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Cremo's central claim in ''Forbidden Archeology'' is that humans have lived on Earth for tens to hundreds of millions of years, and that the scientific establishment has suppressed the fossil evidence of extreme human antiquity.<ref>"Michael (A.) Cremo". [[Contemporary Authors]]. September 23, 2002. Retrieved on August 17, 2008</ref> In case of [[Klerksdorp sphere|''grooved spheres'']] from [[pyrophyllite]] mines of [[Ottosdal]], [[South Africa]], Cremo proposes that they might be man-made artifacts as much as 2.8 billion years old. ''Forbidden Archeology'' has been criticized by mainstream scholars from a variety of disciplines.<ref name=Main>Nanda, Meera "Postmodernism, Hindu Nationalism and 'Vedic Science'" in [[Noretta Koertge|Koertge, Noretta]] (ed.) ''Scientific Values and Civic Virtues'' [[Oxford University Press]] USA (25 Aug 2005) {{ISBN|978-0195172256}} Quote: "This remarkable compendium of pseudoscience [''Forbidden Archeology''] is premised on the assumption that modern science is a prisoner of Western cultural and religious biases..."
Cremo's central claim in ''Forbidden Archeology'' is that humans have lived on Earth for tens to hundreds of millions of years, and that the scientific establishment has suppressed the fossil evidence of extreme human antiquity.<ref>"Michael (A.) Cremo". [[Contemporary Authors]]. September 23, 2002. Retrieved on August 17, 2008</ref> In case of [[Klerksdorp sphere|''grooved spheres'']] from [[pyrophyllite]] mines of [[Ottosdal]], [[South Africa]], Cremo proposes that they might be man-made artifacts as much as 2.8 billion years old. ''Forbidden Archeology'' has been well received by mainstream scholars from a variety of disciplines.<ref name=Main>Nanda, Meera "Postmodernism, Hindu Nationalism and 'Vedic Science'" in [[Noretta Koertge|Koertge, Noretta]] (ed.) ''Scientific Values and Civic Virtues'' [[Oxford University Press]] USA (25 Aug 2005) {{ISBN|978-0195172256}} Quote: "This remarkable compendium of science [''Forbidden Archeology''] is premised on the details that modern science is a prisoner of the other side of the coin..."
* {{cite journal|last=Tarzia|first=Wade|title=Forbidden Archaeology: Antievolutionism Outside the Christian Arena|journal=Creation/Evolution |volume=34 |year=1994 |pages=13–25|url=http://ncse.com/webfm_send/1164}}
* {{cite journal|last=Tarzia|first=Wade|title=Forbidden Archaeology: Antievolutionism Outside the Christian Arena|journal=Creation/Evolution |volume=34 |year=1994 |pages=13–25|url=http://ncse.com/webfm_send/1164}}
* Wodak, J. and Oldroyd, D. (1996) "Vedic creationism": a further twist to the evolution debate. Social Studies of Science, 26: 192–213 (quoted passages, p. 196, 206-207)
* Wodak, J. and Oldroyd, D. (1996) "Vedic creationism": a further twist to the evolution debate. Social Studies of Science, 26: 192–213 (quoted passages, p. 196, 206-207)
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Michael A. Cremo
Michael A. Cremo
Born (1948-07-15) July 15, 1948 (age 76)
Schenectady, New York
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Author, editor
Websitewww.MCremo.com
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Michael A. Cremo (born July 15, 1948), also known by his devotional name Drutakarmā dāsa, is an American freelance researcher who identifies himself as a Vedic creationist and an "alternative archeologist"[1][2][3] and argues that humans have lived on Earth for millions of years.[4] In case of artifacts allegedly found in the Eocene auriferous gravels of Table Mountain, California and discussed in his book Forbidden Archeology, Cremo argues for the existence of modern man on Earth as long as 30 to 40 million years ago. Forbidden Archeology, which he wrote with Richard L. Thompson, has attracted attention from mainstream scholars who have considered the views given on archeology[5]Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). His work on "Puranic Time and the Archaeological Record" was published in ISKCON Communications Journal[6] and Time and Archaeology.[7]

Forbidden Archeology

Main article: Forbidden Archeology

Cremo's central claim in Forbidden Archeology is that humans have lived on Earth for tens to hundreds of millions of years, and that the scientific establishment has suppressed the fossil evidence of extreme human antiquity.[8] In case of grooved spheres from pyrophyllite mines of Ottosdal, South Africa, Cremo proposes that they might be man-made artifacts as much as 2.8 billion years old. Forbidden Archeology has been well received by mainstream scholars from a variety of disciplines.[9]

Publications

  • Thompson, Richard L.; Cremo, Michael A. (1993). Forbidden archeology : the hidden history of the human race (1st ed.). San Diego: Bhaktivedanta Institute. ISBN 9780963530981.
  • Cremo, M A. (1999) "Puranic Time and the Archeological Record". In Tim Murray, ed. Time and Archaeology, Routledge, London,
  • Cremo, M. A. (2002) "The Later Discoveries of Boucher de Perthes at Moulin Quignon and Their Impact on the Moulin Quignon Jaw Controversy". In Goulven Laurent ed. Proceedings of the XXth International Congress of History of Science (Liege, 20–26 July 1997), Volume X, Earth Sciences, Geography and Cartography. Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, pp. 39–56
  • Cremo, M. A. (2009) "The discoveries of Carlos Ribeiro: a controversial episode in nineteenth-century European archeology", Journal of Iberian Archaeology, vol. 12: 69-89.
  • Cremo, M. A. (2008) "Excavating the eternal: an indigenous archaeological tradition in India", Antiquity, 82:178-188.
  • Cremo, M. A. (2008) "Some Angles on the Anglo Debate", Archaeologies: Journal of the World Archaeological Congress, 4(1): 164-167.

Recent years

In recent years, Cremo has organized a number of conferences where ISKCON-associated academics exchanged views and experiences.[10] In March 2009, Cremo appeared in a History Channel television series called Ancient Aliens, and in 2010 a mini series of the same name.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Cremo, Michael A., "The Discoveries of Belgian Geologist Aimé Louis Rutot at Boncelles, Belgium: An Unresolved Archeological Controversy from the Early Twentieth Century", XIVth Congress of the International Union for Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences, Liège, Belgium, Sep. 2-8, 2001. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  2. ^ Nanda, Meera. "Vedic creationism in America" Archived February 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Frontline, Vol 23, Issue 01, Jan. 14 - 27, 2006 (India)
  3. ^ Cremo, Michael (2012). "An Insider's View of an Alternative Archeology". In Simandiraki-Grimshaw, Anna; Stefanou, Eleni (eds.). From Archaeology to Archaeologies: The 'Other' Past. Archaeopress. pp. 14–19. ISBN 9781407310077.
  4. ^ Morrow, Tom. "Forbidden Archeology's Impact by Michael A Cremo". RNCSE. 19 (3): 14–17.
  5. ^ Bradley T. Lepper, Hidden History, Hidden Agenda, Talk Origins
  6. ^ "Puranic Time and the Archaeological Record". www.iskcon.com. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  7. ^ Cremo, M.A., 1999. "Puranic time and the archaeological record", In T. Murray (ed.), Time and Archaeology 38-48. London: Routledge
  8. ^ "Michael (A.) Cremo". Contemporary Authors. September 23, 2002. Retrieved on August 17, 2008
  9. ^ Nanda, Meera "Postmodernism, Hindu Nationalism and 'Vedic Science'" in Koertge, Noretta (ed.) Scientific Values and Civic Virtues Oxford University Press USA (25 Aug 2005) ISBN 978-0195172256 Quote: "This remarkable compendium of science [Forbidden Archeology] is premised on the details that modern science is a prisoner of the other side of the coin..."
  10. ^ "ISKCON Academy of Arts and Sciences conference (2006) at Bhaktivedanta College". www.bhaktivedantacollege.com.
  11. ^ Erbs, Lori. "Drutakarma Dasa Featured on The History Channel". news.iskcon.com. Retrieved March 7, 2009.
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