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tion one can equate the vehicle with the armoured tank which first made its appearance in World War I and decided the fate of the battle.Ghatotkaca alone BY DR. DILEEP KUMAR KANJILAL*

tion one can equate the vehicle with the armoured tank which first made its appearance in World War I and decided the fate of the battle.Ghatotkaca alone BY DR. DILEEP KUMAR KANJILAL* could have brought victory to the Pandavas had not Karna used the Ekaghni weapon against him.

could have brought victory to the Pandavas had not Karna used the Ekaghni weapon against him. Scientists and technologists bred in modern sciThe Vanaparvan-refers to two types of missiles; entific principles of research~are apt to debunk one ground-to-air and air-to-ground which emitted the idea of

BY MAURICE CHATELAIN* orbiting at the Delos latitude of 37° 23' with a space velocity of 1,328 kmph. Then, to keep that satellite stationary over Delos, one of our newest devices that was perfected only a short time ago a navigation and distance-measuring airborne radar with metallic reflectors inst

they knew all the parts. While our men of genius delve deeply into fundamental researches of great brilliance, such specialization inevitably means

delve deeply into fundamental researches of great brilliance, such specialization inevitably means

The stone sculptures called "Chac-Mool" by the archaeologists (nobody knows their real name) oriIn our studies of the earliest recorded express- ginated in the Mayan area of Yucatan, Mexico and ions of man, there is one realm of communication were later grotesquely copied by the Aztecs. The fiwhich

A mathematical constant is the square root of Drawing by the author.

Astronaut Society's 16th Anniversary World ConferDavid Fasold, a former merchant marine officer who ence to be held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Auhas turned explorer, will present a slide lecture on gust 25,26 and 27, 1989 at the Schaumburg Marriott his co-discovery of Noah's Ark at the Ancient

(USA) and Gene Phillips (USA). All lectures will be I was intrigued by the meshing stone gears sculp- presented in English. ted on a Mayan building at the archaeological site But the Conference won't be all work. After the of Chichen Itza in the Yucatan of Mexico, which are lectures on Friday, the S

discard our superstitious frame of mind that incluEXTRATERRESTRIAL STRATEGY AND ETHICS ded sky-gods and sky-chariots.The extraordinary evPAST AND PRESENT ents, which would today equate to UFO events, are ignored on the basis of being so rare, and therefore so bizarre, as not to merit discussion. - M

BY Dr. Franklin R. Ruehl* Because of scientific egoism then, or scientism, Does the Bible prove that the universe is literalthese agruments of plausibility are found unacceptable to the spokesmen for science. Thus, they are ly teeming with life, that life, indeed, is the comlabelled as "bizarre," so

extremely hard and difficult to carve. When Soviet factory workers tried to break a nephrite boulder with a steam hammer, the steel anvil was smashed to pieces. So it is still a riddle how early huntBetween the appearance of the Cro-Magnon man and ers and fishermen of Asia were able to cut nephrite

and according to the text, from the penis came the manna that fed the children of Israel in the desert. BY GEORGE T. SASSOON* There were also said to be several eyes inside the head, and from time to time these lit up in differIt is now 12 years since I attended my first Anent colors. cient Astronau

There were also said to be several eyes inside the head, and from time to time these lit up in differIt is now 12 years since I attended my first Anent colors. cient Astronaut Society World Conference and I can ___This__str1.1_e_k me_as_ver_y od4-_ind~e<;!, _n_ot _!:he sort of_ safely say that I hav

by Duckwort~ Co., London. Mr. Sassoon divides course, the 20th Century comes along with its ease his time between his estates in the Isle of Mull, of travel to any part of the globe. Archaeologists and anthropologists probe the depths of the sandy Scotland and in Wiltshire, England. His address wast

events in our history - the Crusades and the Ameri~ Th Sh R Q Tz P can Revolution, to name but two. Some years later, two young German brothers, JoThen to decrypt, substitute each letter for its pair. hannes and Peter Fiebag, drew our attention to the For BP V M Th we get Sh VP I A, which sounds lik

by Masons, and it established the basic principle ers and the body; the body was found when a of scientific research. Without the Royal Society, searcher grasped the acacia twig and uprooted it. Another interesting point is that the leader of our science and technology today would be nowhere near as

BY DR. FRANKLIN R. RUEHL* eluding those with the capability of developing submersible spacecraft, such as the one Jonah was taken aboard. But, whether from a moon or a planet from within or without our solar system, the evidence stronfly ar~ues that Jonah was within a spacecraft. *Dr. euhl is a Ph.D

eluding those with the capability of developing submersible spacecraft, such as the one Jonah was taken aboard. But, whether from a moon or a planet from within or without our solar system, the evidence stronfly ar~ues that Jonah was within a spacecraft. *Dr. euhl is a Ph.Din theoretical nuclear phy

entity that reportedly gulped down Jonah was a fish SOCIETY will be held at the Hotel Berlin in Berlin, West Germany in 1991, not 1990. Arrival date is or a whale. While popular mythology tells us that Thursday August ~199'r," followed by two full days the culprit was a whale, the scriptures simply

or ecological monitor, left here by space visitors. 3. A whole, but non-functioning artifact. For instance, a deserted space rover, or an exhausted The search for ancient "extraterrestrial c1rtisource of energy-- or an extraterrestrial statue. facts,,- (ETAs) is one of the most important and 4. A de

WRITE TO YOU.My wife and I thank you for a fulfilling,educational and well-organized 16th Anniversary World Conference of the Ancient Astronaut Society. This was our first and it has left a lasting and pleasing impression on us. The Conference has not only reinforced our own beliefs, but also has of

A very interesting archaeological find is being revealed by the University of Malta in collaboration with the University of Cambridge and the Maltese Antiquities Authority. Excavations are being carried out at a new site called Brochtorff Circle in Xagtua on Gozo, Malta's sister island. The Circle i

According to an article in the Chicago Tribune of October 30, 1989, archaeologists in Iraq have disEXCITING YUCATAN ADVENTURE PLANNED FOR SPRINGJ 1990 covered "the world's oldest statue." The four feet high stone is covered with a plaster molded into the Over thirty archaeological sites and five mus

Ake, Izamal, Chichen Itza and Yaxuna, plus a score On November 9,1989, the California Board of Educaof lesser important sites. Two caves, Bolonchen and tion approved new science guidelines which describe Loltun, are on the itinerary. Members may join the tour in Chicago or in Cancun. evolution as th

-World Conference in West Berlin, August, 1991. -Member Expedition to Turkey inunediately following the Conference.

von Daniken's theories and he answered that he considered many of them to be very convincing. Decades ago Prof. Oberth described the spaceships of tomorDr. Walter A. Frank of the University of Bonn, row:"they will be shaped like enormously big wheels West Germany, writes: "Did the Gods come from the

BY B. S. SUJENDRA PRAKASH* Modern man - 6 feet x 5 equals 30 feet South African Giant - 30 feet x 5 equals 150 feet Indian Giant - 150 feet x 5 equals 750 feet Unknown Giant - 750 feet x 5 equals 3750 feet Biblical Giant - 3750 feet x 5 equals?

Modern man - 6 feet x 5 equals 30 feet South African Giant - 30 feet x 5 equals 150 feet Indian Giant - 150 feet x 5 equals 750 feet Unknown Giant - 750 feet x 5 equals 3750 feet Biblical Giant - 3750 feet x 5 equals?

looking for. They lie to the east of Kuppagadde vil- By Dr. Franklin R. Ruehl* Was Samson, the legendary muscleman of the Old lage on the right side of a Basava (Bull) temple. It is spanned over an area of 22.7 feet (6.95m) east to Testament, an extraordinarily strong human or an west and 13.12 feet

one day meeting of the Ancient Astronaut Socifigure faces north, while almost all the important ety will be held at the Hotel Nova-Park in Zurich, deities in India always face east. All four hands of the figure are at the front. The Switzerland on Saturday, August 25, 1990. Arrival on August 24 and

The sculpture is called "Jademuni" by the local March 22 to April 4, 1990. For prices and details people because of its Jade (hair, or plait).It is a contact the Society Headquarters immediately. Muni (sage) as it is holding the rosary. However, (Continued from previous page) ans did see or knew abo