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A new expanded edition of the groundbreaking investigation into early high cultures and ancient solar outbursts
List of contents
Preface to the Revised and Expanded Edition
Preface to the First Edition
1 A Whirlwind Trip
2 The Great Sphinx
3 Göbekli Tepe and the Origins of Civilization
4 Defining Civilization
5 Te Pito Te Henua (The Navel of the World), Easter Island
6 The End of the Last Ice Age
7 Our Not-So-Eternal Sun
8 Cosmoclimatology
9 Galactic Superwaves and Interstellar Dust Clouds
10 Ezekiel’s Vision
11 Glass Castles, Fire from the Sky, and the Spoils of the Gods
12 The Carrington Event
13 The 2012 Date of the Maya
14 Ancient Wisdom, New Discoveries, and New Science
15 The Solar-Induced Dark Age (SIDA) and Other Matters Arising
APPENDICES
1 Was the Great Sphinx Surrounded by a Moat?
2 Politics, Money, and Science
3 A Note on the Naming and Dating of the End of the Last Ice Age
4 Moving the Moai: Easter Island and Psychokinesis
5 Did a Comet Hit Earth at the Beginning of the Younger Dryas, circa 10,900 BCE?
Bibliography
About the Authors
Index
About the author
Robert M. Schoch, Ph.D., a tenured faculty member at Boston University, earned his doctorate in geology and geophysics at Yale University in 1983. Known for his research on ancient civilizations, he is the author of numerous books, including
Origins of the Sphinx. Catherine Ulissey, a 20-year ballet and Broadway dance veteran, earned her B.A. from Emerson College in 2002. Married to Dr. Schoch in 2010, she enjoys contributing to his research while teaching her art, formerly for Harvard University’s dance program and more recently for Wellesley College.
Summary
A new expanded edition of the groundbreaking investigation into early high cultures and ancient solar outbursts
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"Schoch proposes, based on findings from several different scientific fields, that back around 9700 BCE what he described as an agitated Sun brought the last ice age to a sudden end. He believes that solar outbursts brought about powerful electrical/plasma discharges upon our planet, resulting in severe climate change that involved increased earthquakes, volcanic activity, massive floods, and high radiation levels.Schoch writes how this brought about a Solar-Induced Dark Age (SIDA) that set humanity back thousands of years, and he warns that such a solar outburst could happen again and could have a devastating impact upon our modern civilization. He reveals evidence that our sun is far more unstable than we previously realized."
