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Challenges the scientific theories on the establishment of civilization and technology andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andbull; Contains 42 essays by 17 key thinkers in the fields of alternative science and history, including Christopher Dunn, Frank Joseph, Will Hart, Rand Flem-Ath, and Moira Timms andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andbull; Edited by andlt;Iandgt;Atlantis Risingandlt;/Iandgt; publisher, J. Douglas Kenyon andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;In andlt;Iandgt;Forbidden Historyandlt;/Iandgt; writer and editor J. Douglas Kenyon has chosen 42 essays that have appeared in the bimonthly journal andlt;Iandgt;Atlantis Risingandlt;/Iandgt; to provide readers with an overview of the core positions of key thinkers in the field of ancient mysteries and alternative history. The 17 contributors include among others, Rand Flem-Ath, Frank Joseph, Christopher Dunn, and Will Hart, all of whom challenge the scientific establishment to reexamine its underlying premises in understanding ancient civilizations and open up to the possibility of meaningful debate around alternative theories of humanity's true past. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Each of the essays builds upon the work of the other contributors. Kenyon has carefully crafted his vision and selected writings in six areas: Darwinism Under Fire, Earth Changes--Sudden or Gradual, Civilization's Greater Antiquity, Ancestors from Space, Ancient High Tech, and The Search for Lost Origins. He explores the most current ideas in the Atlantis debate, the origins of the Pyramids, and many other controversial themes. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;The book serves as an excellent introduction to hitherto suppressed and alternative accounts of history as contributors raise questions about the origins of civilization and humanity, catastrophism, and ancient technology. The collection also includes several articles that introduce, compare, contrast, and complement the theories of other notable authors in these fields, such as Zecharia Sitchin, Paul LaViolette, John Michell, and John Anthony West.
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"...a convincing argument for the existence of advanced technologies in prehistory."
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".andnbsp;. . a case in support of a much greater antiquity for civilization, a convincing argument for the existence of advanced technologies in prehistory, and the outline of a lost fountainhead of world culture."
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and#8220;. . .essays by such well-known investigators as Robert Schoch, Christopher Dunn or Rand Flem-Ath examine surprisingly sophisticated technology in Pharaonic Egypt, and reconsider possibilities for a global catastrophe that may have altered the course of civilization. . . . this superb new book. . . has much to offer anyone questioning the official party-line concerning mankindand#8217;s ancient past.and#8221;
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andquot;This is a great compilation. . . . the type of book that makes you question what you have been told and makes you want to discover more for yourself.andquot;
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andquot;These thoughtful, well-presented and impeccably researched essays form a foundation of history itself, presenting a totally different viepoint of who we are, where we come from, ans why we are here--not to mention where we may be heading.andquot;
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andquot;Read what researchers have to say about prehistoric technologies, evolution versus creation, earth changes, and even the case for extraterrestrial intervention. Look through the eyes of mystics, scientists, and researchers at the top of their fields and see what they have to say about some of the latest finds and discoveries. . .and#160;.andquot;
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andquot;andlt;Iandgt;Forbidden Historyandlt;/Iandgt; brings out why itand#8217;s so difficult to accept new ideas and how those with vested interests are firmly entrenched and filter out most everything that might threaten the accepted world view. This book slipped through the cracks.andquot;andnbsp;
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"The days of secrecy and suppression need to come to an end because challenging deeply entrenched and outdated scientific and religious worldviews are the hallmark of a civilized society evolving toward higher ideals and truth."
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"The book serves as an excellent introduction to hitherto suppressed and alternative accounts of history as contributors raise questions about the origins of civilization and humanity, catastrophism, and ancient technology."
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"This is an excellent compilation of the work of some of the key thinkers on some very highly charged issues, such as creationism and Darwinism."
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". . . a case in support of a much greater antiquity for civilization, a convincing argument for the existence of advanced technologies in prehistory, and the outline of a lost fountainhead of world culture." SirReadaLot.org, June 2005
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“. . .essays by such well-known investigators as Robert Schoch, Christopher Dunn or Rand Flem-Ath examine surprisingly sophisticated technology in Pharaonic Egypt, and reconsider possibilities for a global catastrophe that may have altered the course of civilization. . . . this superb new book. . . has much to offer anyone questioning the official party-line concerning mankinds ancient past.” < b=""> Frank Joseph <> , < i=""> Ancient American <> , Issue # 63
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"This is a great compilation. . . . the type of book that makes you question what you have been told and makes you want to discover more for yourself." < i=""> Ladyfogg <> , Oct 2005
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"These thoughtful, well-presented and impeccably researched essays form a foundation of history itself, presenting a totally different viepoint of who we are, where we come from, ans why we are here--not to mention where we may be heading." < i=""> Curled Up with a Good Book <> , Nov 2005
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"Read what researchers have to say about prehistoric technologies, evolution versus creation, earth changes, and even the case for extraterrestrial intervention. Look through the eyes of mystics, scientists, and researchers at the top of their fields and see what they have to say about some of the latest finds and discoveries. . . ." < b=""> Rahasya Poe <> , < i=""> Lotus Guide <> , Feb 2005
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"Forbidden History brings out why its so difficult to accept new ideas and how those with vested interests are firmly entrenched and filter out most everything that might threaten the accepted world view. This book slipped through the cracks." < b=""> Rahasya Poe <> , < i=""> Lotus Guide <> , Feb 2007
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"The days of secrecy and suppression need to come to an end because challenging deeply entrenched and outdated scientific and religious worldviews are the hallmark of a civilized society evolving toward higher ideals and truth." < b=""> Rahasya Poe <> , < i=""> Lotus Guide <> magazine, Issue No. 29, Jan/Feb 2009
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"The book serves as an excellent introduction to hitherto suppressed and alternative accounts of history as contributors raise questions about the origins of civilization and humanity, catastrophism, and ancient technology." TheCrit.com, Jan 2008
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"This is an excellent compilation of the work of some of the key thinkers on some very highly charged issues, such as creationism and Darwinism." < b=""> Rahasya Poe <> , < i=""> Lotus Guide <> , May/June 08
Synopsis
Challenges the scientific theories on the establishment of civilization and technology.
Synopsis
J. Douglas Kenyon offers 42 essays from the archives of the journal Atlantis Rising, providing an overview of the fields of ancient mysteries and alternative history. An excellent introduction to alternative accounts of history including essays on Earth Changes, Civilization's Greater Antiquity, Darwinism Under Fire, Ancestors from Space, Ancient High Tech, and The Search for Lost Origins.
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ANCIENT MYSTERIES / NEW AGE
In Forbidden Historywriter and editor J. Douglas Kenyon has chosen forty-two essays from the bimonthly journal Atlantis Risingto provide readers with an overview of the positions of some of the key thinkers in today’s supercharged debate over ancient mysteries and alternative history. Contributors include, among others, Robert Schoch, Rand Flem-Ath, Moira Timms, Frank Joseph, Christopher Dunn, and Will Hart, all of whom have played leading roles in challenging the entrenched scientific establishment to reexamine its assumptions about our forgotten origins and to consider the possibility of meaningful debate--whatever the consequences to the existing paradigm.
Kenyon has carefully built a collection of material in support of the growing challenge to such outmoded ways of thinking as Darwinism and Creationism, with each contribution building upon the work of the other authors. In these pages the latest discoveries and ideas regarding such perennially controversial topics as Atlantis, the pyramids, and extraterrestrial influence are explored, and many provocative questions are raised. What emerges is a thoughtful case in support of a much greater antiquity for civilization, a convincing argument for the existence of advanced technologies in prehistory, and the vast yet unmistakable outline of a lost fountainhead of world culture. These alternative arguments, once marginalized, are now gaining credibility and respect.
The collection also includes several articles that introduce, compare, contrast, and complement the theories of other notable authors in these fields, such as Zecharia Sitchin, Paul LaViolette, John Michell, Graham Hancock, and John Anthony West.
J. DOUGLAS KENYON is the editor and publisher of Atlantis Rising. He lives in Montana.
About the Author
J. Douglas Kenyon is the editor and publisher of andlt;Iandgt;Atlantis Risingandlt;/Iandgt;. He lives in Montana.
Table of Contents
Introduction andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Part ONE---The Old Models Donand#8217;t Work: Darwinism and Creationism under Fire andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;1--Darwinand#8217;s Demise: On the Futile Search for Missing Links andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;Will Hartandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;2--Evolution vs. Creation: Is the Debate for Real? andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;David Lewisandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;3--Exposing a Scientific Cover-Up: andlt;Iandgt;Forbidden Archeologyandlt;/Iandgt; Coauthor Michael Cremo Talks about the and#8220;Knowledge Filterand#8221; and Other Means for Cooking the Academic Books andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;J. Douglas Kenyonandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Part TWO---Making the Case for Catastrophism: Earth Changes, Sudden and Gradualandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;4--In Defense of Catastrophes: Pioneering Geologist Robert Schoch Challenges the Conventional Wisdom on Natural History andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;William P. Eiglesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;5--Cataclysm 9500 b.c.e.: Two New Works of Immense Scholarship Throw Orthodox Ice Age Theories into Question and, in the Process, Corroborate Plato and Many Other Ancient Sources andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;David Lewisandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;6--The Case for the Flood: Exposing the Scientific Myth of the Ice Age andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;Peter Brosandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;7--The Martyrdom of Immanuel Velikovsky: As Catastrophists Gain Ground, an Early Hero Gets Some Long Overdue Credit andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;John Kettlerandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;8--The Perils of Planetary Amnesia: As Evidence of Ancient Cataclysm Mounts, the Legacy of a Rejected Genius Is Reconsidered andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;Steve Parsonsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;9--Thunderbolts of the Gods: Does Growing Evidence of an Electric Universe Reveal Previously Hidden Meaning in Ancient Mythology? andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;Mel and Amy Achesonandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Part THREE---Exploring the Greater Antiquity of Civilizationandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;10--The Enigma of Indiaand#8217;s Origins: The Dating of New Discoveries in the Gulf of Cambay Upsets the Orthodox Scenario for the Dawn of Civilization andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;David Lewis andlt;BRandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;11--Pushing Back the Portals of Civilization: For John Anthony West, the Quest for Evidence of Advanced Prehistoric Civilization Is Bearing New Fruit andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;J. Douglas Kenyonandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;12--New Studies Confirm Very Old Sphinx: Orthodox Protests Notwithstanding, Evidence for the Schoch/West Thesis Is Growing andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;Robert M. Schoch, Ph.D.andlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;13--R. A. Schwaller de Lubiczand#8217;s Magnum Opus: The Keys to Understanding the Wisdom of the Ancients Have Been Preserved andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;Joseph Ray, Ph.D.andlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;14--Fingerprinting the Gods: A Bestselling Author Is Making a Convincing Case for a Great but Officially Forgotten Civilization andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;J. Douglas Kenyonandlt;BRandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;15--The Central American Mystery: What Could Explain the Failure of Mainstream Science to Unravel the Origins of Mesoamericaand#8217;s Advanced Ancient Cultures? andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;Will Hartandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;16--Destination Galactic Center: John Major Jenkins Thinks Todayand#8217;s World Has Much to Learn from the Ancient Maya andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;Moira Timmsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Part FOUR---Searching for the Fountainheadandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;17--Megalithic England: The Atlantean Dimensions, a Conversation with John Michell andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;J. Douglas Kenyonandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;18--Plato, the Truth: How Does the Credibility of the Best-Known Chronicler of Atlantis Stand Up? andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;Frank Josephandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;19--The Aegean Atlantis Deception: Was Platoand#8217;s Grand Tale Nothing More Than the Saga of an Insignificant Greek Island? andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;Frank Josephandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;20--Atlantology: Psychotic or Inspired? Media Stereotypes Aside, What Kind of Person Pursues Knowledge of a Forgotten Civilization? andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;Frank Josephandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;21--Atlantis in Antarctica: Forget About the North Atlantic and the Aegean, Says Author Rand Flem-Ath andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;J. Douglas Kenyonandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;22--Blueprint from Atlantis: Do Alignments of Ancient Monuments Have Something to Tell Us about the History of Earthand#8217;s Shifting Crust? andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;Rand Flem-Ath andlt;BRandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;23--Japanand#8217;s Underwater Ruins: Have Remains of Ancient Lemuria Been Found? andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;Frank Josephandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;24--West, Schoch, and Hancock Dive into Lemurian Waters andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;J. Douglas Kenyonandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;25--India 30,000 b.c.e.: Do the Roots of Indian Culture Lie Drowned beneath the Indian Ocean? andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;David Lewisandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Part FIVE---Ancient High Techandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;26--A Conversation with Peter Tompkins: Secrets of Forgotten Worlds andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;J. Douglas Kenyonandlt;BRandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;27--Ancient Agriculture, in Search of the Missing Links: Is the Inescapable Evidence of a Lost Fountainhead of Civilization to Be Found Growing in Our Fields? andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;Will Hartandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;28--Advanced Technology: How Advanced? What Does the Evidence Really Show? andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;Frank Josephandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;29--Archeology and the Law of Gravity: Orthodox Theory of Ancient Capability Tends to Cave In under Its Own Weight andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;Will Hartandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;30--An Engineer in Egypt: Did the Ancient Egyptians Possess Toolmaking Skills Comparable to Those of the Space Age? andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;Christopher Dunnandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;31--The Giza Power Plant, Technologies of Ancient Egypt: A New Book Challenges Conventional Wisdom on the Intended Purpose of the Great Pyramid andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;Christopher Dunnandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;32--Return to the Giza Power Plant: Technologist Chris Dunn Finds New Fuel for His Thesis andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;Christopher Dunnandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;33--Petrie on Trial: Have Arguments for Advanced Ancient Machining Made by the Great Nineteenth-Century Egyptologist Sir William Flinders Petrie Been Disproved? Christopher Dunn Takes On the Debunkers andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;Christopher Dunnandlt;BRandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;34--How Did the Pyramid Builders Spell Relief? Do We Really Know Why the Ancients Used Such Giant Stones in the Pyramidand#8217;s So-Called Relieving Chambers? andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;Christopher Dunnandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;35--Precision: Did the Ancients Have It? And If They Did, Should It Matter to Us? andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;Christopher Dunnandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;36--The Obelisk Quarry Mystery: Do Egyptologists Really Know How These Monuments Were Created? andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;Christopher Dunnandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;37--Behind the Pyramidand#8217;s Secret Doors: What Does Astonishing New Evidence Reveal about the Great Pyramidand#8217;s True Purpose? andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;Chistopher Dunnandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;38--The Case for Advanced Technology in the Great Pyramid: What Does the Evidence Really Show about the Advancement of Its Builders? andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;Marshall Paynandlt;BRandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;and#160; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Part SIX---New Models to Ponderandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;39--Visitors from Beyond: Our Civilization Is a Legacy from Space Travelers, Says Zecharia Sitchin, and His New Book Offers to Unveil New Secrets of Divine Encounters andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;J. Douglas Kenyonandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;40--Artifacts in Space: For Author Richard Hoagland, the Trail of Ancient ETs Is Getting Much Warmer andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;J. Douglas Kenyonandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;41--The Pulsar Mystery: Could the Enigmatic Phenomenon Be the Work of an Ancient ET Civilization? A New Scientific Study Makes the Astonishing Case andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;Len Kastenandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;42--The Physicist as Mystic andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; --andlt;Bandgt;David Lewisandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Recommended Reading: Selected andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160; Bibliography andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Contributors