News 2
Articles
Solomon and Sheba 4
Damien Mackey presents new evidence that Hatshepsut was the Queen of Sheba.
Habiru and Hebrew 15
Dick Atkinson reassesses this key New Chronology identification
Shamir 18
David Salkeld looks again at the idea of shamir as a radioactive substance.
Chronological Placements of the Dynasties of Manetho 24
Jesse E. Lasken argues that Manetho’s dynasties should be treated as largely concurrent, regional kingdoms, rather than a consecutive series.
Critique of David Rohl’s A Test of Time 31
In this abridged extract, Dale F. Murphie argues that Rohl’s explanation of Nile flooding is wrong and this undermines his key identifications
Exodus 34
Phillip Clapham looks at the background and asks ‘who were the people of the Exodus?’
A possible connection between the Aztec Sun Stone and western civilisations by Flavio Barbiero 22
Ice Caps, Continental Shift and the Break up of Pangaea by Melvin A. Cook 30
Recent Developments in Near Eastern Archaeology by R.M. Porter 36
Relativity Corner by A.N. Beal 37
Notes and Queries 39
Testing Juergens’ ‘electric sun’ theory
Monitor by Jill Abery 40
Bookshelf by Jill Abery 42
Reviews 43
Forbidden Archeology by M.A. Cremo & R.L. Thompson and The Hidden History of the Human Race (same authors) – reviewed by Trevor Palmer43
The Genesis of Israel and Egypt by Emmett Sweeney – reviewed by John Crowe46
The Holy Grail: Source of the Ancient Science and Spirituality of the Circling Cosmos by Lee Perry – reviewed by Jill Abery48
The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes (eds. I. and P. Opie) – Reviewed by J. Abery49
Pyramids of Tucume, The quest for Peru’s forgotten city (Heyerdahl, Sandweiss and Narvaez) – Reviewed by J. Abery49
Society News 51
Letters:
Jill Abery, Michael G. Reade (2), Emilio Spedicato, David Salkeld, Peter W. Glassborow, Phillip Clapham, John D. Weir, Eric H Cooley, Eric W Crew, J. Eric Aitchison, Daniel Spatz. 55
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