Forgotten Civilization

by Schoch, Robert M., Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9781594774973
• ISBN10: 1594774978
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-08-22
• Publisher: Inner Traditions

Summary

Building upon his revolutionary theory that the Sphinx dates back much further than 2500 BCE, geologist Robert Schoch reveals scientific evidence of advanced civilization predating ancient Egypt, Sumeria, and Greece, as well as the catastrophe that destroyed it nearly 12,000 years ago and what its legacy can teach us about our own future.

Author Biography

Robert M. Schoch, Ph.D., a tenured faculty member at Boston University, earned his doctorate in geology and geophysics at Yale University in 1983. His books include Pyramid Quest, Voyages of the Pyramid Builders, Voices of the Rocks, Stratigraphy, Environmental Science, and The Parapsychology Revolution.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
A Whirlwind Trip	p. 1
The Great Sphinx	p. 10
Göbekli Tepe and the Origins of Civilization	p. 38
Defining Civilization	p. 58
Te Pito Te Henua (The Navel of the World), Easter Island	p. 75
The End of the Last Ice Age	p. 87
Our Not-So-Eternal Sun	p. 104
Cosmoclimatology	p. 119
Galactic Superwaves and Interstellar Dust Clouds	p. 137
Ezekiel's Vision	p. 158
Glass Castles, Fire from the Sky, and the Spoils of the Gods	p. 173
The Carrington Event	p. 186
The 2012 Date of the Maya	p. 202
Ancient Wisdom, New Discoveries, and New Science	p. 219
Appendices
Was the Great Sphinx Surrounded by a Moat?	p. 260
Politics, Money, and Science	p. 271
A Note on the Naming and Dating of the End of the Last Ice Age	p. 282
Moving the Moai: Easter Island and Psychokinesis	p. 287
Did a Comet Hit Earth at the Beginning of the Younger Dryas, circa 10,900 BCE?	p. 296
Bibliography	p. 302
About the Author	p. 344
Index	p. 346
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