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BY DR. STUART W. GREENWOOD'''" The ancient Maya recorded shorter periods of vs bility of Venus than we do today. In an earlier note ("Atmospheric Changes on Venus", Ancient Skies 12: 4) I suggested that these records are compatrore with the idea that Venus once possessed a more Earth-like atmosph

The coupling of the rotational motions of Venus about its axis with the rotational motion of the Earth around the Sun is very closely approximated, but is not exact. Over an extended period of time the departure from exact coupling would affect the Venus visibility periods,and this might explain the

south became north, and the Earth turned over." This story from ancient Egypt appears to be a wild myth, yet a few decades ago our scientists found out that the reversed polarity of lava flows indica A study of the history of science shows that the

used by the Egyptians for their astronomical calen dars, or numbers of feet or meters for monuments. BY MAURICE CHATELAIN* As a matter of fact, that number is an exact mul tiple in days of 360 and 365 for the Sun, 378 for The chronology of ancient Egyptians was just as Saturn, 584 for Venus, 702 f

terrible catastrophes on the surface of our planet, at the age of 85. Mr. Hope was the author of every 15 years or 7 conjunctions of Mars. Some of 6000 Years of Seafaring. them have been recorded in the Bible, especially between 747BC and 687BC, and we can understand why our ancestors were carefully

stem. But one day the majority of the population of the space colony decided to leave their planetary BY ERICH VON DANIKEN* system. They were searching for adventure in outer space.Maybe they were a religious community feeling As we all know, Jesus Christ was crucified in Je- the missionary urge to

cities are described. And still today many tribes (Continued from previous page) have proved the crucifixion of Jesus. Our ancestors, worship the teachers from heaven, such as the Hopi Indians in the USA with their Kachina dolls. As you some thousands and thousands of years ago, handed know,the Kach

Later, in this century, two British archaeologists discovered other unbroken sarcophagi with the sign

The Stone Age Megalithic temples of Malta are unique and world famous. They are the oldest build ings in the world still existing. The oldest of these Megalithic buildings is certainly the part known as the Hagar Qim complex, which is made up of three groups of ruins: the main building with seven

The Stone Age Megalithic temples of Malta are unique and world famous. They are the oldest build ings in the world still existing. The oldest of these Megalithic buildings is certainly the part known as the Hagar Qim complex, which is made up of three groups of ruins: the main building with seven c

BY DR. FRANKLIN R. RUEHL* While the biblical Methuselah is widely heralded as the man who survived longer than any other mor tal, 969 years, it is less well known that six oth er patriarchs of the Old Testament had longevities exceeding 900 years, including two of the most cel ebrated, Adam (930

CELTIC SECRETS, Edited by Donald L. Cyr, in large paperback,from Stonehenge Viewpoint, 2821 De La Vina Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 USA. LOST CITIES, by David Hatcher Childress.The first four in a series cover South America; Lemuria and the Pacific; China, Asia and India; and Africa and Arabia. A

The majority of readers have a good knowledge of the Earth-shaking explosion which occurred over the Central Siberian Plateau near the Stony Tungus

The majority of readers have a good knowledge of the Earth-shaking explosion which occurred over the Central Siberian Plateau near the Stony Tungus ka River in 1908 AD, but few are aware that a simi lar, even more devastating explosion occurred over

The majority of readers have a good knowledge of the Earth-shaking explosion which occurred over the Central Siberian Plateau near the Stony Tungus ka River in 1908 AD, but few are aware that a simi lar, even more devastating explosion occurred over the South Island of New Zealand in 1178 AD. THE

At 7:17AM on the morning of June 30, 1908, a cy lindrical object was observed by numerous eye wit nesses blazing westward across the cloudless skies of central Siberia. The object exploded at about 5 kilometers above ground level, 113 kilometers north of the small trade station Vanavara. The explo

Until recently the Tunguska Explosion was thought to be the only one of its kind on our planet, but in 1987 the author of this article came across what is now called the "Tapanui Crater", the name of which originates from the name of a small township in the vicinity of which the crater is located.

that if the Magnocraft explodes, it must create a unique pattern of destruction, which should be easi ly distinguishable from any other catastrophic land formations that could be found on Earth, such as volcano eruptions, erosion formations, meteorite im pacts, etc. After theoretically determining

quence, each of which caused a reflection of light, and shockwaves. When the explosions finished, a BY GENE M. PHILLIPS, Founder of the Society cloud of dust spread into the upper atmosphere gra dually obstructing the color of the moon. Note that This is the lOOth issue of Ancient Skies, which duri

their book, ::ntelli ence in the Universe, Roger A glimpse of another world may lie hidden among MacGowan and Frederick Oraway being land animals, tend to think in terms of land the myths of our earliest civilizations. A number

(Continued from previous page) the anthropologists regarding the nature of the credits responsibility for its preservation and re planets in our solar system and the coming to Earth cent resurrection to two French anthropologists,

which considers the significance of tne-liDiquitous number seven and provides a thought-provoking study of Earth's prehistory as being far different from what is presently accepted. Mr. Farra is an author The solution to the ancient astronaut mystery is hidden in the deeper meaning behind the mystic

of Earth's prehistory as being far different from what is presently accepted. Mr. Farra is an author The solution to the ancient astronaut mystery is hidden in the deeper meaning behind the mystical and world traveler. His address is 2 The Albany, Sunset Avenue,Woodford Green,Essex,ENGLAND IG8 OTJ.

owners show their antiques, paintings and rare items to professionals to find out the story, data and value of these items, I noticed a small bronze and gold "plaque" with a cross surrounded by a text on one side and all text on the other side. Nobody recognized the script. One expert on the program

for August 1991. The group will depart Chicago's O'Hare Airport on Monday, August 12, 1991 for a direct flight to Frankfurt, Germany. About one week will be spent in touring the Rhine River valley, staying at authentic castles and then visiting Bonn and Cologne. We will then fly to

NAUT SOCIETY will be held at the Hotel Berlin, in Berlin, Germany on August 23 and 24, 1991. Arrival day is Thursday, August 22 and departure day is Sunday, August 25. Those who take part in the Mem ber Expedition to Germany, discussed above, will have included the cost of the hotel and conference