Upcoming ISAW Library Public Events

10/29/2026 05:30 PM ISAW Lecture Hall
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"He Saw Mysteries and Knew Secret Things”: The Use and Abuse of Near Eastern Archaeology and Myth in Paranormal Discourse

Jeb Card

Professor Jeb Card, known for his book Spooky Archaeology, will present a primer for understanding the use and abuse of archaeology and mythology of Ancient Southwest Asia in current and popular paranormal and conspiracy myth-making, including the inspirations and appropriations of Near East scholarship for more recent ideas, such as secret missions to seize a Babylonian stargate, intelligent plasma jinn, Ubaid reptilians, Denisovan Gobekli Tepe, star-sent Anunnaki, and more.
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