Evil Archaeology: Demons, Possessions, and Sinister Relics Kindle Edition

I had high hopes for this book. There are a lot of very disturbing finds in the archaeological records. Unfortunately this book was garbage, 99% pseudoscience. Very disappointing.

I've read this book through twice now and can say, this was exactly what I expected it to be. Wild speualtion, miss-matched stories, things strung together out of context and history. There's very little citations or footnotes in this, and as someone with such an educational pedegree, including in education, I would think citation would be second nature to the author. If you are looking for a collection of unrelated and unsupported horror stories about old gods and "demons" from a very catholic viewpoint, then this is the book for you. If you are looking or anything to do with archaeology, I suggest going elsewhere.

The title and description suggest a fascinating read. The substance doesn't hold up, however. This is a disjointed work and I only gave it three stars because the author supported her anecdotes with some scholarship.

I like how Dr Lynn, gave us a brief well around interpretation Of so the call demonic from many different perspectives. She let you decide, but by her claiming she was no longer a catholic. You are left wondering what her real understanding is. This good book for someone just looking a peek, but I wish she would gone into more details in ladder of the book. I hope she write more books such as these. It is reasonable price and written very well.

I was very scared to read this before bed, and don't get me wrong, there are very disturbing stories in here, but the deconstruction of ancient entities and words is brilliant.She mentions that the word "demon" was derived from "daemon" which means divine spirit, and the ancient peoples didn't look at these spirits as the same way we do now.There were "demons" for childbirth and disease prevention. Only through their "demonization" do we now regard them all as bad.Even if you have a strong religious belief, this book is fascinating at disecting where these entities came from and WHY we view them the way we do.

Very good read. Very informative, fun and leaves you wanting more. Cant wait to see what books Dr. Lynn will write in the future.

On the spectrum between rigorous scholarship and tabloids at the grocery store checkout counter, "Evil Archeology" hews much closer to the "Bat Boy" end. It's not without its merit, but take it for what it is and don't expect something much more in-depth than an hour-long History Channel segment (although thankfully the author does not do the "Ancient Aliens" thing when confronted with elongated hominid skulls in her archeological explorations).The book concerns itself with objects that were created either to ward off or invoke evil, everything from potsherds to little fetish totems. The style's breezy, the tone conversational, the typographical errors more and more noticeable as one goes along. Some of the supernatural bestiary will be familiar to anyone who's ever seen Hollywood's more iconic horror movies. Things don't get too esoteric, but they do get anecdotal, as Dr. Heather Lynn talks about her own potentially paranormal experiences and bad dreams she endured while researching the topic. The interviews with priests and assorted exorcists disrupt the narrative flow of the book, and some skeptical voices would have added a nice counterweight. Some photos and illustrations included.

Fabulous. I only wish Dr Lynn had spent more time on the connection between the Jinn and the Kachina of the First Nation peoples of North America. Love the good doctor’s work.

Exactly the details I needed! Brilliant.