Talk:Thierry Jamin

Uncorrect and unbalanced

The article previously posted was uncorrect and unbalanced, showing Mr. Jamin as a great explorer and archaelogist. Unfortunetely he has only a diplome in history, but he is not archaelogist. As it is stated he has started a third cycle in history and archaeology, but he is not able to show a degree or master in archaeology. All his explorations were unsuccessfully. He visited the petrogliphs of Pusharo (discovered in 1921 by Vicente de Cenitagoya) and launched a fringe theory about the gliphs being a “map to Paititi”. It has been proven many times by serious antropologists (like Mr. Hostnig), that Pusharo has notingh to do with the Incas or Paititi, but Jamin published a book with fringe theories concerning the matter. He also said that he discovered others gliphs, or "geogliphs" but nobody believed him, and he was accused to have altered with photoshop a picture of the jungle in order to show that he discovered the “Pusharo geogliphs”. Pyramids of Pantiacolla, or Paratoari. He reached the site only few years later the official discovery (1996, American explorer G. Deyermenjian). Even here he diffused strange and fringe theories such as the fact that the Pyramids were a ceremonial center of the Incas. Hualla Fortress and other sites in the Lacco valley: those sites were all discovered by Peruvian explorer Carlos Neuenschwander in 1960/70 and not by French Jamin, who was only a visitor/traveller with fringe theories. His research in Machu Picchu: the official government (Peruvian Minister of Culture) refused the permit that Mr. Jamin asked to excávate in Machu Picchu for lack of historical and archeological experience. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arkeology (talk • contribs) 23:10, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Do you have sources to back up your claims? §FreeRangeFrog^croak 03:11, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi Gregory? Sebastien?,

Since this page is up, fake users are trying to alter it. It happened twice already and most of your allegations are the same than the ones spreaded out by an envious individual who spends most of his time persecuting Jamin. Anyway, here are your answers.

First of all, Jamin's resume has been sourced and it is available from this page. You can easily find it on several of his personal websites. As indicated by Jamin's degrees, his academical training is first "History and Geography" which is the typical and classical path for students interested in making a career in archaeology outside of France (History of mankind/anthropolgy). Students who want to make a career as an archaeologist in France usually study "Art History". Then Jamin started his studies of Pre-Colombian Archaeology with a DEA (Master/Research) in 1996 at the "Maison de la Recherche" (IPEALT) of the University of Toulouse "le Mirail"...

When you say that Jamin never found anything, it is absolutely wrong, and also it is the judgment of someone who does not understand anything about archaeological research. Accurately, Jamin has not found the lost city of the Incas yet (if it has ever existed) but his research is absolutely not a failure as their results allow him to get closer and closer from his goal.

About Pusharo: Jamin has never pretended he discovered the petroglyphs and has always said that they have been discovered by Fray Vicente de Cenitagoya in August 1921. His research at the site of Pusharo allowed him to discover new petroglyphs, that have never been found before, but also several giant and anthropomorphic figures which are located in front of the main rock. What you call a fringe is in fact a serious assumption. Research moves forward with the formulation of assumptions. That is what it is. You have the right to disagree with his assumptions, but it doesn't mean they are not valid. Rainer Hosting is certainly not a "serious anthropologist". Jamin has clearly demonstrated that the glyphs of Pusharo do not come from a "lost civilization from Amazonia", as pretended by Hostnig (this is really not serious). At Pusharo, Jamin has discovered the face of an Inca emperor, a chakana (symbol of the Tawantinsuyu) and several geometrical signs (tocapus) which are typical of the Inca culture. I understand that you have not read Jamin's books, that's fine, but you cannot just make this kind of unsourced claim. The geoglyphs from Pusharo (Jamin discovered three of them, but there might have been more than that) were located right in front of the petroglyphs. Before contesting their existence (especially with such allegations, Photoshop!? Seriously!?), you can always go onsite, you'll see by yourself.

Jamin never pretended that he is the "discoverer" of the "pyramides" of Paratoari! They have been discovered by Rodolfo Bragagnini in December of 1975. Another big mistake, Gregory Deyermenjian is certainly not the discoverer of the "pyramids" of Paratoari, it was a Japanese student, in 1978. Jamin has realized a lot of studies at the site of Paratoari and has demonstrated the presence of the Incas. A lot of archeological material (for both a domestic and military usage) has been found. Some of these artefacts are now exposed at the Museum Garcilaso de la vega, in Cusco. Regarding Gregory Deyermenjian, let's precise one thing (or two). He is not an archaeologist and "explores" these areas without any authorization from the Peruvian authorities. He has been clearly forbidden to access these areas by both the Peruvian Ministry of Environnement (SERNANP) and the Ministry of Culture. The local authorities do not want to see him there. Perhaps you know why. What kind of value are we supposed to give to his "expeditions" and "publications"? About the assumption stating that the pyramids might have been a ceremonial center of the Incas, indeed it is a very logical assumption because several elements match with the Inca civilization.

About the Hualla Fortress and other sites located in the Lacco valley: Hualla Mocco was partially visited by Carlos Neuenschwander for the first time in 1958. It was the ONLY archaeological site known in the Lacco Valley until Jamin's expeditions reach this area and investigate it. Once again, your claims are totally false. Following the research done by Jamin and his team between 2009 and 2011, the Peruvian government has registered part of the sites of Lacco, Chunchusmayo and Cusirini (Sanctuaire of Megantoni) on the official list of "Natural and Cultural Patrimony of the Nation". Discoveries made by Jamin in 2011 are still being processed by the Ministry of Culture and as it has been done previously a law will be prepared in order to add them to the official list of "Cultural Patrimony".

About Machu Picchu: Wrong again. The exceptional results obtained from the research realized by Jamin and his team at Machu Picchu in avril 2012 have been compiled in an official report. This report has been approved by the Ministry of Culture on Septembre 5th 2012 through what the Peruvian authorities call a "Resolución Directoral". This document has been sourced and added to this page. The excavation projet of the burial chamber's entrance is actually re-examined. In addition, the Ministry of Culture has not declared anything yet, contrary to what you wrote.

Now do YOU have any source for your claims? This article is very well documented and your allegations are not aligned with Wikipedia's policies. Please try to be a bit more objective and consensual.Byron87 05:15, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Review needed

Not reliable sources

Almost all sources quoted in this article were published by Thierry Jamin himself in his sites granpaititi, pusharo, inkari.

El Comandante (talk) 07:53, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

Not reliable sources (fixed) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Byron87 (talk • contribs) 05:05, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

List of DIRECT sources currently used in this article:

1. Peru21.pe (national newspaper)
2. Les grands secrets de l'archéologie (French magazine)
3. Imagines (Peruvian / Brazilian magazine)
4. TF1 / WAT (national French TV)
5. Cronica (Mexican newspaper)
6. El Correo (Peruvian Magazine)
7. El Comercio (Peruvian newspaper)
8. Le Figaro (French newspaper)
9. Peruvian Ministry of Culture
10. Heritage Daily (US Web portal)
11. Euronews (European News portal)
12. International Business Times (Digital global news publication)
13. La Depeche (French newspaper)
14. Actu Latino (French portal)
15. RPP Noticias (Peruvian newspaper)

Also, please note that while forbidden on Wikipedia, sources published on websites related to Jamin were reproductions of articles coming from the above list of publications.

Byron87 (talk) 04:56, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

Misquoted

Some sources don't talk about what they are supposed to back up.

See, in Main Discoveries & Contributions : “Within 2½ years, with the help of local indigenous populations, thePeruvian Ministry of Culture has recognized and recorded more than 30 new sites discovered by Jamin”.

Also : “In 2007, Jamin was himself accused of death threats, insults, calumnies and defamations by a local treasure hunter and an international warrant of arrest was issued by Interpol. The accusations were proven false and Jamin was released with no charge against him”.

El Comandante (talk) 07:53, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

Misquoted (fixed)

Main Discoveries & Contributions

1. Correct. This document is a "Resolucion Viceminestrial", signed by the Peruvian Ministry of Culture. In this document, the Peruvian government validates the final report delivered by Jamin's team regarding the archaeological investigations realized in the following sites: Las Cuencas de Lacco, Chunchusmayo y Mameria en las Cuencas. As per my understanding, this final report includes all the discoveries recorded by the Ministry of Culture. I imagine that this report includes geographic coordinates and cannot be disclose until the area is protected from looters by the Peruvian government. For now, the "Resolucion Viceminestrial" is only available on Jamin's site which cannot constitute a reliable source as per Wikipedia's policies. As per the Peruvian transparency law, this information might be available diectly from the Ministry of Culture, but I am not sure what the process looks like, and if the document would be then hosted by the Ministry of Culture.

Death Threats

1. Correct. The source quote Jamin himself. This part has to be removed. Byron87 (talk) 05:37, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

Reliable informations

Please see this article from the Ministerio de la Cultura de Perú, so that you can understand the difference between what this article (and Jamin publications in general) claims, and what archaeological authorities say. El Comandante (talk) 07:53, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

I don't think it is fair to only talk about one side of the story besides when we have an agenda. I don't think it complies with Wikipedia's neutrality rules either. First of all, the article mentioned above is published on the website of the Peruvian Ministy of Culture but explains that the Regional Direction of Culture (Cusco) has denied the second phase of Jamin's project at Machu Picchu (excavations) and the reasons why (this is not the decision of the NATIONAL Ministry of Culture, which is still pending). Then, affirming that this source reflects some kind of ongoing polemics between Jamin and local archeological authorities is a short cut and a poor generalization in order to influence other wikipedians. The Mnistry of Culture autorized Jamin and his team to use ground penetrating radars and other technologies in Machu Picchu. Why the Regional Direction doesn't want to go any further now is another story and I don't think this is our role to judge such topic (plus this is an ongoing case).

As explained above and as per other sources (French), this case is still pending as no final decision from the Ministry of Culture has been made, and Jamin asked for the expertize of a third party.

The archaeological authorities indicated this article are also questionnable. For example and as explained in this article(Spanish) and in this one(Spanish) Fernando Astete, the Director of the archeological site of Machu Picchu, along with 28 other administratives, are investigated for their bad management of the site that has been endangered by such behaviors. Thanks to him, Machu Picchu might now joins the "List of World Heritage in Danger." A legal action led by the Peruvian authorities is ongoing.

In this declaration, they also talk about the structural risks for such excavations. However, Victor Pimentel, the famous Peruvian architect, specialized in the conservation of historical monuments, has a different opinion, please listen what he says in the second part of this investigation at 3.29min.

By the way, I think this source is very interesting because all parties were able to give their point of view, Jamin, the Regional Direction of Culture and the Direction of Machu Picchu. Byron87 (talk) 05:11, 02 April 2013 (UTC)

Review needed

Not reliable sources

The actidute of user Byron87 is quite disturbing. He wrote that I am a fake user, but I could write the same for him. He sent me a sarcastic message, and accused me of vandalism! I tried to modify the article posted by Byron87, that was unbalanced and incorrect, but after a few seconds the old article appeared again. Maybe is there a robot that does not allow any changes? Is this s the famous neutrality of wikipedia? the article posted by Byron87 is completely wrong and tries to show Mr. Jamin as a great discoverer.In the article there is written 23 times "he discovered", totally far from the reality. Again: where is the degree in archaeology? User FreeRangeFrogcroak asked: Do you have sources to back up your claims? Yes. in this article are explained the fringe theories of Mr. Jamin about "his dicovery" of the Pusharo petrogliphs, and about his false discovery of the Paititi. [[1]] In this articles is explained the decision of the peruvian minister of culture: [[2]] In the following books are described some explorations of Mr. Neuenshwander (he died in 2002) who was the official discoverer of about 30 sites in the Lacco Valley, the same sites that user Byron87 affirm to have benn discovered by Jamin. Carlos Neuenschwander Landa (autor de los libros "PANTIACOLLO", "PAITITI: En la Bruma de la Historia" {1983}, y "PAITITI: Hipótesis Final" {2000}) Arkeology (talk) 22:47, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

Vandalism and allegations

Let's get the facts straight. After trying to orient the content of this article to picture Jamin as a liar, I am now being targeted by the same user. First of all, I didn't send any sarcastic message. I tried to verify the profile of Arkeology and understand why he modified half of the article without providing any source and by simply posting what looks like pure allegations. You can check his Talk page here talk. This is the exact message I sent him: "Hi, I would be glad to let you add your contributions to this page on Wikipedia, but I am afraid they are totally biaised. I would be glad to discuss them point by point. A known individual is systematically trying to diminish his work and make false claims about his titles and discoveries. Such behaviors are extremely suspicious. Sincerely". Of course, I did not get any answer from Arkeology, so then I sent a second message which is the following: "Hello, I'll be glad to talk to you but surprinsingly you don't have any email address dear Arkeology (or should I call by another of your nicknames?). I'll be glad talking to you so you could vent everything you have in your heart, cause so much energy reflects a lot of frustration." I tried to open a dialog and this is what I got in return. There is obviously something personal here, and possibly a WP:COI. Arkeology disagree about Jamin's discoveries and has no evidence to support his theories. If we are talking about neutrality, such accusations are quite suspectful.

Now, let's look at the modifications made by Arkeology:

You can find them all here: [[3]]

1. He removed the whole Infobox while some information were accurate and other could be debate here.
2. He removed Jamin's title without any justification nor discussion.
3. He modified the paragraph about Jamin's early life which then didn't match with Jamin's resume that is available online.
4. He removed all discoveries from the article and claimed that Gregory Deyermenjian has previously explored the site and demonstrated that it is a natural formation. In the previous version of this article, it was not mentioned that Jamin discovered the Pyramids nor that he was the first to prove that their were natural formations. In addition, the expedition of Gregory Deyermenjian is mentionned on Wikipedia but there is no source to support this possibility. Finally, Deyermenjian is an explorer, not a scientist. Even though, he might have been right about the Pyramids, I don't see why it would diminish Jamin's work and what this information has to do there.
5. He claimed that Jamin's discoveries at Pusharo (he found new & undocumented petroglyphs and some of them could only be seen at certain moments of the day) were already mentioned by Carlos Neuenschwander Landa and Reiner Hostnig, two explorers. However, he did not publish any source to support his accusations. He said that the site has been discovered and studied previously. The article never mentioned that Pusharo was discovered by Jamin. Jamin has clearly demonstrated that the glyphs of Pusharo do not come from a "lost civilization from Amazonia", as pretended by Hostnig. At Pusharo, Jamin has discovered the face of an Inca emperor, a chakana (symbol of the Tawantinsuyu) and several geometrical signs (tocapus) which are typical of the Inca culture. People can disagree with Jamin's theories but I don't think Wikipedia is the right place for that.
6. All sources mentionning Jamin's discoveries were purposely removed.
7. The words fail/failure(s) were added 4 times.
8. He claimed that the research work Jamin did at Pusharo "was not supported by archeologists who are not part of his team". Of course, he did not provide any source, nor the name of the archaeologists.
9. He claimed that all the discoveries made by Jamin in the valley of Lacco were discovered "30 years ago by peruvian Carlos Neuenschwander Landa", but again he did not provide any source. As per my own research, Neuenschwander was only able to partially explore Hualla Mocco which is the only site he found in the Lacco Valley. This fact has never been denied by Jamin either.
10. He claimed that the part of the Qhapaq Nan, the Inca highway, discovered by Jamin in the Lacco Valley has been previously discovered by two explorers. Once again he did not provide any source. That said, the Qhapaq Nan is hundred of kilometers long so some other parts might have been discovered by other people.
11. About the story of the Machu Picchu, he claimed that "The final decision was totally negative due to lack of serious historical research". First of all no final decision has been made. The Regional authorities are the only ones to block the second phase of this project. The Peruvian Ministry of Culture (they gave their authorization for the survey Jamin and his team realized previously), has not made any decision yet. He then removed a reliable source showing that the motive behind such decision could be the possibility that the archaeologists of the Regional Direction of Culture are trying to stealh the discovery from Jamin and his team. I am all for transparency but I think that both sides of the story should be told.
12. All content about Jamin's NGO and his role as an activist has been removed, even though it contained some reliable sources, and of course without discussing the topic here.
13. Finally, he removed all Categories without any explanation.

Sorry, but as per Wikipedia's policies, and based on the allegations made in this "revision", the previous version of this article was restored. Once again, I have no problem with people who have different theories than Jamin but please document your claims and Wikipedia might not be the best place for your personal theories.

Only reliable sources the way they are defined by Wikipedia can be accepted (I learned that). In order to criticize Jamin, Arkeology mentionned a personal blog maintained by Ufologists. This is not serious. He also mentioned two books written by an explorer (not by a scientist), and without quoting him. It is always easy to put words in the mouth of someone, especially when they are dead.

Byron87 (talk) 06:34, 02 April 2013 (UTC)

The article is still incorrect

-Mr. Jamin is not archaeologist (he is not able to show a degree or master in archaeology) -He is not a specialist in inca archaeology (only a recognized archaeologist can be called "specialist") -Known for : history of the Incas and Amazon rainforset: incorrect because he did not publish book on the History of the Incas or books related to the Amazon rainforest. -"Jamin discovered several Inca artefacts in the same area of the Pyrimids": there is no proof that the artifacts that he "discovered" have an Inca origin. No stratigrafic work has been done in the area of the Pyramids of Pantiacolla/Paratoari. Regarding Pusharo gliphs: "His assumptions are that the ancient rock site could be an ancient roadmap leading to Paititi"[1]. (fringe teory) the link [[4]] seems to point out a hipotetical news but his assumption were not supported by independent and recognized archaeologist. -"In July 2006, Jamin returned to the area of the Pyramids of Pantiacolla. New archaeological evidence was found, confirming the existence of a permanent site neary"- No independent archaeologist supported this fringe theory of Mr. Jamin. The fact that he returned to Pusharo and "discovered" petrogliphs that can only be seen at night with a torch has not been confirmed by independent archaeologist. The link [[5]] is not peer reviewed archaeological publication. The fact that he "discovered" 3 geoglyphs "made by the Invas" has not been supported by independent archaeologist. Mr Jamin has been accused to have used the program photoshop to arrange or create some pictures. the link [[6]] is not supported by mainstream archaeologist. "When he returned to Mameria he realized the first scientific study of the site". Ok, but where is the study? Again the link [[7]] is just a video, there is not scientific study. Please provide the study that was published in a peer reviewd archaeological pubblication. The fact that he "discovered" sites in the Valley of Lacco is completely false. Because Peruvian Neuenschwander was exploring that Valley starting from 1960. The link [[8]] is not a peer reviewe archaeological pubblication but is a mexican newspaper with no specialization in Incan archaeology. Again all the sites listed: (fortress of Hualla Mocco (area Hualla), and the small cities of Torre Mocco and of Lucma Cancha (area Quinuay). He also discovered the small cities of Patan Marca and Llactapata (area Juy Huay), the ceremonial site of Puccro (area Mesapata). In the area of Ccorimayo, he discovered another city, also called Llactapata, and composed of about 150 buildings, a dozen streets, and two main squares) were discovered, studied by Peruvian Neunschwander and the result of his exploration are described in his books: "PANTIACOLLO", "PAITITI: En la Bruma de la Historia" {1983}, y "PAITITI: Hipótesis Final" (2000). Again the link [[9]] is a publication not specialized in archaeology or history. Again the link [[10]] is not related to Monte Puncu but to the Hualla Fortress that was discovered by Neuenschwander in 1958. Even the link N9 is not correct. and all the sites listed were studied by peruvian explorer Neuenschwander. The fact that in July 2011, "Jamin set up a new expedition to reach massive ruins signaled by indigenous people", is fantasy, marketing, but nothing related to a serious research. the link [[11]] is not a peer reviewed pubblication. The fact that "the team confirmed the existence of cavities and an important quantity of archaeological material" is not confirmed. the link: [[12]] is not a peer reviewed publication. "one of their assumptions is that the site could be a burial tomb" not confirmed. The article still require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.Arkeology (talk) 16:07, 26 March 2013 (UTC)Arkeology (talk) 16:12, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

Undocumented claims and specific requests

1. Arkeology accuses Jamin of not being an archaeologist. Suprisingly, he is titled as an archaeologist by many reliable sources. However, no reliable source question his degrees. His degrees can be found on his resume but since it is hosted by a website related to his work, this document is not considered as a reliable source by Wikipedia. Honestly, I don't see how Jamin or any other archeologists, biologists.... can have their credentials published in what is considered a reliable source by Wikipedia. Two questions, do we ask for the same type of evidence to all the other living archaeologists and anthropologists who have a presence in Wikipedia? Of course, the answer is No! If someone can find a reliable source stating that Jamin doesn't hold such credentials, then that would be debatable, but otherwise... Then, what is the definition of "archeologist"? Do you need to have any degree to become an archaeologist? Do you also need any degree to be considered as a biologist, a geologist, an astronomer, a physicist, a geographer...? The answet is No! I tried to look for the definition of Archeologists and none of the sources I have identify explains that a degree is a mandatory requirement to become an archaeologist. For example, here are some interesting articles [[13]], An archaeologist is a person who studies ancient peoples, societies, and cultures, which is specifically the case with Jamin.
2. For the term specialist, this is even less debatable. Jamin has written books, give presentations all the time, led countless expeditions...
3. If "history of the Incas and Amazon rainforset" doesn't work, I suggest "presence of the Incas and pre-Inca civilization in the Amazonian rainforest".
4. There is no evidence that they are not from the Incas either. Arkeology has the right to disagree but asking for the results of a stratigraphic survey is just ridiculous. The artifacts are now the property of the Peruvian authorities (the same authorities who are now criticizing him).
5. Regarding Pusharo, Arkeology considers that Jamin's assumptions about the geoglyphs reprensenting a sort of map drawn by the Inca is a "fringe theory". If it is a "fringe theory", maybe other archeologists would have demonstrated the contrary. Until then, anyone can agree or disagree with Jamin, but it doesn't give them the right to vent their frustration on Wikipedia. As per today, Jamin wrote the most complete study [[14]] of Pusharo (some parts are available [here]). As per this article (Pusharo) in Wikipedia, "Others believe that there is an Incan component that is now coming to light, and that the glyphs constitute parts of a map". This is not my role nor Arkeology's role to judge if a scientific theory is valid or not.
6. Arkeology claims that Jamin's work has not been endorsed by many other "independant" or "mainstream archaeologists". First of all, how many "independent" or "mainstream archaeologists" specialized in Paititi and the presence of the Inca in Amazonia are out there? How many have been onsite? How many studied Pusharo or the Lacco Valley? How do we define an "independant" or a "mainstream archaeologist"? Why that should be an issue? Please also note that no famous archaeologist has critized his work either. Again, we can agree to disagree but the neutrality of this article should prevail on our personal viewpoints.
7. In reference to the Geoglyphs of Pusharo, Arkeology accused Jamin "to have used the program photoshop to arrange or create some pictures". Obviously Arkeology has not read Jamin's book. I have the Book "l'Eldorado Inca" and there are a couple pictures between pages 110 & 111. One of them shows the famous geoglyphs. The legend explains that those three geoglyphs have been purposly darken on the pictures because the vegetation has covered the area and it is not easy to see them on the pictures. Nothing else. I'll be glad to scan the page if needed.
8. Arkeology claims that Jamin didn't discover any site of the Lacco Valley, that someone else did, but didn't provide any evidence or reliable source to support his claims. The Mexican newspaper is considered as a reliable source as per Wikipedia's policy. Arkeology accused the journalists to lie but doens't provide any other source. The book of Neunschwander doesn't contain any of these sites. For those who don't have the book, just find it on Google books and enter search queries with the name of the sites. Nothing! Just another big lie.

Many of the links that didn't comply strictly with Wikipedia's policy has been removed. I think the article is much more neutral now.

Byron87 (talk) 01:36, 02 April 2013 (UTC)

A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subjectArkeology (talk) 21:33, 30 March 2013 (UTC) It is clear that user Byron87 has close connection with the subject of the articleArkeology (talk) 21:34, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

If you cannot control the content of a page, try to silence the opposition. This is interesting. For some users the ends justify the means, I guess. Otherwise, the issue has been debated and documented in good faith and in great details on my Talk page. Other Wikipedians gave their point of view and there is no COI as per Wikipedia's guidelines. The tag has now been removed. If needed, I'll be glad to copy the discussion here. Byron87 (talk) 02:58, 02 April 2013 (UTC)

Notability, Review needed

A Notability tag has been placed on a previous version of this article. As per [the Notability rules on Wikipedia], this article seems to comply with the guidelines. Please review WP:GNG and WP:SIGCOV and the current version of the article. If notability has been established please feel free to remove the tag. If not, please discuss the topic here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Byron87 (talk • contribs) 02:52, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Digital Campaign against Jamin | Neutrality on Wikipedia

Months ago, after reading Jamin's books, I started looking for some additional information on the web. I quickly noticed that his work and his status were the target of a few brave anonymous users (not sure if they are more than one person). Today, I am suprised to see that the same ridiculous theories are debated here on Wikipedia. While I am still on a learning curve on Wikipedia and that I know that some of the changes made on this article were totally legit considering Wikipedia's policy, others tend to draw a very negative portrait without providing any solid and reliable sources. However, one can only see that they are deeply implicated in Jamin's research as they seem to be aware of informations that have not been published anywhere on the Internet. No only their accusations are not supported by any reliable source but they also ask for sources that are not available to anyone and that are not required for other archaeologists who have their page on Wikipedia. In addition, they use the current polemic about Machu Picchu to influence other Wikipedians, but they never shared the other side of the story. Finally, they deny Jamin's work, discoveries and assumptions. We all have the right to disagree, for sure, but Wikipedia is not a place to promote our own theories. If other archeologists have a different theory, then it is interesting to mention it along with a reliable source. For example, this is the kind of anonymous comments we can easily find on digital publications about Jamin's work:

1. About Rainer Hosting [Content in French but you can use Google Translator and search for keywords to find the comments]
2. About his discoveries [Obiwi (French)]
3. About Anonymous authors on Wikipedia.fr [Obiwi (French)]
4. About his degrees [Obiwi (French)]
5. About his degrees and the fact that there is systematically the same kind of negative comments on news/articles related to Jamin [Blog (French)]
6. About his degrees [Newspaper (Spanish)]
7. About Carlos Neuenschawander Landa [(Spanish)]
8. About Rainer Hosting [(Spanish)]
9. About Neuenschawander, Pusharo... [Forum (Spanish)]
10. ...

Same old song. I could go on for hours. No evidence, no source, but always the same accusations, including here on Wikipedia. Byron87 03 April 2013 (UTC)

Invalid source

In the current version of the article, it can be read :

«After visiting the site, Jamin, confirmed the existence of a door and on December 19th 2011, he submitted a research project with the objective to use ground‑penetrating radar technologies to determine if some cavities were located behind the door, which was agreed by the Peruvian Ministry of Culture^[7].»

The source quoted in the footnote number 7 does not say that Jamin or his Inkari Institute were agreed to make a research project in Machu Picchu. It only talks about the peruvian archaelogist Hilbert Sumire Bustincio, with no link with Jamin or the Inkari Institute.

And it's a scanned document published on Jamin's website granpaititi.com : it could had been altered from an original document.

So it has absolutely no value here.

El Comandante (talk) 16:35, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

This is correct. As per Wikipedia's policies, this is not considered as a reliable source, even though this is the kind of documents that are delivered by the Ministerio de Cultura and the fact that the peruvian archaelogist Hilbert Sumire Bustincio is Jamin's co-worker as it is stated on all their websites, or also [here] where other archaeologists who work with Jamin are also listed. Based on the discussions we had on this page, I think this is also an important information.

This one is much better and fully support this paragraph: [Peru.com Machu Picchu: Habrían descubierto posible tumba de Pachacútec y tesoro inca]

This article includes the following information: "Sin pérdida de tiempo, el Instituto Inkari del Cusco, del cual Thierry es presidente, arma un proyecto para realizar una resonancia electromagnética en el edificio que Crespy identificó en Machu Picchu, y lo presentan el 19 de diciembre de 2011 al Ministerio de Cultura. El 22 de marzo de 2012 este proyecto es aprobado."

I'll replace the source right away. Thanks!!

Byron87 (talk) 09:21, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

Alien Project

So what, Thierry Jamin fans?

Nothing to publish here about the scandalous Alien Project? It's been public since one year and a half, and still nothing here?

See this reaction and this summary.

El Comandante (talk) 13:22, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

I have just added a POV template to the article. The tone needs to be adjusted, some people might be thinking Mr. Jamin is doing legitimate research condoned by the scientific community, and that is obviously not the case. A lot of references can be borrowed from the article in French. --DonCamillo (talk) 08:58, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

Copying some of the French article here

"Archaeologists who have spoken on some of the investigations he has organized have issued very critical opinions: in 2013, the archaeological team of the IFEA - French Institute of Andean Studies - considered that its hypotheses of discovery were not on "no solid foundation", because of their "many inconsistencies" and their "serious shortcomings" "from a technical and methodological point of view" [15] ; Similarly, in 2013, David Ugarte Vega Centeno, director of INC Cusco, criticized him for wanting to uncover archaeological sites without the scientific rigor necessary to avoid degrading them and accused him of doing his research in the field. only purpose of "finding treasures" Búsqueda de supuesta tumba de Pachacútec" solo pretender huaquear "Machu Picchu [16] ", El Comercio , February 8, 2013. (source says ""This only reflects and confirms that his only interest is to find hidden treasures without having the minimum knowledge about the conservation of an important architectural structure," reads the note sent by the institution."

As far as the Alien project goes: On 28 June 2017, Professor Rodolfo Salas-Gismondi of the Paleontology Division of the American Museum of Natural History in New York denounced the scientific imposture of the so-called "extraterrestrial Nasca mummy"[17][18]. He also appears in the report of the French magazine 66 minutes broadcast on the channel M6 on January 28, 2018; he asserts that these mummies are probably an assemblage of remains of skeletons of animals and that no evidence has been adduced to support the hypothesis that it would be a skeleton of an unknown species of origin alien[19].

The July 8, 2017, a group of twelve Peruvian and international experts (bio-anthropologists, specialists in the study and conservation of human remains including mummies) issued a communiqué through the World Congress on Mummy Studies denouncing the fraud of "mummies extraterrestrials "[20]. It states that these productions are "undoubtedly pre-Columbian human remains ... manipulated and even mutilated to obtain an ad hoc appearancefor commercial exploitation. The press release finally denounces the authors of these productions and those who exploit them, describing these practices as "criminal mistreatment" that violates "profoundly human dignity", as well as "several national and international rules for the defense of cultural heritage".

On 13 July 2017, the American archaeologist Carl Feagans concludes a "hoax"[21] .

On 3 August 2017, anthropology professors John Hoopes and Jennifer Raff of the University of Kansas qualify this project pseudoscientific and denounce its lack of respect for indigenous peoples [22]. Doug Weller talk 13:42, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

Still nothing in the article about Jamin's "Alien Project"

What are you waiting for using the informations and sources we published on the french article? This article still lacks of neutrality and informations.

El Comandante (talk) 22:28, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Automatic translation done using Deepl.com. El Comandante (talk) 23:55, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

July 2024 article on mummies

I don't know if this site (a long-standing !sports! magazine with a Wikipedia site) is cite-worthy as it seems to buy into Thierry's claims uncritically; nevertheless, here is a recent article on the DNA analysis of the mummies: https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/world-news/2024/07/24/66a061ca22601d3d768b4575.html Kdammers (talk) 01:47, 27 July 2024 (UTC)