Today we’re reviewing Don Verdean (2015), the story of a washed-up Biblical archaeologist who, under pressure from his financial backers, begins to fake his discoveries. This movie is rife with pseudoarchaeological references, so we’ve invited Dr. Andrew Kinkella back to help us break it down. As a bonus, he uses his film degree to explain why, despite being hilarious, this movie is actually terrible.
Dr. Andrew Kinkella’s links:
Kinkella Teaches Archaeology: https://www.youtube.com/@KinkellaTeachesArchaeology
The Pseudo-Archaeology Podcast: https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/pseudo
CRM Archaeology Podcast: https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/crmarchpodcast
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In this episode:
The Frontonasal Suture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontonasal_suture
Is carbon dating fake? Pseudo-Archaeology 180: https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/pseudo/180
Ark of the Covenant in Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Our_Lady_Mary_of_Zion#Ark_of_the_Covenant
The Oak Island Mystery: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Island_mystery
The Kensington Runestone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kensington_Runestone
Moundbuilder Myths and Viking Runestones – Great Plains Archaeology Podcast 36: https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/great-plains-archaeology/36
Holy Grail in America (2009): https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/223652-holy-grail-in-america
Is There Archaeological Evidence That The Knights Templar Came To America? Mysteries Unearthed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpbBxUrq230
Genesis 19: Sodom and Gomorroah Destroyed: https://www.bible.com/bible/111/GEN.19.NIV
1 Samuel 17: David and Goliath: https://www.bible.com/bible/111/1SA.17.NIV
Surovell et al. (2026) A mid-Holocene age for Monte Verde challenges the timeline of human colonization of South America: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adw9217
Dog digs up possible link to notorious 19th-century Devon murder case: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/20/dog-19th-century-devon-murder-case-discovery
Under the Banner of Heaven (2022): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1998372/
Johnny Jerusalem’s sarcophagus in a Utah dump: https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/comments/8lclrc/friend_found_this_in_a_dump_yardin_utah_btw/
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