Society News 2
Chronology & Catastrophism Review
Articles
Lifting ‘Bickerman’s veil’ by Steve Mitchell 4
In Search of Alter Egos by Trevor Palmer 12
Open Letter
The Dark Age Gap: An Open Letter to John Bimson, Peter James and David Rohl From Emmet Sweeney 16
Reviews
The Future of the Past: Archaeology in the 21st Century, and, Atlas of Ancient History
Reviewed by Paul Standring 19
The Atlantis Researches Reviewed by Phillip Clapham 20
Stonehenge: Neolithic Man and the Cosmos Reviewed by Phillip Clapham 22
Canaanites, Chronologies and Connections Reviewed by Laurence Dixon 24
Perilous Planet Earth: Catastrophes and Catastrophism Through the Ages,
Reviewed by Laurence Dixon 24
In Passing
A Review of Three Videos Reviewed by Laurence Dixon 27
Recent Developments In Near Eastern Archaeology by Bob Porter 28
Plait in Denial 33
Chronology & Catastrophism Workshop
Letters
From Eric Aitchison, Emmet Sweeney, Phillip Clapham, Jill Abery,
Walter Peters, Michael Reade, Peter Fairlie-Clarke, Michael Minton and Hyam Maccoby 34
Articles 40
Old Testament Tales IV: Moses as Magus ‘A’ by David Salkeld 39
Old Testament Tales V: Moses as Magus ‘B’ by David Salkeld 40
The Israel Stele and Yanoam by J. Eric Aitchison 41
The After-Effects of Newton’s Comet of 1680 AD by Laurence Dixon 43
Monitor 49
Bookshelf by Jill Abery 52
News from the Internet 53
Production team:
Jill Abery, David Davis, Val Pearce and Ian Tresman.
Editorial team:
Jill Abery, Eric Aitchison, Laurence Dixon, Brian Moore, Val Pearce, David Roth, Emmet Sweeney. (Also assisting the editorial proces during the preparation of this issue: Lewis M. Greenberg, Trevor Palmer and Michael Reade.
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