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[[File:IcaStones.png|400px|thumb|A Collection of Ica Stones <ref>Sceptigirl (photographer), "IMG_1252", Ancient World Image Bank (New York: Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, 2009-) <https://www.flickr.com/photos/30443314@N02/2851796125/>, used under terms of a Creative Commons Attribution license.</ref>]] | |||
The Ica Stones are a series of stones supposedly dug up by Basilio Uschuya along with other farmers in the 1960s. The stones were then collected and popularized by Dr. Javier Cabrera. They originated in Ica Province, Peru, and depicted anachronistic drawings, most famously dinosaurs. They have been used to prove the co-existence of humans and dinosaurs to support claims to a young earth and the existence of modern humans for hundreds of millions of years and their guidance by aliens. These claims are made by young-earth creationists as well as ancient astronaut theorists. Uschuya has since admitted to manufacturing the stones, making them forgeries. | The Ica Stones are a series of stones supposedly dug up by Basilio Uschuya along with other farmers in the 1960s. The stones were then collected and popularized by Dr. Javier Cabrera. They originated in Ica Province, Peru, and depicted anachronistic drawings, most famously dinosaurs. They have been used to prove the co-existence of humans and dinosaurs to support claims to a young earth and the existence of modern humans for hundreds of millions of years and their guidance by aliens. These claims are made by young-earth creationists as well as ancient astronaut theorists. Uschuya has since admitted to manufacturing the stones, making them forgeries. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:IcaStone.png|200px|thumb|An Ica Stone Depicting a Human Riding a Triceratops <ref>Camero, Christian (photographer), "ica_stone_lg", Ancient World Image Bank (New York: Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, 2009-) <https://www.flickr.com/photos/chcrai/8964821064/>, used under terms of a Creative Commons Attribution license.</ref>]] | |||
==Major Proponents== | ==Major Proponents== | ||
Revision as of 04:29, 8 December 2021
WIP
By Brian Kufel
The Ica Stones are a series of stones supposedly dug up by Basilio Uschuya along with other farmers in the 1960s. The stones were then collected and popularized by Dr. Javier Cabrera. They originated in Ica Province, Peru, and depicted anachronistic drawings, most famously dinosaurs. They have been used to prove the co-existence of humans and dinosaurs to support claims to a young earth and the existence of modern humans for hundreds of millions of years and their guidance by aliens. These claims are made by young-earth creationists as well as ancient astronaut theorists. Uschuya has since admitted to manufacturing the stones, making them forgeries.
History
Major Proponents
Basilio Uschuya
Javier Cabrera
Erich Von Daniken
Pseudoarchaeological Narratives
Archaeological Evaluation
References
- ↑ Sceptigirl (photographer), "IMG_1252", Ancient World Image Bank (New York: Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, 2009-) <https://www.flickr.com/photos/30443314@N02/2851796125/>, used under terms of a Creative Commons Attribution license.
- ↑ Camero, Christian (photographer), "ica_stone_lg", Ancient World Image Bank (New York: Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, 2009-) <https://www.flickr.com/photos/chcrai/8964821064/>, used under terms of a Creative Commons Attribution license.