Episode 16: 10,000 BC (2008)

There’s no other way to say it: this is the worst movie we’ve reviewed so far. If you’ve seen it, you probably know what we’re talking about, and if not, buckle in for a rant. 10,000 BC is the boring story of a caveman with no personality who needs to rescue a cavewoman with no personality from anachronistic slave traders building the pyramids with the help of domesticated mammoths. If that sounds stupid, it gets even worse: in this episode, we talk ancient aliens, hyperdiffusionism, and the racism underlying archaeological conspiracy theories.

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In this episode:

B.C., A.D., B.C.E., C.E., or B.P.?!?

Phorusrhacids (Terror birds) don’t belong in this movie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phorusrhacidae

The last mammoths survived until 4000 years ago on Wrangel Island: https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191007081750.htm

Atlantis never existed: https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/where-is-the-lost-city-of-atlantis-and-does-it-even-exist

Atlantis: The Antediluvian World by Ignatius Donnelly: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantis:_The_Antediluvian_World

Chariots of the Gods(?) by Erich von Daniken: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chariots_of_the_Gods

Fingerprints of the Gods by Graham Hancock: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fingerprints_of_the_Gods

Pseudoarchaeology and racism: https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/pseudoarchaeology-racism/