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BY DR. JOHN P. KENNY* A likely locale to search for ancient legends as they might pertain to the Ancient Astronaut Hypo thesis is Ireland, nestled as it is on the western periphery of Europe.Compared to most other European

BY DR. JOHN P. KENNY* A likely locale to search for ancient legends as they might pertain to the Ancient Astronaut Hypo thesis is Ireland, nestled as it is on the western periphery of Europe.Compared to most other European nations Ireland suffered little or no cultural eradication efforts on an int

A likely locale to search for ancient legends as they might pertain to the Ancient Astronaut Hypo thesis is Ireland, nestled as it is on the western periphery of Europe.Compared to most other European nations Ireland suffered little or no cultural eradication efforts on an intense scale before the

Apollo in the Greek pantheon and was associated with both Newgrange and Dun Aengus. I have been able to muster an argument that Dun Aengus (dun-fort) was an astronomical observatory and religious center dating from about 5500 years ago and not, as mentioned in tourist brochures, a fort built about 2

BY JAMES A. MILLER?'-" A most productive "translator/transcriber" of cun eiform writing was Prof. Harold V. Hilprecht of the University of Pennsylvania, but neither he nor any 2. The great sea-god, Manaan MacLir, son of the of his books are currently listed by the University.

A most productive "translator/transcriber" of cun eiform writing was Prof. Harold V. Hilprecht of the University of Pennsylvania, but neither he nor any 2. The great sea-god, Manaan MacLir, son of the of his books are currently listed by the University. most powerful god Lir (Shakespeare's Lear), h

It is commonly assumed that construction conven ience influences the angle adopted. With reference BY DR. STUART W. GREENWOOD* to Figure 1, the slope angle 0 is fixed once the height h and the half-base length L have been se In view of the considerable effort that has gone

NAZCAN GENETIC KNOWLEDGE BY MARIA and GURTH WALTON* In 1996 we joined the Ancient Astronaut Society Member Expedition to Peru. One of the interesting places we visited in Lima was the newly opened Na tional History Museum. Just before we left the Mus

BY MARIA and GURTH WALTON* In 1996 we joined the Ancient Astronaut Society Member Expedition to Peru. One of the interesting places we visited in Lima was the newly opened Na tional History Museum. Just before we left the Mus eum we spotted a strange reproduction on a wall. It had no explanatory p

In 1996 we joined the Ancient Astronaut Society Member Expedition to Peru. One of the interesting places we visited in Lima was the newly opened Na tional History Museum. Just before we left the Mus eum we spotted a strange reproduction on a wall. It had no explanatory plaque and there was no one

torso of each figure followed by that of the relevant skirt. In the left tube the combinations are: two grey on beige, two brown on beige, one beige on beige, three beige on brown and two grey on brown. According to Turi's Book of Lappland (Johan Turi, In the right tube the combinations are: three g

two grey on beige, two brown on beige, one beige on beige, three beige on brown and two grey on brown. According to Turi's Book of Lappland (Johan Turi, In the right tube the combinations are: three grey 1931) there were flesh"ana bTood, hairy semi-human on beige two brown on beige, three beige on b

edgy (ledgy=3km in the old Georgian unit of length) . POSIUM, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, Grand Rapids, Besides, before 1716 that information was repeat7d . Michigan. Info: MUFON 1997 Symposium, 3628 by the Georgian encyclopedist Sulkhan-Saba Orbe1an1 Aragon Drive, Lansing, MI 48906-3508. in his "Expl

BY DR. MAT EST M. AGREST* In many ancient texts a miracle device called the Shamir is mentioned. It was used in lapidary work to make seal engravings on very hard stones and for cutting large stones in quarries for use in build ing the Temples in Jerusalem where iron tools were forbidden to be used

and Aholiab, from the tribes of Judah and Dan to engrave the stones on the High Priest's breas t plate BY THOMAS H. ALFRED FUSS* (the Ephod):"And the stones shall be with the names Translated from the German by George T. Sassoon of the children of Israel,twelve,according to their

(the Ephod):"And the stones shall be with the names Translated from the German by George T. Sassoon of the children of Israel,twelve,according to their names, like the engravings of a signet ...." (Exodus In Jewish mythology there are memories of a "magic 28:2l).These men were just two of many who h

(Continued from previous page) sectator", "cutter-in''. Insects have cut-in bodies, hence the name. The description "worm" lis natural; worms make holes. As to how the Israelites acquired the shamir, they were after all in Egypt erecting

length to the larger piece is the same as that of BY HARTW IG HAUSDORF* the larger piece to the smaller piece. Translated from the German by George T. Sassoon Quite apart from such subtleties, these objects are obviously the product of an inexplicable and For many years researchers in the ancient as

able melting point of 2650 degrees C (4740 degrees F). This metal too is used for hardening steels and 1997. Twenty-two speakers will present a wide range of fascinating topics in our field, many slide or giving them corrosion properties, these being used video illustrated. The Conference will featu

WAS THE MEGALITHIC SOCIETY THE MOTHER CULTURE? standing in a circle. Nearby are dolmens and the impressive Silbury Hill, the largest man-made hi ll in Europe. Its construction is estimated to have taken about 20 years and must have involved several In the first months of 1997, the English archaethou

forming an integral part of the Mysteries of Isis and Osiris, which have to do with Sirius. And, in Ptolemaic times, the Mysteries of Isis and Osiris were reorganized by two people: one of them was Manetho, whose chronology was inspired by Sirius. The second was Timotheus, a Greek priest in the myst

J. Morris Jones confirmed the suggestion of Sir FOUNDER OF THE ANCIENT ASTRONAUT SOCIETY AT THE John Rhys that Celtic languages preserved Egyptian OPENING CEREMONIES OF THE SOCIETY'S 24TH ANNIVERSARY Hamitic syntax: "The pre-Aryan idioms which sti 11 WORLD CONFERENCE IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA. MS. SUZANNE

live in Welsh and Irish were derived from a language JACOBS HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY FOR 20 YEARS. allied to Egyptian and the Berber tongues." In SHE IS NOW A MEMBER OF THE FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRE1996, Dutch resear cher Wim Zitman made some extra- SENTATIVES FOR THE 88TH DISTRICT . ordinary d

care being given to maintain the monuments. A frequent contributor to the local newspapers about the condition of the temples and the sites, Mr. Ellul The articles in Ancient Skies 24:2 about the mir"Some weeks ago there was an article in a local acle device "shamir" by Dr. Matest M. Agrest and

of such a venture I knew there would be pioneering AS AN EDUCATIONAL TOPIC work, pedagogical tightrope walks and the confront• ation with various harrassments. To go beyond a merely superficial approach to the extraterrestrial

work, pedagogical tightrope walks and the confront• ation with various harrassments. To go beyond a merely superficial approach to the extraterrestrial question, I realized that the following requireI teach German language classes in a high school ments had to be met: (1) personal motivation

(Continued from previous page) almost thirty years . Their high cultural and educaAs for personal courage, which such a new undertional value to me is unquestionable. taking requires, I could rely on previous experiThe initial debate, which is an important introences with unconventional projects whi

The curricula of the individual federal states of MAY HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT Germany do not differ greatly from one another as SCHOLARS AND HISTORY BOOKS HAVE BEEN TEACHING US?" regards didactic questions , subject matters or con- Thus , the project started with 19 girls and boys t

regards didactic questions , subject matters or con- Thus , the project started with 19 girls and boys tents.The German curriculum of Northrhine-Westfalia sitting and staring flabbergastedly and confused (where I teach) is divided into three units accord- without a word for several minutes. ing to e

I asked the children to do research and to find out in what epics such events are mentioned at all . HYPOCRITICAL AND FULL OF LIES , BUT ALSO WITH EACH AND EVERY NEW ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY IT IS LED We started off from one of the archetype epics MORE AND MORE TOWARDS ITS OWN ABSURDITY! "When Prome

We started off from one of the archetype epics MORE AND MORE TOWARDS ITS OWN ABSURDITY! "When Prometheus stole the fire from the sky" (acI will continue my struggle at school so that cording to our textbook he rode to the skies in a fiery chariot) and the story of "Persephone's rape" , more and more

"When Prometheus stole the fire from the sky" (acI will continue my struggle at school so that cording to our textbook he rode to the skies in a fiery chariot) and the story of "Persephone's rape" , more and more open-minded students will wish and say : "Come search with us '." - in which Pluto obvi

(Continued from previous page) about is true." And Godfrey Harold Hardy, a noted archaeologists, anthropologists, engineers and scho- mathematician of both the 18th and 19th centuries, lars from every field. Some of these professionals is quoted as having said "A mathematician is someare themselves

BY JAMES A. MILLER>'< "One thing is certain: there is much that remains unexplained about the past of mankind on Earth which occurred tens of thousands of years ago. We members of the Ancient Astronaut Society will strive by both conventional and unconventional means to lift the veil of secrecy to t