Release date
1 	Series introduction 	N/A 	21 January 2021
2 	Pseudo-Soup: Pyramids in Bosnia?	Today Neil Ackerman and Marc take a look at an old favourite of mine, the so-called pyramids of Bosnia.	25 January 2021
Remember: The more shocking, "world-changing" and far-fetched someone's claims about history and archaeological finds sound, the more likely it is that their efforts are the result of unscientific, insincere and gainfully minded behaviour. Real science doesn't research the world, including the archaeological record, based on wishful thinking or preconceived notions or sensationalism.
== See also ==
*'P - Pseudoarchaeology' - Pseudoarchaeology episode from the A-Z of Archaeology series.
== External links ==
*Pseudoarchaeology article at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
*Archaeological forgery article at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
*What is Pseudoarchaeology? article at the Archaeology Review website (+ a handy overview of pseudoarchaeology buzzwords)
*Archaeological hoaxes at the Museum of Hoaxes website
*"Ancient Mysteries" episode category, focusing on pseudohistorical and pseudoarchaeological claims and myths, at the skeptical podcast Skeptoid.
*Critical thinking, Confirmation bias and Scientific method articles at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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