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DIAMONDS FOR THE GODS? BY BRENDA J. SULLIVAN* Modern geologists , gemologists and diamond merchants assure each other , and the public in general , that diamonds were first discovered in India about 1,000 years ago, and that the diamond mentioned in Exodus 39 : 11 ("and the second row an emerald, a

BY BRENDA J. SULLIVAN* Modern geologists , gemologists and diamond merchants assure each other , and the public in general , that diamonds were first discovered in India about 1,000 years ago, and that the diamond mentioned in Exodus 39 : 11 ("and the second row an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond

Modern geologists , gemologists and diamond merchants assure each other , and the public in general , that diamonds were first discovered in India about 1,000 years ago, and that the diamond mentioned in Exodus 39 : 11 ("and the second row an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond ... ") was only the ad

SOCIETY, JULY 27,28,29,1978-CHICAGO MARRIOTT HOTEL The Ancient Astronaut Society, founded in 1973, is a tax-exempt, not-for-profit corporation organized exclusively for scientific, literary and educational purposes. FIFTH WORLD CONFERENCE

The Ancient Astronaut Society, founded in 1973, is a tax-exempt, not-for-profit corporation organized exclusively for scientific, literary and educational purposes. FIFTH WORLD CONFERENCE

Reservations are now being accepted for the Fifth World Conference of the Ancient Astronaut Society to be held in Chicago, July 27,28,29, 1978. Site of the Conference is the new Chicago Marriott

and researcher in underwater archaeology. FRANZ GISIN (USA), amateur astronomer. The price to the public for the entire Conference is US$40 . 00. Members of the Society may purchase as many tickets as they wish at the special member price of US$25.00 for the three day affair. Daily admission fees wi

Candelabra of the Andes Photo by Robert Charroux

(Translated from the French by Doris L. Phillips) When we discover on our planet unusual ob jects, carvings, or writings which we are not able to date or decipher, we are invariably tempted to attribute them to unknown civilizations and some times even to extraterrestrial-s.

(Translated from the French by Doris L. Phillips) When we discover on our planet unusual ob jects, carvings, or writings which we are not able to date or decipher, we are invariably tempted to attribute them to unknown civilizations and some times even to extraterrestrial-s.

REPORT ON YUCATAN ADVENTURE We are pleased to announce that in addition to the speakers listed in the last issue of Ancient Skies, the following persons will present lectures our Fifth World Conference to be held at the new

We are pleased to announce that in addition to the speakers listed in the last issue of Ancient Skies, the following persons will present lectures our Fifth World Conference to be held at the new Marriott Hotel in Chicago, July 27, 28, 29, 1978:

Tabasco Museum. LaVenta contains the giant Olmec byterian minister and Campus Pastor at Montana State University in Bozeman, Rev. Jennings' heads and other stone works situated in a natural setting of trees, vines and insects. The Maya Ta first literary effort in our field was publi basco Museum d

and loose stones to reach a temple at the top, we realized that we had scaled a giant pyramid. Decay Le Livre Des Anciens Astronautes (The Book of - Astronauts), edited by Jacques Bergier and ing ruins and occasional stelae were eagerly examined. vfuile books on the ancient astronaut theory

a technological appraisar-0fe-HQPi DOLLY BONACCORSI di REBURDONE, ITALY - Hermes' Miraculous Golden Staff: proposal for a technical approach to an eva luation of a specific archaeological arti

Miraculous Golden Staff: proposal for a technical approach to an eva luation of a specific archaeological arti DR. MIRKO BUNC, YUGOSLAVIA - Human Conscious ness and Space Travel in tht and the

ness and Space Travel in tht and the F'Uture-;-an in -d_e_p.,..t'"""hstuay()T Great- Pyramid, its antiquity, its building and its relationship to a space civilization. ENRIQUE BURMEISTER, MEXICO That Does Not Fit In, a discussion or-the humanrace"as the -only species on Earth that

mate Challenge - A Reevaluation of Anc'ierit OCCUlt Knowledge,-centering on the Biblical .,.f,..l_o_o.,.d-and other contemporaneous events. DR. IRWIN GINSBURGH, USA - First Adam!, a fusion of space age scence-ana the Bib!Ical Book of Genesis - were Adam and Eve

Adam!, a fusion of space age scence-ana the Bib!Ical Book of Genesis - were Adam and Eve extraterrestrials? Was the Garden of Eden FRANZ GISIN, USA - Astronomy 4 Science and An

By EMIL T.. OLAKOWSKI* How the universe began and how long ago, are questions that cannot be answered by Man alone. Nor can Man determine his own origin or age. somewhere in the vastness of the outer reaches of space are omnipotent beings who have absolute know

How the universe began and how long ago, are questions that cannot be answered by Man alone. Nor can Man determine his own origin or age. somewhere in the vastness of the outer reaches of space are omnipotent beings who have absolute know ledge of the origin and age of both Man and the universe.

and the first reptiles were contemporates three hun dred million years ago! Of course, this runs con By JOHN MICHELL, Penguin Books, New York trary to the theory of man's evolution. Sub-titled, the story of astro-archaeology, the tionists claim that at that early age the first rep

structed from head to toe, and dubbed the "Nebraska Man. " Years later, further discoveries proved that MAYA CITIES -PLA C EMAKING AND U RBANIZATION, the tooth actually came from a peccary, a type of So, we bade goodby to the Nebraska Man,

the tooth actually came from a peccary, a type of So, we bade goodby to the Nebraska Man, and good riddance indeed, since he was purly the figment of the imagination of some "expert. "

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SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER) 1978 label "two-and-a-half." The church was to meet its first major chal

label "two-and-a-half." The church was to meet its first major chal lenge in the person of Nikolaus Copernicus, a Pol Organized religion with its institutions, Scrip ish scientist (and incidentally a churchman - a ca

If one considers this take no pleasure in saying that the church is usu to be the heart of truth and morality, and that it is ally a close-minded institution, but I am afraid a gift to the created order by a wise and all-loving that its track record is not good.

Arrangements are complete for the Society's Member expedition to Guatemala and Honduras departing froi:l Chicago on December 27, 1978, returning on January 8, 1979. Mayan sites to be explored include Tikal,

Arrangements are complete for the Society's Member expedition to Guatemala and Honduras departing froi:l Chicago on December 27, 1978, returning on January 8, 1979. Mayan sites to be explored include Tikal, Copan, Quirigua, Seibal, Sayaxche, Naranjo, Yaxja,

A group flight from Chicago is being arranged for the Sixth World Conference of the Ancient Astronaut Society to be held at the Hotel Sheraton, Munich, Germany, June 14,15,16, 1979. Members in the United States and Canada who wish to attend should contact the Society office as soon as possible.

Details of the member expedition to Egypt and Eng land for 1979 are still being arranged. anyone wishing to participate should make reserva Space is limited because of the capa city of the Nile River cruise ship. Several options

1921 ST. JOIWS AVE.J HIGHLAiW PARIC ILLirJOIS 60035 USA NOVEMBER-DECEf1BERJ 1978 REPORT TO MEMBERS - EL FUERTE* BY GENE M. PHILLIPS, Founder of the Society

NOVEMBER-DECEf1BERJ 1978 REPORT TO MEMBERS - EL FUERTE* BY GENE M. PHILLIPS, Founder of the Society For those who demand "hard" evidence of ancient technology, let them visit El Fuerte,

REPORT TO MEMBERS - EL FUERTE* BY GENE M. PHILLIPS, Founder of the Society For those who demand "hard" evidence of ancient technology, let them visit El Fuerte, in central Bolivia, South America.

BY GENE M. PHILLIPS, Founder of the Society For those who demand "hard" evidence of ancient technology, let them visit El Fuerte, in central Bolivia, South America. not find a buried spaceship, or a cache of ante diluvian hardware, but they will see with their

BY DOLLY BONACCORSI DI REBURDONE'<'

In the three decades ARTICLE: ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS - RELIGION'S THIRD erate, are in part submerged. that have been observing them, I remember that GREAT CHALLENGE (Ancient Skies 5:4) with the changes brought about by tide and storm the circles would be more or less covered by sand, I - By Dezso Nyirf

erate, are in part submerged. that have been observing them, I remember that GREAT CHALLENGE (Ancient Skies 5:4) with the changes brought about by tide and storm the circles would be more or less covered by sand, I - By Dezso Nyirfas, Szentgotthard Pb 45, H-9971, sometimes for as long as a year.