c/nottheonion · by Ullallulloo@civilloquy.com · 306d

Romans learnt shipbuilding from Malays? Malaysian academia’s integrity in question after claim

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/romans-learned-shipbuilding-from-the-malays-malaysia-academias-integrity-in-question-after-claim

https://archive.ph/w0oqR

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ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com · 5 pts · 306d

I'm all for historical hypotheses and research; just because something goes against mainstream understanding doesn't mean it shouldn't be investigated. But...

[she said on a podcast] that ancient Malays could fly, and had passed this skill to Chinese martial artists.

Ah...

Ullallulloo@civilloquy.com · 3 pts · 306d

Of special note is how her published article cites The Onion as a totally legitimate source for why the Bible and all ancient Greek history is fake: https://ajba.um.edu.my/index.php/JAT/article/download/11954/7915 (PDF download)

db2@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 306d

Least crazy claim made publicly this year. The bar was super low though.