Dropa Dopiness Debunked

Back in March I had blogged about the Dropa Stones, another insipid argument for ancient astronauts. Supposedly these stones, discovered on the Tibet/China border, contained "etchings" that told the sad tale of marooned extraterrestrials. That earlier post directed readers to a worthwhile discussion of the stones on the "Bad Archaeology" website. Frank Johnson of the Ancient Aliens Debunked blog recently produced another worthwhile debunking of these alleged ancient alien artifacts. Johnson's post references the Bad Archaeology post but goes beyond its rebuttal with respect to several aspects of the tale. Truth be told, the Dropa Stone story is a contrivance across the board, one full of unverifiable details, like studies performed on the stones, museums supposedly involved, etc. It's hearsay on steroids. Technorati Tags: aliens, archaeology, China, Dropa, etching, extraterrestrials, inscription, stones, Tibet, translation