Introduction Atlantis is the subject of a legend about an advanced island civilization that was destroyed or lost. Stories about Atlantis are first mentioned in Plato’s dialogues Timaeus and Critias, in which characters say it was destroyed by an earthquake or a tsunami about 9,000 years before the time in which Plato wrote. The story claims Atlantis was somewhere outside … [Read more...]
The Gate of the Sun Calendar from Ancient Tiwanacu
Tiwanaku Calendar and Sun Gate Explains how the ancient calendar of Tiwanaku divided the solar year into 20 parts and also combined a lunar calendar. Also explains the icons on the Gate of the Sun. Introduction - Age of Tiwanaku Posnansky calculated the age of Tiwanaku in the following manner, "it has been noted that when the observer stands at the center of the … [Read more...]
Atlantis and the Persian Empire
Atlantis was part of a mighty empire with a fleet of 1,200 ships and a vast army which it sent against Athens. Could these have sailed from a continent the size of Asia and Libya combined which existed in the Atlantic Ocean? They didn’t need to. Herodotus tells us the army of Xerxes and the Persian Empire tallied 1,200 ships and was routed by the Greeks with Athens at their … [Read more...]
TEOTIHUACAN – CITY of GOD or GODS?
Teotihuacan means "The City of the Gods" ( "Where Men Become Gods" in Nahuatl). The earliest buildings at Teotihuacan date to about 200 BC (Hugh Harleston Jr. date is 630 BC). At its peak around 500-600 A.D., Teotihuacan contained perhaps 200,000 people. It was a well planned city covering nearly eight square miles at its apex (although its "holy strip" was much more … [Read more...]
Ancient Timekeepers, Part 4: Calendars
Ancient Timekeepers, Part 4: Calendars All calendars began with people recording time by using natural cycles: days, lunar cycles (months), and solar cycles (years). Ancient peoples have attempted to organize these cycles into calendars to keep track of time and to be able to predict future events of importance to them, such as seasons (e.g. the annual Nile flood in ancient … [Read more...]