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Ancient Astronauts, Cosmic Collisions, and Other Popular Theories about Man's Past

by William H. Stiebing Jr.. 218 pgs.

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Contributors:

   William H. Stiebing Jr

Publisher:

   Prometheus Books

Place of Publication:

  Amherst, NY  

Publication Year:

  1984
Subjects:   Lost Continents, Civilization, Ancient--Extraterrestrial Influences, Civilization, Ancient--Miscellanea
Table of contents
Contents
Preface 1
I THE DELUGE 3
The Flood and the Origins of Geology 3
The Mesopotamian Flood Story and the Bible 9
Evidence for the Worldwide Deluge 17
The Quest for Noah's Ark 22
II ATLANTIS, THE SUNKEN CONTINENT 29
Plato's Story of Atlantis 29
Development of the Atlantis Theme 33
Did an Atlantic Continent Sink? 38
Atlantis and the Emption of Thera 41
Atlantis in the Context of Plato's Writings 51
Plato's Sources for the Atlantis Story 53
III COSMIC CATASTROPHISM 57
Worlds in Collision? 57
Scientists Confront Velikovksy 59
The Ancient Evidence for Catastrophes 62
Reconstructing Ancient Chronology 69
Archaeology and Velikovsky's Revised Chronology 75
IV THE SEARCH FOR ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS 81
Evidence of Extraterrestrial Visitors 81
Astronauts in the Bible and Other Ancient Texts? 85
The Piri Map and the Nazca Lines 91
Tunnels and Gold in Ecuador 96
The Palenque "Astronaut" and Other Portraits of Spacemen 98
Advanced Technology and Other "Mysteries" 101
V MYSTERIES OF THE PYRAMIDS 107
The Origins of Pyramidology 107
The Date and Purpose of the Great Pyramid 110
How Were the Pyramids Built? 116
Pyramids in Mesopotamia and the New World 121
Pyramid Power and Egyptian Mummies 125
VI EARLY VOYAGERS TO THE AMERICAS 131
Atlanteans, Lost Tribes, and the Mound Builders 131
Visitors from the Ancient Near East 138
Old World Megaliths, Inscriptions, and Coins 144
Voyagers from Southeast Asia? 153
Viking Explorations and Settlements 159
The Origin of New World Civilizations 164
VII POPULAR THEORIES AND THE "ESTABLISHMENT" 167
Common Features of Popular Theories 167
Why Are These Theories Popular? 171
The Communication Gap Between Scholars and the Public 172
Notes 177
Bibliography 195
Index 209
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