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The book's central claim is that humans have lived on the earth for millions, or billions, of years, and that the scientific establishment has suppressed the fossil evidence of extreme human antiquity, <ref>"Michael (A.) Cremo". [[Contemporary Authors Online]]. September 23, 2002. Retrieved on August 17, 2008</ref> and has been critiqued by mainstream scholars from a variety of discplines.<ref name=Main>Nanda, Meera "Postmodernism, Hindu Nationalism and 'Vedic Science'" in [[Noretta Koertge|Koertge, Noretta]] (ed.) ''Scientific Values and Civic Virtues'' [[OUP]] 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..."
The book's central claim is that humans have lived on the earth for millions of years, and that the scientific establishment has suppressed the fossil evidence of extreme human antiquity, <ref>"Michael (A.) Cremo". [[Contemporary Authors Online]]. September 23, 2002. Retrieved on August 17, 2008</ref> and has been critiqued by mainstream scholars from a variety of discplines.<ref name=Main>Nanda, Meera "Postmodernism, Hindu Nationalism and 'Vedic Science'" in [[Noretta Koertge|Koertge, Noretta]] (ed.) ''Scientific Values and Civic Virtues'' [[OUP]] 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..."
* {{cite journal|last=Tarzia|first=Wade|title=Forbidden Archaeology: Antievolutionism Outside the Christian Arena|journal=Creation/Evolution 34:13-25, 1994|issue=34|page=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 34:13-25, 1994|issue=34|page=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

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[1][2] and argues that humans have lived on the earth for billions of years.[3] 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 ago as 30 to 40 million years ago. Forbidden Archeology, which he wrote with Richard L. Thompson, has attracted attention from mainstream scholars who have critiqued the views given on archeology[4][5] and have referred to it as being pseudoscientific for a variety of reasons.[6]

Early life and education

Cremo was born in Schenectady, New York. Cremo's father, Salvatore Cremo, was a United States military intelligence officer. Michael Cremo lived with his family in Germany, where he went to high school. They spent several summers traveling throughout Europe. He attended George Washington University from 1966 to 1968, then served in the United States Navy.

Religious views

Cremo is a member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness and the Bhaktivedanta Institute. He has written several books and articles about Hindu spirituality under the name Drutakarmā dāsa. He has also been a contributing editor to the magazine Back to Godhead and a bhakti yoga teacher. Cremo told Contemporary Authors that he decided to devote his life to Krishna in the early 1970s, after receiving a copy of the Bhagavad Gita at a Grateful Dead concert. In the end of 1990s he authored a paper on the official ISKCON statement on capital punishment.[7] His work on "Puranic Time and the Archaeological Record" was published in ISKCON Communications Journal[8] and Time and Archaeology.[9]

Forbidden Archeology

Main article: Forbidden Archeology

The book's central claim is that humans have lived on the earth for millions of years, and that the scientific establishment has suppressed the fossil evidence of extreme human antiquity, [10] and has been critiqued by mainstream scholars from a variety of discplines.[6]

Publications

  • Thompson, Michael A. Cremo, Richard L. (1993). Forbidden archeology : the hidden history of the human race (1st ed. ed.). San Diego: Bhaktivedanta Institute. ISBN 9780963530981. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • 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.[11] In March 2009, Cremo appeared in a History Channel television series called Ancient Aliens, and in 2010 a mini series of the same name.[12]

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", Frontline, Vol 23, Issue 01, Jan. 14 - 27, 2006 (India)
  3. ^ Morrow, Tom. "Forbidden Archeology's Impact by Michael A Cremo". RNCSE. 19 (3): 14–17.
  4. ^ Bradley T. Lepper, Hidden History, Hidden Agenda, Talk Origins
  5. ^ Creationism: The Hindu View, Colin Groves
  6. ^ a b Nanda, Meera "Postmodernism, Hindu Nationalism and 'Vedic Science'" in Koertge, Noretta (ed.) Scientific Values and Civic Virtues OUP 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..."
  7. ^ "Position Statements - ISKCON News Weekly". iskcon.com. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  8. ^ "Puranic Time and the Archaeological Record". www.iskcon.com. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  9. ^ Cremo, M.A., 1999. "Puranic time and the archaeological record", In T. Murray (ed.), Time and Archaeology 38-48. London: Routledge
  10. ^ "Michael (A.) Cremo". Contemporary Authors Online. September 23, 2002. Retrieved on August 17, 2008
  11. ^ "ISKCON Academy of Arts and Sciences conference (2006) at Bhaktivedanta College". www.bhaktivedantacollege.com.
  12. ^ Erbs, Lory. "Drutakarma Dasa Featured on The History Channel". news.iskcon.com. Retrieved 2009-03-07.

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