When the Sky Fell: In Search of Atlantis - Hardcover

Flem-Ath, Rose; Flem-Ath, Rand

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0297816284 ISBN 13: 9780297816287

Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1995

Synopsis

Did Atlantis really exist? If so, where? The authors present a thesis that there was an ancient continent, that it housed a very sophisticated civilization, that its existence was known about and for various reasons suppressed, that myths from all over the world preserve a remarkably consistent description of what happened to it, and that the true story of lost Atlantis explains many key conundrums about life on this planet. Inspired by catastrophe theory (in particular the pattern and effects of earth-crust displacement), as well as ancient maps showing remarkably accurate delineation of land-masses, the corroborative content of myth from tribal American Indians to Plato - and further encouraged by the discovery that the Sphinx is much older than previously thought - the authors give every impression of having solved the mystery of Atlantis. Through a series of explanations of climatic changes, extinctions, migrations, standing stones and other ancient monuments, the authors pin-point where they believe Atlantis was.

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Review

“An excellent book that is not only beautifully researched but also extremely entertaining to read. The Flem-Aths’ theory on Atlantis will go down in the annals of this subject as one of the most convincing and imaginative. Well done for the first-class tour de force.” (Robert Bauval, author of Black Genesis and The Orion Mystery)

“Rand and Rose Flem–Ath’s Atlantis Beneath the Ice is a fascinating and compelling read. Piling tantalising amounts of ancient history, along with modern scientific theories, into the mix with the ancient idea of Atlantis, is sure to draw in the new reader–and the Atlantis know–it–alls will come away with a few surprises. The melding of myth, science and the endearing legend of Atlantis, proves to be one tasty brew for the mind and the soul.” (Chard Currie, New Dawn, September 2012)

From the Back Cover

ANCIENT MYSTERIES / NEW AGE "An excellent book that is not only beautifully researched but also extremely entertaining to read. The Flem-Aths' theory on Atlantis will go down in the annals of this subject as one of the most convincing and imaginative. Well done for the first-class tour de force." --Robert Bauval, author of Black Genesis and The Orion Mystery In this completely revised and expanded edition of When the Sky Fell, Rand and Rose Flem-Ath show that 12,000 years ago vast areas of Antarctica were free from ice and home to the kingdom of Atlantis, a proposition that also elegantly solves the mysteries of ice ages and mass extinctions, the simultaneous worldwide rise of agriculture, and the source of devastating prehistoric climate change. Expanding upon Charles Hapgood's theory of earth crust displacement, which was championed by Albert Einstein, they examine ancient yet highly accurate world maps, including the Piri Reis map of 1513, and show how the earth's crust shifted in 9600 BCE, dragging Atlantis into the polar zone where it now lies beneath miles of Antarctic ice. From the Cherokee, Haida, and Okanagan of North America to the earliest records of Egypt, Iran, Mexico, and Japan, they reveal that ancient myths of floods, lost island paradises, and visits from advanced godlike peoples from all corners of the globe all point to the same worldwide catastrophe that resulted in Atlantis's demise. The authors explain how the remaining Atlanteans, amid massive earthquakes and epic floods, evacuated and spread throughout the world, resulting in the birth of the first known civilizations. Including rare material from the archives of Charles Hapgood, Albert Einstein, and Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Flem-Aths explain how an earth crust displacement could happen again in the future, perhaps in correspondence with high solar activity. With new scientific, genetic, and linguistic evidence in support of Antarctica as the location of long-lost Atlantis, this updated edition convincingly shows that Atlantis was not swallowed by the sea but was entombed beneath miles of polar ice. RAND FLEM-ATH is a librarian and coauthor of The Atlantis Blueprint. He has appeared on the History Channel, the Discovery Channel, NBC, CBC, and the BBC as well as on numerous radio shows. ROSE FLEM-ATH is a novelist, nonfiction writer, and two-time winner of the prestigious Canada Arts Council Grant for fiction. The authors live on Vancouver Island in British Columbia.

Edition details

• Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0297816284
• ISBN 13: 9780297816287
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 184