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Articles
In Defence of Higher Chronologies 4
Prof. Lynn E. Rose takes a critical look at the chronologies of Heinsohn, Peiser and Illig.
New Physics Supports Planetary Catastrophism 11
Wallace Thornhill argues for a new model of gravity.
Venus, Mars … and Saturn 16
Ev Cochrane reviews the role of Saturn in mythology and the Earth’s history.
Snapshots of The Gods? 20
Charles Raspil finds evidence of catastrophic phenomena in ancient art.
A Tale of Two Mountains: Ararat and Sinai 28
Damien F. Mackey investigates parallels between the Flood and Exodus stories.
Experiments With Time II: Synchronisms and Stratigraphies 34
The second part of Geoffrey Barnard’s historical reconstruction.
Recent Developments in Near Eastern Archaeology by R.M. Porter 36
Forum: Michael Reade and John Bimson on a further synchronism between Palestine and Egypt 38
Unorthodox evidence from Mexico 40
Monitor by Jill Abery 41
Bookshelf by Jill Abery 47
Reviews 45
Martian Metamorphoses: The Planet Mars in Ancient Myth and Religion by Ev Cochrane – reviewed by Jill Abery 48
Escape from Einstein by Ronald R. Hatch – reviewed by Alasdair Beal 50
The Gold of Exodus by Howard Blum – reviewed by David Roth 51
Society News 52
Letters:
Prof. Gunnar Heinsohn, Prof. Lynn E. Rose, Jill Abery, C. Leroy Ellenberger, Major A.J. James. 57
About C&C Review. How to join the SIS 60
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