Historical Anomalies and Revisionism (Science/Anomalies_and_Alternative_Science/Historical_Anomalies_and_Revisionism)
up Historical Anomalies and RevisionismHighly unconventional views about history. This category is called "historical revisionism" to distinguish it from "alternate histories", which are "what if" scenarios acknowledged by their authors to be fictional.EntriesMaya, Aztec, Inca Lords of the Earth http://www.mayalords.org/ Variety of explanations claiming that Native Americans had a "universal language" and had contact with China, Egypt, and other world cultures. Ancient Cultures http://www.users.bigpond.com/MSN/gary_fletcher/ History of Ancient Cultures and Civilizations, events that shaped history, ancient sites. Alternate viewpoints on History. Decipherment of the Olmec Writing System http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/8919/decip1.html Paper presented at the 1997 Central States Anthropological Society Meeting, treating Olmec as a West African language. Plain Talk on the Genetic Issue http://www.vinlandsite.com/plain_talk_on_the_genetic_issue.htm Essay by a white hobbyist arguing that the Narragansett and other American Indians are the descendants of recent Viking settlers. Revision of History in Postwar Japanese Textbooks http://homepage3.nifty.com/ubiquitous/ This study is a content analysis of history textbooks used in Japanese high schools in the postwar era. SubcategoriesAfrocentrist Models This category is for sites that discuss theories (recently, most notably promoted by Bernal in "Black Athena" and other publications) that "classical" Greek and Mesopotamian civilizations derived Related categoriesAlternative History Speculations on what the world would be like if certain events that happened didn't, or vice versa. Alternative Archaeology Controversial, unorthodox and pseudo-scientific approaches to the material remains of past cultures. Ancient Astronauts The Ancient Astronaut Theory: the idea that extraterrestrials visited Earth in ancient times, influenced ancient cultures in many ways, and departed, i.e. the themes of authors Erich von Daniken, Anomalous People Anomalous people have either origins or abilities that are scientifically inexplicable. Holocaust Denial The denial or minimization of the Holocaust. Also known as Holocaust revisionism, the Auschwitz Lie, or negationism. Lost Civilizations Neigbour categoriesAerial Anomalies Contains sites and categories dealing with anomalies found in the sky. Alchemy Historically, alchemy is based on the ancient belief that all matter consists of various mixtures of four basic elements: Earth, Air, Fire and Water. In current usage, any chemistry based on ancient Anomalous Objects Objects found that are misplaced in time, such as ancient computers or spaceships. Anomalous Sounds About "hums" and another anomalous sounds and noises. Astronomy, Alternative Chats and Forums Contains newsletters, newsgroups, forums, message boards, and chat rooms which discuss science topics that are not considered to be in the mainstream science studies, as of this time. For example, Creationism Creationism, as defined in Webster's New Universal Dictionary, is the doctrine that matter and all things were created, substantially as they now exist, by an omnipotent creator, and not gradually Criticism of Darwinism Cryptozoology Cryptozoology is the study of hidden animals not formally recognized by science, but supported in some way by other forms of evidence such as eyewitness accounts or tracks. Examples include Earth Lights Sites that pertain to the "Earth Lights" phenomenon, an Anomalous Light Phenomena (i.e. type of UFO). Flat Earth For sites that deal with the belief that the world is flat. Geology, Alternative Focus is primarily on non-mainstream theories and speculations about geologic history and earth processes. Magazines and E-zines E-zines and websites for published magazines devoted to multiple aspects of alternative science, anomalous phenomena, etc. Orgone Energy About the theories of Wilhelm Reich, who posited the existence of a "life force" called orgone energy, and their application. The study of orgone Personal Pages Pages pertaining to no specific field of alternative science, or pages pertaining to an individual's experiences with anomalies. Research This category is for sites owned by individuals or organizations currently researching alternative science. Spontaneous Human Combustion Spontaneous human combustion (SHC) is the alleged process of a human body catching fire as a Technology Plans and proposals for devices which the scientific and engineering communities claim are impossible or infeasible. The Philadelphia Experiment Allegedly, in the fall of 1943 a U.S. Navy destroyer was made invisible and teleported from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Norfolk, Virginia, in an incident known as the Philadelphia Experiment. This Voynich Manuscript This category is for sites related to the Voynich Manuscript (aka the Most Mysterious Document in the World) and efforts to decipher it. Weather Control Sites that contain weather control information. (This section is quite beta and buggy, have patience. Thanks)
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