News 2
Articles
Commemoration of the 2300BC Event 3
Moe Mandelkehr gathers evidence of memories of a catastrophe in 2300BC.
Did Artaxerxes III Despoil the Temple in Jerusalem? 15
Emmet J. Sweeney claims that the Persian Great King was an alter ego of Nebuchadrezzar
Velikovsky and the El-Amarna Period 22
Sjef van Asten combines ideas from Velikovsky, Heinsohn and the ‘Glasgow Chronology’ to place El Amarna in the 7th century BC.
Possible Repercussions of ‘The Bible Unearthed’ 28
Phillip Clapham explores the implications of Finkelstein and Silberman’s book.
Recent Developments in Near Eastern Archaeology by R.M. Porter 30
Forum
Jewish History 500-1099AD, The Gaonic Period in Israel/Palestine, Illig and Niemitz
Benny J. Peiser, Gunnar Heinsohn and Birgit Liesching debate the history of the Middle Ages.. 38
Electric Universe, Wal Thornhill. 38
Monitor By Jill Abery 44
Pot Pourri by Paul Standring 50
Bookshelf by Jill Abery 54
Reviews 54
Underworld: Flooded Kingdoms of the Ice Age by G. Hancock – reviewed by Phillip Clapham
The Bible Unearthed by Israel Finkelstein & N.A. Silberman – reviewed by Phillip Clapham
Arthur and Stonehenge by Emmet J. Sweeney and Arthur – the Dragon King by Howard Reid – reviewed by Jill Abery
Seahenge by Francis Pryor – reviewed by Phillip Clapham
– reviewed by Alasdair Beal
The Invisible College by Robert Lomas – reviewed by Phillip Clapham
Catastrophobia by Barbara Hand Clow – reviewed by Jill Abery
Society News 60
Letters:
Jill Abery, Tony Rees, Eric Aitchison, Felice Vinci, Michael Reade (2), Margaret Grant, Phillip Clapham
About C&C Review. How to join the SIS 68
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Cover: Searchlight display at Nazi Nuremberg Rally – see Irving Wolfe, pp. 20-25