Episode 7: The Flintstones (1994)

It had to be done eventually, so we’ve done it! In this episode we meet the Flintstones, a modern stone-age family from the town of Bedrock. Does this movie get the facts right? No, of course it doesn’t. But does it matter? It has dinosaurs!

In this episode:

♪ Simpsons! ♪ Meet the Simps- I mean, Flintstones!

SAA public perceptions of archaeology study (Archaeologists don’t dig up dinosaurs!): https://www.saa.org/education-outreach/public-outreach/public-perceptions-studies

How old is the Grand Canyon?: https://www.canyontours.com/guides/how-old-is-grand-canyon/

“Peking Man” – Homo erectus from Zhoukoudian Cave, China: https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/fossils/zhoukoudian

The Bone Wars: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_Wars

Brontosaurus is back! https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-brontosaurus-is-back1/

Mary Anning: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/mary-anning-unsung-hero.html

Do we live longer today than people in the past? https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20181002-how-long-did-ancient-people-live-life-span-versus-longevity

Cranium D3444 from Dmanisi, Georgia, is missing almost all of its teeth: https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.a.20379

The Vasquez Rocks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasquez_Rocks