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Peten-Itza, that it took the hordP. of conquering Spaniards all nay to <lestroy them! The route that Caddy and Walker took from Belize BY GENE M. PHILLIPS, Founder of the Society to Palenque took them first to Lake Peten-Itza in northern Guatemala. Once there, Caddy concluded

(Continued from previous page) the author suggested that the design on the slab Spurred on by this find,Ruz began to examine the represented a cross-section of a space capsule and walls of the enclosure and finally located a trian- that the "indian" was an astronaut seated on a padgle-shaped stone s

dripping through the ceiling and the stairs will .be slippery as ice. Then you simply scoot down on your rear, one step at a time. The first section of the stairway consists of 45 HAYA EXPLORER: JOHN LLOYD STEPHENS AND THE LOST steps down to a landing, which makes a 90° turn to CITIES OF CENTRAL AME

the right. The landing proceeds a few feet, and anW. Von Hagen. University of Oklahoma Press, other 90° turn to the right reveals 21 more steps, this time steeper. At the bottom is where Ruz ran into the "stone wall." A few feet beyond is where PALENQUE: THE WALKER-CADDY EXPEDITION TO THE ANCIENT he

he found the first skeletal remains. You then see MAYA CITY, 1839-1840, by David M. Pendergast. the stone triangular door, now permanently open. In Vniversity of Oklahoma Press. the wall on your left is the opening, now protected with iron bars. Your first view of the now-lighted THEY FOUND THE BURI

if you can survive the climb back to the top. On the way up you notice that there is a stone EL TEMPLO DE LAS INSCRIPCIONES PALENQUE, by Alberto "air-tube", fabricated from small, thin sheets of Ruz Lhuillier. Instituto Nacional de Antropologia stone, at the right of each step against the wall. e Hi

"air-tube", fabricated from small, thin sheets of Ruz Lhuillier. Instituto Nacional de Antropologia stone, at the right of each step against the wall. e Historia. Mexico City (Spanish). This forms a continuous ventilation shaft running from the tomb, up the steps and to the outer chamber of the temp

three small pyramids flanking the Great Pyramid, the small pyramid nearest the temple of Isis, was in fact dedicated to Henutsen, a wife of Khufu. Everything in

dedicated to Henutsen, a wife of Khufu. Everything in the inscription thus matches the known facts; but the Forgery as a means to fame and fortune is not un- only pyramid-building claim made by Khufu is that he coDDllon in coDD!lerce and the arts, in science and an- built the small pyramid for the p

The characteristics of the Maltese ruts raise obvious questions - how were they made? If not of natural origin, then who made them and why? The rather uniform gauge of the tracks and their

The characteristics of the Maltese ruts raise obvious questions - how were they made? If not of natural origin, then who made them and why? The rather uniform gauge of the tracks and their The State of Malta, situated in the center of other startling characteristics would seem to rule

(Continued from previous page) Qadi and Bugibba. The temple site of Ggantija is located on Gozo Island. Each site contains multiple temples, from two to four, all of which are above ground. There are :hree temples at Mnajdra, on the south coast. Tarxien, located near the to1-n of Paola, has four.

ABOVE, BELOW AND TO THE LEFT : THE "CART RUTS" OF MALTA SUNT - AN INTERPRETATION VIENNA WORLD CONFERENCE RESCHEDULED TO NOVEMBER 1982

THE "CART RUTS" OF MALTA SUNT - AN INTERPRETATION VIENNA WORLD CONFERENCE RESCHEDULED TO NOVEMBER 1982 In his new book, The Stairway to Heaven,Zecharia

SUNT - AN INTERPRETATION VIENNA WORLD CONFERENCE RESCHEDULED TO NOVEMBER 1982 In his new book, The Stairway to Heaven,Zecharia Sitchin deals with t~Journey tothe Atterlife of

VIENNA WORLD CONFERENCE RESCHEDULED TO NOVEMBER 1982 In his new book, The Stairway to Heaven,Zecharia Sitchin deals with t~Journey tothe Atterlife of King Pepi I. On page 66 he quotes from textual material that he interprets, logically, as indicating that "The king is not simply skyborne, he is orbi

quickly as they had arrived, rising into the heav"CARGO" CULTS:· PAST AND PRESENT ens in their craft with a tremendous roar and a rushing of fire and smoke. The natives watched the vehicle disappear into the blue, never again to be seen by them. The memory of the event became dim,

(Continued on next page) (Translated from the German by Yvonne Dunnenberger) (Continued from previous page) to attract the "gods" to bring them more goods. as if we came from heaven."

(Translated from the German by Yvonne Dunnenberger) (Continued from previous page) to attract the "gods" to bring them more goods. as if we came from heaven." The Venezuelan ethnologist, Mrs. L. Barcelo, has A mere hand-ful of Spanish conquistadors were

gate". This "calendar", though it undoubtedly depicts a "solar year" cannot, however, be made to fit into the solar year as we divide it up at present. After many futile attempts had been made, by Archaeology,as understood and practised hitherto, employing a "cinderella"-like chopping off of toes te

(Continued from previous page) perishable material. (One is really tempted to conand unmistakably shown in the sculpture. (The reaclude that all the figuring was done by extra-terson for the speeding up of the terrestrial rotation restrial culture bringers on computers, who took to 365 1/4 days cann

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ally stumble over it, half-buried in the ruins of the jungle growth of Akahim? _ BY E~RICO ~IERCURIO* and GENE M. PHILLIPS*>IBut, the laymen object, how could von Daniken have had the object made when we have proved absoAt a "brain-storm" session during one of the An- lutely by an independent: scien

THE CRYSTAL SKULL OF LUBAANTUN WITH LOWER JAWBONE IN PLACE THE CRYSTAL SKULL OF LUBAANTUN

THE CRYSTAL SKULL OF LUBAANTUN WITH LOWER JAWBONE REMOVED A team of international archaeologists headed

A team of international archaeologists headed by Dr. Joseph Benfer of the United States has determined that the site of Paloma in the central coastal zone of Peru is the oldest permanent village in North and South America. Paloma was discovered over ten years ago by the French archaeologist Dr. Fred

by Dr. Joseph Benfer of the United States has determined that the site of Paloma in the central coastal zone of Peru is the oldest permanent village in North and South America. Paloma was discovered over ten years ago by the French archaeologist Dr. Frederick A. Engel of Hunter University in conjunc

March, 1982 - Member Expedition to Lake Miramar, November, 1982 - World Conference - Vienna, Austria. November, 1982 - Member Expedition to Petra, Jordan, Jerusalem and Kenya, Africa. 1983 - Tenth Anniversary World Conference - Chicago. 1983 - Member Expedition to Peru, Bolivia, Chile

on his mother's side from Solon.the great law-giver of Greece. After Socrates' execution, under whom he studied, Plato journeyed to Egypt, Sicily and southern Italy acquiring wisdom. He returned to For countless generations the name Atlantis has

Two study trips have been arranged for members who wish to travel with Erich von Daniken to archaeological sites of interest in the ancient astronaut field. The first is a trip to Turkey from April 17 to 24, 1982, departing from Zurich,and the other is to Peru from September 15 to 29, 1982, departin

BY VLADIMIR V. RUBTSOV* Recently I returned from the SETI-Tallinn-81 Conference that was dealing with the problem of extraterrestrial intelligence.Participating in this very interesting meeting were about 150 Soviet and about 20 foreign scientists, including F. Drake, R. Dixon and D. Schwartzman, So

Recently I returned from the SETI-Tallinn-81 Conference that was dealing with the problem of extraterrestrial intelligence.Participating in this very interesting meeting were about 150 Soviet and about 20 foreign scientists, including F. Drake, R. Dixon and D. Schwartzman, Some of the topics concern

2. The present stage of the discussion of the The Eighth World Conference of the Ancient Astro- problem is being characterized by the sharp controversy between supporters and opponents of the Ancnaut Society will be held at the Hotel Hilton in ient Astronaut hypothesis. The essential defects of Vien

Easter Island is a mere dot in the South Pacific Ocean 2,000 miles due west of Santiago, Chile. Just SO square miles in area, this tiny, barren island contains one of the most baffling mysteries in the world - hundreds of immense stone statues which were carved from the volcanic rock. No one knows