Voices of the Rocks: A scientist looks at catastrophes and ancient civilizations - Softcover

Schoch, Robert M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0722539851 ISBN 13: 9780722539859

Publisher: Thorsons, 2000

Synopsis

His discovery that the Sphinx is thousands of years older than previously thought leads eminent scientist, Robert Schoch to research the evidence for ancient civilisations destroyed by natural disasters. This book is the story of his search, his discoveries and his vison for the future.

Twenty million years ago a meteorite weighing 10 billion tons and moving at least 50,000 mph smashed into the Earth just below the North Pole. It vaporized on impact releasing energy equivalent to 100,000 megatons of TNT killing every living organism within thousands of miles. Before this the Arctic was covered with birch forest browsed by now extinct forms of rhinocerous and deer.
In Voices of the Rocks, Robert Schoch, a Yale scholar, geologist and palaeontologist tells a new story of the Earth written in the ancient rocks of this planet. He finds that, far from being a place of slowly shifting changes over centuries, evolution has been propelled by a series of natural disasters which have caused catastrophic shifts in continents and climates.
Driven by his astounding realignment of the age of the Sphinx he traces the evidence for the myths of Atlantis, Jericho, and other ‘lost’ civilisations and concludes that natural disasters are a part of the Earth’s regenerative cycle. In awe of the cosmic rhythms of the universe, Schoch warns against the complacent destruction of our environment which threatens our very survival as a species on this planet.

About this title

Review:

“At last a scholar breaks the ranks... .Schoch has provided us with a wonderful and extremely well written expose of a stunning theory that may yet rock the very foundation of the scientific and archaeological establishment... Deservedly a best-seller.”
Robert Bauval author of Orion Mystery

“Schoch puts his arguement in an engaging, intelligent, and articulate manner. A paradigm shift of monumental significance is now underway. I suspect that Voices of the Rocks is going to play a crucial part in it.”
Graham Hancock Heavens Mirror

From the Back Cover:

Twenty million years ago a meteorite weighing 10 billion tons and moving at over 50,000 miles per hour smashed into the earth close to the North Pole. It vaporised on impact, releasing energy equivalent to 100,000 megatons of TNT, killing every living organism for thousands of miles. Before this cataclysm the Arctic was covered with Birch forest and browsed by now extinct forms of rhinoceros and deer.

In 'Voices of the Rocks,' Dr Robert Schoch, a Yale scholar, geologist and palaeontologist, tells a new story of the evolution of the earth. Driven by his discovery in 1990 that the Sphinx is thousands of years older than previously thought, he traces the evidence for lost civilisations and the natural catastrophes which destroyed them. He shows that, far from being a planet of slowly shifting changes, the ecology of the Earth has been propelled by a series of cataclysmic natural disasters. Meteors, asteroids, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are just some of the destructive elements in our ecological history that threatens our planet today.

'Voices of the Rocks' is the story of Dr Schoch's search for the traces of lost civilisations, his fascinating discoveries, and the warnings we must heed if we wish to survive what ever catastrophes the future has in store for us.

"Schoch puts his arguments and his own original research into the problems of prehistory before the reader in and engaging, intelligent and articulate manner. A paradigm shift of monumental significance is now underway. I suspect that 'Voices of the Rocks' is going to play a crucial part in it."
GRAHAM HANCOCK, 'Fingerprints of the Gods' and 'Heaven's Mirror'

"Schoch's courage and honesty emerge on every page . . . it reads like a thriller."
COLIN WILSON

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorsons
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0722539851
• ISBN 13: 9780722539859
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272