There are lots of civilizations out there, places that we haven't fully explored, haven't fully understood, but you don't have to drink the Kool-Aid to find those. There's really good archeology out there that has exciting stories to tell. And then to my archaeological colleagues: we need to get better at telling those stories.

https://youtu.be/-iCIZQX9i1A

#archeology #communication #history #lostCivilization #stories #narrative #sciCom

A.Merritt, a forgotten master of weird fiction. His work ranges from horror (Burn Witch Burn) to epic fantasy (the delightful The Ship of Ishtar). The Face in the Abyss (1931) is a blend of dark fantasy and the 19th century adventure tale in the style of H. Rider Haggard, with a dash of Conan Doyle.

And it features a great lost world. Great fun.

My review: https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2010/09/face-in-abyss-by-abraham-merritt.html

#amerritt #abrahammerritt #weirdfiction #darkfantasy #adventurefiction #weirdtales #lostworld #lostcivilization

The Silurian hypothesis: would it be possible to detect an industrial civilization in the geological record?

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-journal-of-astrobiology/article/silurian-hypothesis-would-it-be-possible-to-detect-an-industrial-civilization-in-the-geological-record/77818514AA6907750B8F4339F7C70EC6

#Dinosaur #LostCivilization #Scifi