Dr. Heather Lynn | Sitchin’s Anunnaki Inc., Archeology as Espionage, & TikTok Blood Witches
The Higherside ChatsOct 22, 2026
Historian Dr. Heather Lynn argues that the popular Anunnaki ancient-astronaut story, as branded by Zecharia Sitchin, sits on top of 19th-century biblical archaeology and wartime intelligence work, and that it quietly promotes ideas about special bloodlines. She traces how the early decipherment of cuneiform turned into a fight over which group could claim credit for inventing civilization. The conversation then moves to claims that alternative media and UFO disclosure figures are steered through staged social circles she likens to a 'Truman Show' or LARP.
