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1921 ST. JOHNS AVE., HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS 60035 USA then maintain that they, of course, could fly in the sky and perform half the feats that the "gods" or

then maintain that they, of course, could fly in the sky and perform half the feats that the "gods" or "angels" were reputed to have performed, but that the legends themselves were only flights of fancy There is evidence to suggest that all this actualEventually our spaceships will reach the outer

series The Earth Chronicles will be available in May, 19~asanoriginal paperback from AVON BOOKS, It seems that life did not evolve steadily on this New York Entitled The Wars of Gods and Men, Book planet, but in a series of fits and starts At cerIII casts a new lig~on mysteriessuch ~the Bib- tain ti

and educational purposes 50th BIRTHDAY, APRIL 14, 1985

It was the Inca Garcilaso who first described the THE RIDDLE OF THE STONES magnificent stone structures of the Incas and coined the phrase that the stones were "so well fitted together that you could not slip the point of a knife between two of them "(5) Garcilaso attributes the Our knowledge of the

magnificent stone structures of the Incas and coined the phrase that the stones were "so well fitted together that you could not slip the point of a knife between two of them "(5) Garcilaso attributes the Our knowledge of the Incas comes from two main building of the Cuzco fortress of Sacsayhuaman t

(Continued from previous page) book, Realm of the Incas (9), von Hagen chastises the many writers, iricluaing "many archaeologists," who suggest that the "stone-work is attributed to some vague and shadowy anterior civilization called by them the 'Megalithic empire' "Von Hagen says

Due to the terrorist activities, the Society's Member Expedition to Turkey and Greece scheduled for the fall of 1985 has been cancelled, and we are making arrangements for the same time for an Expedition to the Soviet Union immediately followThis is Book III of Zecharia Sitchin's The Earth ing our 1

Navia, Dr Philip Ianna, Dr Harry O Ruppe, Dr Vladimir Avinsky, Dr Khalil Messiha, Dr Dileep ENRIQUE BURMEISTER, of Mexico died on May 20, Kanjilal, Dr. Friedrich Egger, Dr Hans Schindler 1985 at the age of 79 Mr Burmeister, the found- Bellamy, Dr Carlos M.- Bandeira, Dr Petr Bohac, er and Director G

By Zecharia Sitchin, published as an Avon original in paperback by Avon Books, New York

PLANETS BEYOND OUR SOLAR SYSTEM spacecraft applied to the search Several astronomical observatories have programs underway designed BY DR PHILIP A. IANNA* to find other planets The detection of "extraterrestrial intelligence" (ETI) may be in some wa__ys easier Centuries ago a few independent thinker

spacecraft applied to the search Several astronomical observatories have programs underway designed BY DR PHILIP A. IANNA* to find other planets The detection of "extraterrestrial intelligence" (ETI) may be in some wa__ys easier Centuries ago a few independent thinkers contemthan finding distant pla

to find other planets The detection of "extraterrestrial intelligence" (ETI) may be in some wa__ys easier Centuries ago a few independent thinkers contemthan finding distant planets If- we can just listen plated the heavens and saw that the myriad stars at the right time to the right direction in sp

How did man appear on our planet? When was civilization born? To those who think that answers to these questions can be found easily in textbooks on anthropology and history, I throw a tiny morsel of information which is gigantic in its implication It is this: the total load of bones, skulls and bon

The Ancient Astronaut Theory needs much scientific support and methodology to further a permanent discussion of its concepts So I greet the open letter of Dr Vladimir Rubtsov in Ancient Skies 11:4 and his approach --m=irle science and its standards should be kept intact, let us not forget that scien

The Ancient Astronaut Theory needs much scientific support and methodology to further a permanent discussion of its concepts So I greet the open letter of Dr Vladimir Rubtsov in Ancient Skies 11:4 and his approach --m=irle science and its standards should be kept intact, let us not forget that scien

ATMOSPHERIC CHANGES ON VENUS? ern measurements of the albedo (reflective power) of Venus for the reflection of solar radiation give BY DR. STUART W. GREENWOOD* a value of 1.82 times that of the Earth - in other

ern measurements of the albedo (reflective power) of Venus for the reflection of solar radiation give BY DR. STUART W. GREENWOOD* a value of 1.82 times that of the Earth - in other words, Venus has nearly twice the reflecting capaIn this note, we offer apparent evidence to supbility of Earth at sola

a value of 1.82 times that of the Earth - in other words, Venus has nearly twice the reflecting capaIn this note, we offer apparent evidence to supbility of Earth at solar radiation conditions. If port the hypothesis that the atmosphere of Venus Venus had an Earth-like atmosphere in earlier changed

the Sun over an interval of 263 days. It then moves round the back of the Sun in the region of Superior Conjunction and is invisible in the Sun's glare for a period of about 50 days. It may then be viewed

OF VENUS AS VIEWED FROM EARTH. (Mayan intervals are taken from the Dresden Codex.) (Continued on next page) dreaming of the galactic equivalents of transistor radios, Cadillacs, Coca Cola and trade gin, or maybe even worse. The best course of action would be TABLE I. DIVISION OF SYNODIC PERIOD OF VE

are taken from the Dresden Codex.) (Continued on next page) dreaming of the galactic equivalents of transistor radios, Cadillacs, Coca Cola and trade gin, or maybe even worse. The best course of action would be TABLE I. DIVISION OF SYNODIC PERIOD OF VENUS INTO INTERVALS (IN DAYS) OF VISIBILITY AND I

INTERVALS (IN DAYS) OF VISIBILITY AND INVISIBILITY for the extraterrestrials to place us in quarantine, while at the same time encouraging our development ACCORDING TO MAYAN by undercover means. Supposing we are genetically related to these beCODICES ings.then they would not be too different in appe

hear that a highly-placed scientist has suddenly changed his views overnight, I shall suspect that BY GEORGE T. SASSOON* he has been replaced by an alien clone! In recent years,it has become possible for career *Hr. Sassoon is an electronics engineer, a linguist scientists to talk openly about the p

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER, 1985 cipal Codices which survived the Spanish conquest of Mexico. It is known that the Catholic Bishop Diego

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER, 1985 cipal Codices which survived the Spanish conquest of Mexico. It is known that the Catholic Bishop Diego de Landa, who was one of the first Spaniards to arrive on the scene, ordered the destruction of hundreds of the Codices as being "things that belong

cipal Codices which survived the Spanish conquest of Mexico. It is known that the Catholic Bishop Diego de Landa, who was one of the first Spaniards to arrive on the scene, ordered the destruction of hundreds of the Codices as being "things that belong to the demon."(l). Thus, religious fanatacism d

Fig.5. Comparison of Computer with the Fig.6. Showing that the right visual field

Following my article in Ancient Skies 12:4 on the subject of Emile Fradin's museum acw'ozel, France, I received a number of letters requesting further information, so here it is. Glozel is a hamlet of a few houses, just off the D995 road which runs from Cusset, an eastern suburb of the spa town of V

MORE ON THE GREAT WALL OF OAKLAND In an earlier issue of Ancient Skies we reported on an apparently pre-historic stonewall in the hills behind Oakland, California which was then estimated to be 40 miles long. More recent research has discovered that the wall may be over 100 miles long and cover an a

While literary references are to be gleaned from the vast mass of Vedic and Classical Sanskrit literBY DR. DILEEP KUMAR KANJILAL"' ature, the text of the science on aeronautics has become available in an almost complete form firstly Since my college days the various descriptions of from the Dayanand

PERIODICALLY, SUGGESTIONS APPEAR IN ANCIENT SKIES that the ancient astronaut question could usefully be pursued by a concentrated effort on the part of scientists acting as a group.The earliest such proposal of which I am aware was .that of Erich von Daniken in Chariots of the Gods? when he advocate

that the ancient astronaut question could usefully be pursued by a concentrated effort on the part of scientists acting as a group.The earliest such proposal of which I am aware was .that of Erich von Daniken in Chariots of the Gods? when he advocated a concerted effort byscientists along the lines

So it is with the stone balls of Costa Rica. Mr. 1. Plans are underway for the next World ConferRay has asked the above questions of two groups of ence of the Ancient Astronaut Society to be held natives, the lowland and the mountain. As a result, in ~;ovi Vinodolski, Yugoslavia, a resort village he

As co the purpose, the natives do not agree. One By KENNETH C. MC Cl.:LLOCH group says the balls marked the cultural centers; The author of this privately published new book the larger the ball, the more important the village. has performed the herculean task of reading and The other states that the

group says the balls marked the cultural centers; The author of this privately published new book the larger the ball, the more important the village. has performed the herculean task of reading and The other states that the balls marked cemeteries. listing some 1,000 books, articles and periodiFor