Surid Missing his Mummies
An Amazing Discovery Recent finds in the Great Pyramid – mysterious anomalies termed “voids” –
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LANGUAGE ON THE FRINGE 55
This article first appeared in: The Skeptical Intelligencer 24:4 (2021), 5-9 Reproduced with permission Landspeak: science, English
LANGUAGE ON THE FRINGE 56
This article first appeared in: The Skeptical Intelligencer 25:1 (2022), 5-7 Reproduced with permission Gods and demons
The Secrets Of Oak Island
It has been the focus of “the world’s longest and most expensive treasure hunt” and “one of the world’s deepest and most costly archaeological digs” …
A Critique of Graham Hancock’s Forced Numerical Relationship between the Great Pyramid of Giza and Earth’s Dimensions – 2: Appendices
(From Part 1) APPENDIX A – RADII OF THE EARTH It is impossible to singularly
A Critique of Graham Hancock’s Forced Numerical Relationship between the Great Pyramid of Giza and Earth’s Dimensions – 1
Graham Hancock regularly draws attention to what he considers mystical relationships between the Great Pyramid
Language on the Fringe 3 – Minerva and the Disk (Article Review)
This review article first appeared in: Skeptical Adversaria 3 (2008), 7-8 Reproduced with permission Minerva, named for
Language on the Fringe 6 – No such thing as grammar?
This review article first appeared in: Skeptical Adversaria 2 (2009), 9 Reproduced with permission Amorey Gethin is
Language on the Fringe – Pictish Stones!
This article first appeared on the Association for Skeptical Enquiry (ASKE) site. Reproduced with permission New research
Language on the Fringe – Etymology and philology
This article first appeared on the Association for Skeptical Enquiry (ASKE) site. Reproduced with permission Re evidence
Language on the Fringe – The Lord’s Prayer in Serbian
This article first appeared on the Association for Skeptical Enquiry (ASKE) site. Reproduced with permission Milan Elisin,
Language on the Fringe – Buddhist roots for European words?
This article first appeared on the Association for Skeptical Enquiry (ASKE) site. Reproduced with permission Daniel Hopkins
Language on the Fringe – Numerology, Numerophonology and Other Oddities
This article first appeared on the Association for Skeptical Enquiry (ASKE) site. Reproduced with permission Various authors
The Discovery of Troy and its Lost History
This review article first appeared in: The Skeptical Intelligencer 22:3 (2019), 11-14 Reproduced with permission Bernard
Studies at the Frontier of Historical Linguistics: New Methodological Insights and Issues in Historical Linguistics (Review)
David Leonardi; 2018 (self-published); pp 194 This review article first appeared in: Mark’s Bookshelf, Skeptical
The Coso Artifact: Mystery from the Depths of Time
Copyright © 2000-2018 [Updated: December 1, 2018] [NOTE: The artifact has been found and inspected. See
LANGUAGE ON THE FRINGE 46 – Riders on recent entries and other items
This review article first appeared in: The Skeptical Intelligencer, 21:1 (2018) Reproduced with permission Review
LANGUAGE ON THE FRINGE 47 – Riders on recent entries and other items
This review article first appeared in: The Skeptical Intelligencer, 20:4 (2017) Reproduced with permission Review of
The Ninety-Foot Plum Tree, Filling Some Gaps
This article first appeared on the Mammoth Tales blog on 5th January 2013 Reproduced with
Language on the Fringe 2 – Central Asian Navajo? (Book Review)
This review article first appeared in: Skeptical Adversaria 2 (2009), 9-10 Reproduced with permission The ‘epigraphist’ writer
Language on the Fringe 4 – Babytalk!
This review article first appeared in: Skeptical Adversaria 4 (2008), 5-6 Reproduced with permission Linguists differ as
Language on the Fringe 5 –‘It’s All Irish To Him’ (Book Review)
This review article first appeared in: Skeptical Adversaria 1 (2009), 4-8 Reproduced with permission Michael Tsarion is
In Their Own Words: the Chroniclers on Andean Chickens
The debate over the chicken in the Americas started early and is ongoing. Which came first?
Glozel Resurfacing!
ASSAP News 128 (Winter 2009-10), 11; Skeptical Adversaria 1 (2010), 4-6 Reproduced with permission During the 20th Century,
Language on the Fringe – Numbers and angles
http://www.aske-skeptics.org.uk/ (2010) Quite frequently I am contacted (usually emailed) by amateur ‘linguists’ seeking approval for their