Agreed, I hate to flag archaeo stories but "news" sources like this should not be given the boost in search rankings that they will get from showing up in places like this.

fwiw the much more interesting, informative open access paper is here:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-968X.12269

fringe publications are that, fringe, I like it, I feel like it's okay to have places where uncertainty can have a space, even if it invites articles that fall over the line, so, this is not a endorsement of aliens or lost ancient civilization, just hope that we can preserve some spaces that take a little risk now and again, like arXiv :)

I'm not sure what I'd think if arXiv started charging readers to view their papers on perpetual motion machines.

Maybe charge to post them.

* Add some cost to disincentivize implausible postings

* Even if it is junk, at least you are supporting the site

Here's the link to the actual journal article: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1467-968X.1...