The Maya, Archaeology and 2012
Posted by davidjones on February 10, 2010 · 
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By JIM REED
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“All was mystery, dark, impenetrable mystery, and every circumstance increased it.” So wrote 19th century explorer John Lloyd Stephens after journeying through the rainforests of Mesoamerica in search of cities long shrouded under a dense canopy of vegetation. Today, some of the mystery has been dispelled. Their great cities, their architecture and their [...]
Was There a Civilisation X?: Evidence Indicates There Was
Posted by davidjones on May 3, 2009 · · Leave a Comment
By EDWARD F. MALKOWSKI
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Atlantis: everyone knows the name and almost everyone knows that the name refers to a mythical, sunken island continent in the Atlantic Ocean, according to a story told by the Greek philosopher Plato sometime during the 4th century BCE. Whether or not Atlantis existed has been a matter of conjecture for nearly [...]
What was the Sphinx?
Posted by davidjones on January 1, 2009 · · Leave a Comment
By ROBERT TEMPLE
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There has never been a satisfactory answer to what the Sphinx actually is or was. Anyone who goes to Giza can see for himself or herself that there is something ‘wrong’ with the Sphinx. It only takes an instant. The body is gigantic and the head is just a pimple. The Egyptians never [...]
Arkaim: Russia’s Ancient City & the Arctic Origin of Civilisation
Posted by davidjones on November 1, 2008 · · Leave a Comment
By VICTORIA LEPAGE
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Vast shadowy forces are moving in Central Asia – or rather in the greater region we call Eurasia – which may change the face of our global society and civilisation forever.
Even as the balance of geopolitical forces is shifting inexorably in favour of the Eurasian superpowers – principally Russia, China, the Central Asian [...]
The Mayan Calendar and 2012: Why Should We Care?
Posted by davidjones on January 9, 2008 · · Leave a Comment
By JOHN MAJOR JENKINS
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In my own process of studying the Maya and their traditions, I moved progressively into deeper water with time. Twenty-two years in, I can report back to newcomers that the implications of the Mayan calendar are staggering, its connection to other cosmologies around the globe is deep, and its most famous artifact, [...]
The Lost Lands of Mu and Lemuria: Was Australia Once Part of a Sunken Continent?
Posted by davidjones on July 1, 2007 · · Leave a Comment
By BRIAN HAUGHTON
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Lemuria and Mu are interchangeable names given to a lost land believed to have been located somewhere in either the southern Pacific or Indian Oceans. This ancient continent was apparently the home of an advanced and highly spiritual culture, perhaps the mother race of all mankind, but it sank beneath the waves [...]
Before the Fall: Evidence for a Golden Age
Posted by davidjones on March 1, 2006 · · Leave a Comment
By STEVE TAYLOR
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If you asked them what life was like in prehistoric times, most people would conjure up an image like the famous opening scenes of 2001: Space Odyssey – groups of hairy savages grunting and jumping around, foaming at the mouth with aggression as they bash each over the heads with sticks. We take [...]
Where Did Christianity Really Come From?
Posted by davidjones on December 1, 2005 · · Leave a Comment
By Robert Feather MIMMM., C.Eng.
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This article is a brief examination of the nature and historical roots of the Qumran community that lived and worked on the western shore of the Dead Sea around 150 BCE to 68 CE and the connections that may be discerned between it and the preaching of John the Baptist, [...]
Ancient Civilisations: Six Great Enigmas
Posted by davidjones on May 1, 2005 · · Leave a Comment
By WILL HART & ROBERT BERRINGER
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We stand today at an unprecedented turning point in human history. In recent years two versions of ancient history have formed. One, we shall call ‘alternative’ history, the other we shall refer to as ‘official’ history. The former ponders over a variety of anomalies and tries to make sense out [...]
