Unearth the Astonishing Secrets of a Flooded Post-Glacial Britain – Now Updated to Version 3.0 (2026)

Synopsys

Some twelve millennia ago, a significant chapter in Earth’s history unfolded as the glaciers of the last Ice Age gracefully retreated, unveiling the foundations of the Britain we recognise today.

For over a staggering 100,000 years, the Pleistocene Epoch held Britain captive beneath the colossal weight of two miles of ice, an immense force that compressed the land, driving it approximately 2000 feet below its original level. In the aftermath of this glacial epoch, the land gradually rebounded, shaping the contours of the present-day British landscape.

The conventional geological narrative attributes the melting of these glaciers to a warming trend in climatic conditions, resulting in a succession of ‘meltwater pulses.’ However, this explanation falls short of constructing a realistic model that accounts for the full discharge of meltwater, which is responsible not only for forming the North and Irish Seas but also for initiating significant sea-level rises that continue to shape our coastlines.

A perusal of any British Geological Society (BGS) map unveils a subterranean network of features, resembling canals and colossal waterways, concealed beneath the visible bedrock, sediments, and superficial deposits. These intricate formations represent remnants of Palaeochannels from the last ice age, offering a glimpse into the past when rivers surged at peak discharge.

These ‘Dry River Valleys,’ as they are commonly known, manifest on the surface and can be observed in the cliffs and valleys of the South Downs. The distinct concave profiles of these ancient rivers are marked by the remnants of superficial subsoil, comprised of sand, silt, and clay.

However, past geological interpretations have often misidentified these features, failing to recognise their riverine nature and the significance of associated river terraces formed during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). The misinterpretation is compounded by the puzzling proximity of sandy silt to contemporary topsoil and by the presence of silt and sand at elevations purportedly higher than those of earlier river terraces. Some geologists have attributed these deposits to ‘windblown Loess,’ suggesting that prevailing winds transported the materials into position rather than the action of past rivers.

This book embarks on a journey to unravel this geological mystery, drawing on existing scientific evidence from peer-reviewed publications and leveraging modern mathematical models. The aim is to provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of the Holocene landscape, empowering archaeologists with valuable insights to uncover fresh discoveries and attain a nuanced comprehension of our intricate history. (Post-Glacial Flooding Hypothesis)

Robert John Langdon (2023) – (Post-Glacial Flooding Hypothesis)

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Langdon’s journey was marked by meticulous mapping and years of research, culminating in a hypothesis that would reshape our understanding of prehistoric Britain. He proposed that much of the British Isles had once been submerged in the aftermath of the last ice age, with these ancient sites strategically positioned along the ancient shorelines. His groundbreaking maps offered a fresh perspective, suggesting that Avebury had functioned as a bustling trading hub for our ancient ancestors. This audacious theory challenged the prevailing notion that prehistoric societies were isolated and disconnected, instead highlighting their sophistication in trade and commerce.

In the realm of historical discovery, it is often the audacious thinkers, the mavericks who dare to question established narratives, who propel our understanding forward. Robert John Langdon is undeniably one of these thinkers. With a deep passion for history and an unyielding commitment to his research, he has unearthed a hidden chapter in the story of Avebury—one that transcends time and offers fresh insights into our shared human history.

As Langdon’s trilogy, ‘The Stonehenge Enigma,’ continues to explore these groundbreaking theories, it beckons us to embark on a journey of discovery, to challenge our assumptions, and to embrace the possibility that the past is far more complex and interconnected than we ever imagined. Avebury, with its ancient stones and enigmatic avenues, continues to whisper its secrets to those who dare to listen, inviting us to see history through a new lens—one illuminated by the audacious vision of Robert John Langdon.

(Post-Glacial Flooding Hypothesis)

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Other associated books are also available, such as 13 THINGS THAT DON’T MAKE SENSE IN HISTORY, and other ‘short’ budget-priced books can be found on our AUTHOR SITE. For active discussion on the findings of the TRILOGY and recent LiDAR investigations that are published on our WEBSITE, you can join our FACEBOOK GROUP.

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Unearth the Astonishing Secrets of the Megalithic Builders

Synopsys

“Dawn of the Lost Civilisation” is the second instalment in Robert John Langdon’s expansive trilogy, “Prehistoric Britain,” which reevaluates archaeological, anthropological, and mythological evidence to unveil the existence of an ancient civilisation that laid the foundation for contemporary humanity.

In the book, Langdon identified this civilisation as the ‘megalithic builders,’ responsible for constructing stone monuments like Stonehenge, Avebury, and Old Sarum much earlier than previously believed.

Scientific evidence, including carbon dating at these sites, indicated a construction timeline about five thousand years earlier than initially understood, challenging conventional historical timelines. “Dawn of the Lost Civilisation” delves into the anthropology of these megalithic builders, utilising modern DNA techniques to trace their origins back tens of thousands of years to the Caspian Sea region, situated at the border of Europe and Asia. Within this region, a groundbreaking invention occurred around thirty thousand years ago, changing the course of human evolution—the boat.

This newfound ability to navigate waterways revolutionised human progress, disrupting the slow and linear evolution that characterised the previous two million years. The narrative traces the journey of this group, armed with their newly acquired boats, from the Caspian Sea to the Dordogne region of France, after a pivotal moment in mankind’s history—the crossbreeding of two humanoid cousins, resulting in a ‘superior’ humanoid species with remarkable intelligence and power.

The Cro-Magnons, as this new species was named, not only mastered the art of sailing but also left behind extraordinary artefacts in the Lascaux Caves, including epic paintings, ivory sculptures, and musical instruments crafted from animal bones. At the end of the last ice age, some fifteen thousand years ago, the Cro-Magnons migrated north to ‘Doggerland,’ a newly exposed land mass under the North Sea. This land, often likened to Plato’s ‘Atlantis,’ became a utopian dream world, rich in life and beauty.
Unfortunately, this ancient civilisation met its demise when a tsunami struck, submerging the land and forever concealing its existence from the world. Yet its ancestors still live on and can be seen shaping our culture and society by individuals unknowing of their ancestral genetic heritage.

Robert John Langdon (2026) – Dawn of the Lost Civilisation

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Background

Langdon’s journey was marked by meticulous mapping and years of research, culminating in a hypothesis that would reshape our understanding of prehistoric Britain. He proposed that much of the British Isles had once been submerged in the aftermath of the last ice age, with these ancient sites strategically positioned along the ancient shorelines. His groundbreaking maps offered a fresh perspective, suggesting that Avebury had functioned as a bustling trading hub for our ancient ancestors. This audacious theory challenged the prevailing notion that prehistoric societies were isolated and disconnected, instead highlighting their sophistication in trade and commerce.

In the realm of historical discovery, it is often the audacious thinkers, the mavericks who dare to question established narratives, who propel our understanding forward. Robert John Langdon is undeniably one of these thinkers. With a deep passion for history and an unyielding commitment to his research, he has unearthed a hidden chapter in the story of Avebury—one that transcends the boundaries of time and offers fresh insights into our shared human history.

As Langdon’s trilogy, ‘The Stonehenge Enigma,’ continues to explore these groundbreaking theories, it beckons us to embark on a journey of discovery, to challenge our assumptions, and to embrace the possibility that the past is far more complex and interconnected than we ever imagined. Avebury, with its ancient stones and enigmatic avenues, continues to whisper its secrets to those who dare to listen, inviting us to see history through a new lens—one illuminated by the audacious vision of Robert John Langdon.

Extracts from the book: Dawn of the Lost Civilisation

Chapter 1 – The Ascent of Man

“Man is unique not because he does science, and he is unique not because he does art, but because science and art equally are expressions of his marvellous plasticity of mind.”  Dr Jacob Bronowski

The Homo Lineage

The genus Homo represents a group of closely related human species that emerged during the Pleistocene and developed across Africa, Europe, and Asia. The classification of these species is based primarily on fossil evidence, including skeletal structure, cranial capacity, and, where available, genetic data. Over the past century, this evidence has been used to construct a broad framework describing the development and dispersal of early human populations.

One of the earliest widely recognised members of this genus is Homo erectus, which appears in the fossil record approximately 1.9 million years ago. This species is associated with a significant increase in brain size compared to earlier hominins and is generally considered to be the first to expand beyond Africa into Eurasia. Fossil remains attributed to Homo erectus have been identified across East Africa, the Middle East, and parts of Asia, including well-known sites such as Dmanisi in Georgia and Zhoukoudian in China.

Following Homo erectus, a number of later populations have been identified, often grouped under the designation Homo heidelbergensis. These populations are typically dated between approximately 700,000 and 300,000 years before present and are regarded by many researchers as a transitional form. Fossil evidence from this group displays further increases in cranial capacity and variation in skeletal structure.

Sites attributed to Homo heidelbergensis have been found in Europe, including Boxgrove in England, as well as in Africa, although classification remains subject to ongoing debate due to overlapping characteristics with both earlier and later populations.

From these populations, two distinct evolutionary paths are generally identified. In Europe and western Asia, Homo heidelbergensis is thought to have given rise to Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis), while in Africa it is associated with the emergence of anatomically modern humans, Homo sapiens. Neanderthals appear in the fossil record from approximately 400,000 years ago and persist until around 40,000 years before present. They are characterised by a robust skeletal build, large cranial capacity often comparable to or exceeding that of modern humans, and physical adaptations suited to colder climates. Neanderthal remains are widely distributed across Europe and parts of western Asia, and are frequently associated with Middle Palaeolithic stone tool industries.

Anatomically modern humans, Homo sapiens, are generally dated to around 300,000 years ago, with early fossil evidence from sites such as Jebel Irhoud in Morocco and Omo Kibish in Ethiopia. These populations display a more gracile skeletal structure, reduced brow ridges, and a cranial form consistent with modern human morphology. From Africa, Homo sapiens expanded into Europe and Asia, with the earliest confirmed presence in Europe dating to approximately 45,000 years before present.

Within Europe, these early modern human populations are associated with Upper Palaeolithic cultures, characterised by a distinct set of material remains including advanced stone tool industries, worked bone and antler, and the production of art. Fossil remains from site s such as Cro-Magnon in France, Kostenki in Russia, and Paviland in Britain demonstrate the presence of these populations across a wide geographical range.

Despite this broad framework, the classification of the genus Homo is not fixed. Fossil evidence is incomplete, and the boundaries between species and sub-species are often defined by gradual variation rather than clear separation. As new discoveries are made, interpretations are revised, and previously distinct classifications are sometimes redefined or merged. The result is a system that provides a useful structure for organising evidence, but one that remains subject to change.

It is within this evolving framework that later European populations, commonly referred to as Cro-Magnon, are identified and interpreted.

Cro-Magnon Man

The term “Cro-Magnon” originates from the discovery of human skeletal remains in 1868 at the Cro-Magnon rock shelter in Les Eyzies, in the Dordogne region of south-west France. These remains were among the first identified as belonging to early modern humans in Europe and subsequently became the reference point for describing Upper Palaeolithic populations across the continent. Although the term has largely fallen out of formal scientific use, it remains widely recognised as a convenient label for early European Homo sapiens.

Cro-Magnon populations are generally dated to between approximately 45,000 and 10,000 years before present, corresponding to the Upper Palaeolithic period. This period marks a transition from the earlier Middle Palaeolithic, primarily associated with Neanderthal populations, to a phase in which the archaeological record displays a marked increase in consistency, structure, and geographic spread.

This transition is central.

For much of the preceding record, human activity is characterised by continuity and local variation. Tool forms persist over long periods, and production reflects individual execution rather than shared systems. In contrast, the Upper Palaeolithic record associated with Cro-Magnon populations displays a different pattern. Toolkits become standardised, methods are repeated across regions, and activity follows recognisable and consistent forms.

The population identified as Cro-Magnon is therefore not defined solely by skeletal remains, but by its association with this shift in the archaeological record.

Fossil remains attributed to these populations have been identified across a wide range of European sites. In addition to the original Cro-Magnon shelter, important discoveries have been made at locations such as Kostenki on the Don River in Russia, Sungir near Vladimir, Dolní Věstonice in the Czech Republic, and Paviland Cave in Wales. The Paviland burial, discovered in 1823 and dated to approximately 33,000 years before present, represents one of the earliest confirmed occurrences of anatomically modern humans in Britain.

skeletal evidence indicates that these individuals fall within the range of anatomically modern humans, while displaying consistent physical characteristics across multiple sites. These include a relatively robust skeletal structure, well-defined muscle attachment sites, and cranial capacities at the upper end of known human variation. Detailed analysis of these features is addressed in the following sections.

The material culture associated with Cro-Magnon populations is equally significant. Upper Palaeolithic industries, including the Aurignacian, Gravettian, and Magdalenian, demonstrate the production of long, standardised blades, specialised tools, and the increasing use of materials such as bone, antler, and ivory. These industries are not isolated developments but are distributed across wide geographical areas, displaying consistent forms and methods of manufacture.

This consistency extends beyond tools. Evidence of symbolic activity, including cave art and portable objects, appears across multiple regions, often displaying recurring techniques and motifs. Burial practices also follow recognisable patterns, with repeated use of ochre and the placement of objects alongside the deceased at sites such as Sungir and Paviland.

Taken together, these features describe a population that is not only widespread, but operating in a manner that produces repeatable and structured outcomes across the landscape.

Geographically, Cro-Magnon populations are distributed across much of Europe, from the Iberian Peninsula to eastern Europe and into parts of western Asia. In Britain, although the archaeological record is more limited, sites such as Paviland, Kent’s Cavern, and Creswell Crags confirm their presence during the Upper Palaeolithic, forming part of the wider European pattern.

Dating of these remains and associated material is primarily achieved through radiocarbon analysis. As with all prehistoric evidence, the record is incomplete, and interpretation depends on the quality and context of the material available.

Despite these limitations, the combined evidence provides a consistent picture. Cro-Magnon populations are not simply early modern humans occupying Europe, but are associated with a distinct phase in the archaeological record in which human activity becomes increasingly standardised, repeatable, and structured.

It is this association that makes them central to the discussion that follows.

The Loss of the Cro-Magnon Classification

The term “Cro-Magnon” was widely used throughout the late nineteenth and much of the twentieth century to describe early modern human populations in Europe. Derived from the original discoveries at Les Eyzies in France, it provided a practical label for skeletal remains associated with Upper Palaeolithic material culture and served to distinguish these populations from both Neanderthals and later historic groups.

In modern anthropological practice, Cro-Magnon is no longer treated as a formal classification. Instead, the populations to which it refers are incorporated into the broader category of Homo sapiens, reflecting a shift toward a unified model of human variation. This change has been driven in part by developments in genetic research, which emphasise shared ancestry and continuity across human populations, and in part by the limitations of the fossil record, where boundaries between groups are often gradual rather than clearly defined.

The result is a simplification of classification.

Where earlier frameworks used specific labels to describe regional populations associated with particular physical characteristics and archaeological contexts, modern approaches tend to consolidate these distinctions into a single species designation. In doing so, variation is retained within the data, but is no longer emphasised through formal categorisation.

This has implications for how the evidence is interpreted.

The populations historically described as Cro-Magnon remain present within the archaeological and fossil record. Their associated characteristics—physical traits, material culture, and patterns of activity—have not been removed. What has changed is the framework through which those characteristics are described. Instead of being identified as features of a specific population, they are now treated as part of a broader range of variation within Homo sapiens.

Where distinctions are not formally recognised, the analytical focus shifts away from identifying specific population-level patterns and toward describing general trends. While this approach provides consistency, it can also obscure the relationship between particular populations and the patterns with which they are associated.

In the context of the Upper Palaeolithic, this is significant.

As outlined in the previous section, this period is characterised by a shift toward standardised, repeatable, and structured forms of activity across wide geographical areas. The population historically associated with this transition has been absorbed into a broader classification, but the pattern itself remains visible within the archaeological record.

Whether the label “Cro-Magnon” is retained or discarded does not alter the underlying data. However, the removal of the classification reduces the emphasis placed on the population associated with that data, and in doing so, weakens the connection between observed patterns and the groups through which they are expressed.

The question that follows is not whether Cro-Magnon represents a separate species, but whether the current model, in consolidating these populations into a single category, fully accounts for the variation and patterns that remain observable within the record.

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13 Things that don’t make sense in Ancient History

Introduction

The recently published book, “13 Things That Don’t Make Sense in Ancient History,” authored by Robert John Langdon, sheds light on various historical anomalies that have largely been accepted without question by both the general public and academics in universities. The book challenges these accepted narratives and encourages readers to reevaluate our understanding of the past.

1. Ten thousand year old boats found on Britain’s hillsides – 7,000 years before they were invented.

A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history. – Mahatma Gandhi

Synopsis

Careful examination reveals that these monuments are shaped like a boat with an open back end for a chamber which is similar to the helm of prehistoric and even boats of today where the crew would normally sleep.

If these monuments called ‘Long Barrows’ were located anywhere else such as Egypt, Greece or Asia Minor, then archaeologists would happily identify them as a representation of a sailing ship – but these ‘ships’ were built thousands of years before the current experts believe British boats were constructed.Recently, archaeologists in Asia Minor have realised that the world suffered massive flooding after the last Ice Age, so much so that areas like the Caspian and Black Seas doubled their volumes due to this ‘post-glacial flooding’ and this effect must have had similar results in Britain, which was considerably closer to the ice sheet. British Geology Maps show in the recent superficial soils that there was once major flooding that affected 90% of the mainland rising groundwater levels and swelling rivers.

This discovery has opened the distinct possibility that the ‘megalithic builders’ of Northern Europe were a single maritime civilisation that used boats to transport stone to build such monuments as Stonehenge, Avebury, Carnac and even Gobekli Tepe as the post-glacial flooding after the ice age affected not only Europe but even as far away as Asia Minor thus allowing people to travel throughout these extended continents via inland waterways.Archaeological findings in Britain also suggest that an archaic maritime civilisation did, in fact, exist in Northern Europe directly after the ice age.

As we have found prehistoric pictures on the walls of Stone in ‘the ancient trial’ of Ostflod in Norway showing double hull reed boats, wooden ‘mortice and tenon’ joints dated at 6250BC under the sea at Boulder Cliff in the Isle of Wight and most recently the discovery of the oldest boatyard in the world in South Wales, which launched not just boats but ‘catamarans’ possibly dating back to the end of the Ice Age some 10,000 years ago.The fact that these catamarans have now been found in Britain replicating the drawings in Norway clearly shows that an ancient maritime civilisation with advanced boat technology must have existed once upon a time.

2. Gigantic Canals – that are technically superior to even Victorian engineering.

A scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it. – Max Planck

Synopsis

A ‘Dyke’ is a word used to represent either a wall or protective mound to keep out or channel water, so why do we have such large dykes such as ‘Offa’s Dyke’ on the England/Wales border and ‘Wansdyke’ in Wiltshire on top of hill’s miles away from any form of water?

It has always been believed that some of these dykes (canals) were originally built as Medieval defensive walls, but that is far from the truth. The current dating for these monuments have been obtained by artifacts found at the bottom of their ditches, and although there are mainly artefacts of Roman origin, some stone and flint tools have also been located in or near the structures, yet archaeologists are loaved to date them as prehistoric, although we have seen similar ditches contained within monuments such as Avebury, which were undertaken thousands of years before the Romans.

This type of historical confusion can be found at two of our biggest dykes in Britain. Offa’s Dyke which is over 81 miles long and named after King Offa (730 – 796) who was supposed to have built it to defend Britain against the Welsh tribes. Sadly, for traditional archaeologists, recent investigations have shown that it was used much earlier as Roman artefacts were found at the base of one of the ditches. The other is Wansdyke in Wiltshire; this dyke is over 21 miles long; it can be in places up to 65 feet wide and 8 feet deep, but it is built in a straight line with a bank to one side, which is also believed to be a defensive structure – even though attackers could walk around the edge of the ditch without obstruction.

Newly discovered ‘Post Glacial Flooding’ shown on the British Geological Maps and investigated in recent books had indicated that these dykes were constructed in a time when superficial deposits were formed by the flooding after the last ice age when man had returned to Britain less than 10,000 years ago. The Kennet and Avon Canal is a waterway in southern England with an overall length of 87 miles (140 km), made up of two lengths of navigable river linked by a canal. The name is commonly used to refer to the entire length of the navigation rather than solely to the central canal section. From Bristol to Bath, the waterway follows the natural course of the River Avon before the canal links it to the River Kennet at Newbury, and from there to Reading on the River Thames. Quite remarkably Wansdyke was constructed just 3 km north of the Kennet and Avon canal and the new prehistoric waterway maps of Britain show it had the same result of joining the River Thames to the Bristol Channel some 6-8K years before the Victorian’s great canal system.

3. Roman ports miles away from the coast – when sea levels are apparently rising.

The difference between science and the fuzzy subjects is that science requires reasoning, while those other subjects merely require scholarship – Robert A Heinlein

Synopsis

When we look at old maps of Roman settlements and ports around Britain and the Mediterranean, we see that a majority are built on the coastline or waterways of these countries. This fact is not surprising as these locations would need a constant supply of goods for trading and construction. However, if we look more closely at these at these sites, it becomes apparent that some of the locations are far away from the shoreline or rivers that once supplied them. For example, Brading Roman Villa in the Isle of Wight 1. 5km from the sea and 500m from the nearest in water river, which is so small that it could hardly take a canoe let alone a Roman supply ship.

Another example is in Turkey in the Roman capital of Asia Minor, Ephesus where Queen Cleopatra sailed from Egypt to the Roman high command to meet Anthony, with a ceremony that is still enacted today for the tourists. Ephasis is a good 8km from the sea, so unless Queen Cleopatra was in need of a long walk, the shoreline has drastically changed since Roman times. The final and best example is Lewes in East Sussex, which is an incredible 15km from the coast. Moreover, this vast distance from the sea we see today is compounded by the fact that sea levels have risen by 2m over the last two thousand years, showing that the natural distance from these harbours to the coastline was even greater during the past.

The history books will tell you that this is down to either natural or manmade drainage, but why would you wish to allow a thriving harbour to silt up if it was commercially viable? In all three cases, this silting resulted in the houses or cities being completely abandoned or livelihoods lost, and the towns scaled down as a consequence. However, what is remarkable about all these locations is that they share in common factor and that the harbours were directly fed by rivers emptying into that area.These locations we built, at a time when the ground waters were high and the river flow was sufficient to flood the harbour allowing boats to sail in and out of the location.

4. Raised Beaches – that have never met the sea.

Science is a way of thinking much more than a body of knowledge. – Carl Sagan

A raised beach, marine terrace, or perched coastline is an emergent coastal land-form. Raised beaches and terraces are beaches or wave-cut platforms high above the current shoreline relative to a fall in the sea level. These are clearly seen in areas such as Norway or Scotland where the ice cap has compressed and sunk the ground surface layer (Isostatic Transformation) and has over thousands of years rebounded back to its original height.One of the classic cases of these ‘Raised Beaches’ is on the South Coast of Britain between Bournemouth and Brighton.

Unfortunately, an ice cap has never reached these areas during the last half a million years, although the raised beaches are sitting just 18” below the top soil.Theories of how this sandy layer that appears in the soil layers high in hill sediments are abundant, including British tsunamis (giant tidal waves that left sand deposits on hills).If you consult Wikipedia, it will tell you: “Tectonical and or eustatical use of marine terrace sequence”The total displacement of the shoreline relative to the age of the associated interglacial stage allows calculation of a mean uplift rate or the calculation of eustatical level at a particular time if the uplift is known.

5. Giant skeletons – found by French archaeologists now dismissed by today’s scientists.

Your theory is crazy, but it’s not crazy enough to be true. – Niels Bohr

Synopsis

In 1868, parts of five skeletons were discovered in the rock shelter, located in the famous Dordogne Valley of France – they called them Cro-Magnon. Recent research over the past 20 years or so, however, has led scholars to believe that the physical dimensions of so-called ‘Cro-Magnon’ are not sufficiently different enough from modern humans to warrant a separate designation.However, the Cro-Magnon’s found under the rock shelter were over a foot taller, twice as strong, lived longer and had a brain capacity 15% greater than the people who found them, and this is why the Victorians saw them as a sub-species of man and named them accordingly.

They were the first to paint and play musical instruments.Their size and statue allowed them to become the ‘megalithic stone builders’ of prehistory who used boats to travel throughout the known world and even the Greek philosopher Plato talked about them in his dialogues. So who were these ‘Cro-Magnons’ and for what political purpose have the anthropologists killed them off?

6. Quantum of Solstice – Pythagorean maths put to use four thousand years before he was born

If an elderly but distinguished scientist says that something is possible, he is almost certainly right, but if he says that it is impossible, he is very probably wrong. – Arthur C. Clarke

Synopsis

If we look at the skills of the what traditional archaeologists call the ‘Megalithic People’ – the civilisation that made the first stone monuments. We notice that to achieve such grand constructions, they would have required the advanced mathematics which to date have been credited to the ancient Greeks. By undertaking a closer detailed analysis of monuments such as Stonehenge and more importantly the mathematics used to design such monuments, we can see that these constructions that are ten thousand years old were in fact, based on sound and accurate trigonometrical theory.So how was Stonehenge planned and what can we see from the ‘blueprint’ what they knew about mathematics?

Firstly, Stonehenge was built in two very separate phases – current archaeologists are confused by the monument and dating of the structure, so if you read or browse the internet you will see the ‘traditionalist’ quote three to five phases. Moreover, these phases occurred AFTER the original monument was abandoned and thousands of years later, the ritualistic Celts occupied the monument and used it to worship the Sun and the Summer Solstice as we see reenacted today during the summer solstice.The First Phase took place at 8500 BCE when our ancestors built the original ditch made up of individual pits that were cut below the ancient groundwater table level to create a moat. This moat was used with the Bluestones to bathe away infections from cuts and bites which, if left untreated, would have turned into gangrene and lethal fevers.

For Bluestones (when wet) releases chemicals, including the most potential natural antiseptic – rock salt.The most amazing aspect is the accuracy of the diameter of this moat, which is exactly 360 ft (109.73m). This length is no accident or coincidence it is the reason that our angular and trigonometrical system revolves around 360!We have 12 months a year and each has a lunar cycle that lasts (from New Moon to New Moon ) 29.53 days. We have shown in my last book ‘The Stonehenge Enigma’ that there was 56 Bluestones (2 x 28), and we can show that this was used as a very accurate (99.8%) moon and eclipse calendar, which could compensate for the 0.47 day difference between the moon cycle and a 30 day standard cycle.It is, therefore, no surprise that the most ancient of calendars are 12 x 30 = 360 days in length.In history, we know that in the eighth century B.C.E., civilizations all over the world either discarded or modified their old 360-day calendars. The 360-day calendars had been in use for the greater part of the past millenniums. In many places, month lengths immediately after that change were not fixed but were based instead on observation of the sky.

7. Recent Landscape Flooding & Storms – the secret our ancestors knew about Britain’s weather

Synopsis

“Flooding is the major and most frequently recurring natural disaster in Britain. However, it is not a new phenomenon and geological information show where it has happened in the last 10,000 years” – British Geological Society.

BSG has published maps showing the remains of ancient waterways evidenced by the deposits of clay, sand and gravel; these are termed as “ alluvial deposits,” and they cover 10% of the mainland of Britain showing it was flooded directly after the last Ice Age – but there are further deposits of all a substances called ‘head’ made up also of Clay, sand and gravel, which show, in reality, that 40% of the land surface was flooded directly after the last ice age – the consequence is that the so-called ‘hunter/gathers’ could not have existed as portrayed in our history books, unless he had a boat.So why are these obvious geological features ignored by archaeologists and what could it mean to the history of Ancient Britain?

8. Mythological Dragons – a non-existent animal that is shared by the world.

Look deep into nature and then you will understand everything better. – Albert Einstein

Synopsis

A dragon is a legendary creature, typically with serpentine or reptilian traits, that features in the myths from many cultures. According to our popular history books, there are two distinct cultural traditions of dragons: the European dragon derived from folklore and ultimately related to Greek and Middle Eastern mythologies, and the Chinese dragon, with counterparts in Japan, Korea and other East Asian countries.

However, there are also Dragons in Central America and Africa, which are not as well known.But how can these groups of people separated by tens of thousands of miles dream up a ‘non-existent’ creature with the same look and features?Dragons appear in Wales, England, Greece, Slovakia, Indian, Persia, Asia Minor, Japan, China, Vietnam, and Australia and let us not forget (like the history books) Mexico, Central America, Ethiopia and Egypt.This actually places dragons on every continent in the World!The association of the serpent with a monstrous opponent overcame by a heroic deity has its roots in the mythology of the Ancient Near East, including Canaanite (Hebrew, Ugaritic), Hittite and Mesopotamian. Humbaba, the fire-breathing dragon-fanged beast first described in the Epic of Gilgamesh is sometimes described as a dragon with Gilgamesh playing the part of dragon-slayer.

The legless serpent (Chaoskampf) motif entered Greek mythology and ultimately Christian mythology, although the serpent motif may already be part of prehistoric Indo-European mythology as well, based on comparative evidence of Indic and Germanic material.Although dragons occur in many legends around the world, different cultures have varying stories about monsters that have been grouped together under the dragon label. Some dragons are said to breathe fire or to be poisonous, such as in the Old English poem Beowulf. They are commonly portrayed as serpentine or reptilian, hatching from eggs and possessing typically scaly or feathered bodies. They are sometimes portrayed as hoarding treasure.

9. On Sunken land of the North Sea – was this the world’s oldest and greatest civilisation?

“The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever”. – Jacques Yves Cousteau

Synopsis

After the last ice age, the ‘great melt’ flooded the landscape of Britain for over ten thousand years. This flooding started a chain reaction and as a consequence, the sea level slowly increased and vast areas of land were lost including a land mass known as ‘Doggerland.’Throughout the 19th century, oyster dredgers working the shallow waters off the north east coast of England recorded frequent finds of animal bones caught up in their nets.

These discover- is became a regular occurrence as the fishing technology increased and the trawlers at a later date and in deeper waters of the North Sea also found traces of civilisation and a lost continent. Sadly, the location and accuracy are rarely recorded with any degree of accuracy; this material appeared to come from some areas within the North Sea.One area where the greatest number of finds discovered is known as the ‘Dogger Bank’ which lies just 90km – 110km (60-70 miles) from the coast of the British Isles. This shoal (a shoal, sand- bar, sandbank or gravel bar is a somewhat linear landform within or extending into a body of water, typically composed of sand, silt or small pebbles.) rises about 45m (150 ft) above the North Sea bed, to the north it plunges into deeper water and forms a subterranean plateau covering 17,600 sq. km. (6,800 miles) With a maximum dimension being 260km (160 miles) from North to South and 95 km (60 miles) from East to West.

Over time, the number of finds reduced as the same area was dredged day after day and any artefacts sitting on the surface would have been scooped up and either returned as a curiosity or in a majority of the time just thrown back in a different location.Even so, items such as; bear, wolf, hyena, bison, woolly rhino, mammoth, beaver, walrus, elk, deer and most importantly horse has been collected. This precious collection of findings gives us a fantastic insight into what Doggerland looked like, the environment that supported these animals and the climate of this unique area of the world.It would be impossible to talk about Doggerland and its environment without understanding if there was a written history of a land that flooded thousands of years ago, and this comes in the works of the ancient Greek Philosopher Plato.

Over the years, Atlantis has grown to be both a legend and the source of many science fictions; this is neither correct nor helpful in tracing the history of humanity, as it moves the debate from scientific observation to fantasy and the degrading of the most important time in our history. Plato is a source of credible information as he is not a ‘story teller’ like some other historical writers. He is fundamentally a philosopher, whose writings are still studied even now, some 2,000 years after his death at the most famous and prestigious universities throughout the world. This man is not prone to fantasy or exaggeration, his writings, therefore, must be accepted as true evidence that once in the distant past a great ancient civilisation, did, in fact, exist, and that they changed the course of humanity in ways which I believe we do not fully understand to date.

10. Alexander the Great sailed into India – where no rivers now exist.

I came, I saw, I conquered – Julius Caesar

Synopsys

The Indian campaign of Alexander the Great began in 326 BC. Alexander was born July20, 356 B.C. in Pella, in the Kingdom of Macedonia. During his leadership, he united the Greek city-states and led the Corinthian League. He also became the king of Persia, Babylon and Asia, and created Macedonian colonies in Iran. After conquering the Achaemenid Empire of Persia, the Macedonian king (and now high king of the Persian Empire) Alexander launched a campaign in north west India (what is now Pakistan.) The Battle of the Hydaspes river against King Porus in Punjab is considered by many historians, as the most costly battle that the armies of Alexander fought.

The rationale for this campaign is usually said to be Alexander’s desire to conquer the entire known world, which the Greeks thought ended in north-western India. While considering the conquests of Carthage and Rome, Alexander died in Babylon on June 13, 323 BC. In 321 BC, two years after Alexander’s death, Chandragupta Maurya of Magadha, founded the Maurya Empire in India.The Battle of the Hydaspes River was fought by Alexander in July 326 BC against King Raja Purushottama (Poros) a Kshatriya on the Hydaspes River (Jhelum River) in the Punjab of Pakistan, near Bhera.

The Hydaspes was the last major battle fought by Alexander. The main train went into modern-day Pakistan through the Khyber Pass, but a smaller force under the personal command of Alexander went through the northern route, resulting in the Siege of Aornos along the way. In early spring of the next year, he combined his forces and allied with Taxiles (also Ambhi), the King of Taxila, against his neighbor, the King of Hydaspes.

Puru was a great King of Indus/ Asiatic continent. Arrian writes about Porus, in his own words “One of the Indian Kings called Porus a man remarkable alike for his strength and noble courage, on hearing the report about Alexander, began to prepare for the inevitable.Accordingly, when hostilities broke out, he ordered his army to attack Macedonians from whom he demanded their king, as if he was his private enemy. Alexander lost no time in joining battle, but his horse being wounded in the first charge; he fell headlong to the ground, and was saved by his attendants who hastened up to his assistance.” Porus drew up on the south bank of the Jhelum River, and was set to repel any crossings. The Jhelum River was deep and fast enough that any opposed crossing would probably doom the entire attacking force.

11. Antler Picks that built ancient monuments – although only one has been found at the largest stone circle in the world.

Science never solves problems without creating ten more – George Bernard Shaw

Synopsis

According to the history books, our ancestors built the great and numerous prehistoric sites using basic tools such as antler picks to cut the chalk bedrock and animal shoulder blades as a shovel.Some of these ancient constructions moved over half a million tonnes of chalk to create the likes of Silbury Hill – the largest prehistoric mound in Europe and Avebury with its massive 70 foot wide and 36 foot deep ditches that took eighteen million man-hours to build over very many years.Yet in Avebury only one buried antler has ever been found and less than a handful of tiny fragments found inside Silbury Hill.So how were these monuments really built and why has this false evidence made its way into our history books?

12. Columbus was the first Western Man to reach America – Yet bones and tools suggest that Europeans sail there ten thousand years earlier.

“We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it” – John F. Kennedy

Synopsys

A blood type (also called a blood group) is a classification of blood-based on the presence or absence of inherited antigenic substances on the surface of red blood cells (RBCs). These antigens may be proteins, carbohydrates, glycoproteins, or glycolipids, depending on the blood group system. Some of these antigens are also present on the surface of other types of cells of various tissues. Several of these red blood cell surface antigens can stem from one allele (or very closely linked genes) and collectively form a blood group system. Blood types are inherited and represent contributions from both parents. A total of 32 human blood group systems is now recognized by the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT).

The two most important ones are ABO and the RhD antigen; they determine someone’s blood type (A, B, AB and O, with + and – denoting RhD status).Many pregnant women carry a fetus with a blood type different from their own, and the mother can form antibodies against fetal RBCs. Sometimes these maternal antibodies are IgG, a small immunoglobulin, which can cross the placenta and cause hemolysis of fetal RBCs, which in turn can lead to hemolytic disease of the newborn called erythroblastosis fetalis; an illness of low fetal blood counts that ranges from mild to severe.

Sometimes this is lethal for the fetus; in these cases, it is called hydrops fetalis.One of the Greatest Mysteries in Anthropology is how the A Rh neg blood groups originated in North America.Blood groups are a good method to detect population migration in conjunction with modern DNA Haplogroups, as the former has been identified for over 100 years, unlike the modern method.An individual either has or does not have, the “Rhesus factor” on the surface of their red blood cells. This term refers only to the most immunogenic D antigen of the Rh blood group system, or the Rh- blood group system. The status is usually indicated by Rh positive (Rh+ does have the D antigen), or Rh negative (Rh- does not have the D antigen) suffix to the ABO blood type.

13. Was Troy really located in Turkey – if so why did it take Odysseus ten years to travel 200 miles get home to Greece.

The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice. – Mark Twain

Synopsys

Where Troy Once Stood is a book by Iman Wilkens, that argues that the city of Troy was located in England and the Trojan War was fought between groups of Celts.The standard view is that Troy is located near the Dardanelles in Turkey. Wilkens claims that Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, though products of ancient Greek culture, is originally orally transmitted epic poems from Western Europe. Wilkens disagrees with conventional ideas about the historicity of the Iliad and the location and participants of the Trojan War.Copies of his book ranked high on Bookfinder’s list of most-wanted out of print books until 2005, when the latest revised edition was published. His work has had little impact on professional scholars.

Anthony Snodgrass, Emeritus Professor of Classical Archaeology at Cambridge University, has named Wilkens as an example of an “infinitely less-serious” writer.So what evidence does Wilkens use to prove that Troy was in Northern Europe?Wilkens argues that Troy was located in England on the Gog Magog Downs in Cambridgeshire. He believes that Celts living there were attacked around 1200 BC by fellow Celts from the continent to battle over access to the tin mines in Cornwall as tin was a very important component for the production of bronze.Wilkens writes that there are similarities between the river names in the Iliad and present-day England: “Homer names no less than fourteen rivers in the region of Troy.” The rivers Thames, Cam, Great Ouse and Little Ouse, to name a few, can respectively be identified as Temese, Scamander, Simois and Satniois, according to Wilkens.

The revised edition of 2005 contains a “reconstruction” of the Trojan battlefield in Cambridgeshire.13 ancient things that don’t make sense in History – TroyAccording to Wilkens, St Michael’s Mount is the site of Scylla and CharybdisWilkens further hypothesises that the Sea Peoples found in the Late Bronze Age Mediterranean were Celts, who settled in Greece and the Aegean Islands as the Achaeans and Pelasgians. They named new cities after the places they had come from, (similar to the migration of many place names to North America), and brought the oral poems that formed the basis of the Iliad and the Odyssey with them from Western Europe. Wilkens writes that, after being orally transmitted for about four centuries, the poems were translated and written down in Greek around 750 BC.

The Greeks, who had forgotten about the origins of the poems, located the stories in the Mediterranean, where many Homeric place names could be found, but the poems’ descriptions of towns, islands, sailing directions and distances were not altered to fit the reality of the Greek setting. He also writes that “It also appears that Homer’s Greek contains a large number of loan words from western European languages, more often from Dutch rather than English, French or German.” These languages are considered by linguists to have not existed until around 1000 years after Homer.Wilkens argues that the Atlantic Ocean was the theatre for the Odyssey instead of the Mediterranean.For example he locates Scylla and Charybdis at present day St Michael’s Mount.

Further Reading

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Robert John Langdon has also created a YouTube web channel with over 100 investigations and video documentaries to support his classic trilogy (Prehistoric Britain). He has also released a collection of strange coincidences that he calls ‘13 Things that Don’t Make Sense in History’ and his recent discovery of a lost Stone Avenue at Avebury in Wiltshire called ‘Silbury Avenue – the Lost Stone Avenue’.

Langdon has also produced a series of ‘shorts’, which are extracts from his main body of books:

The Ancient Mariners

Stonehenge Built 8300 BCE

Old Sarum

Prehistoric Rivers

Dykes ditches and Earthworks

Echoes of Atlantis

Homo Superior

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Unearth the Astonishing Secrets of Avebury’s Lost Stone Avenue

In the heart of Wiltshire, England, lies the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Avebury, shrouded in mystery and wonder. For years, archaeologists and historians have delved into its enigmatic past, uncovering secrets buried beneath layers of time and earth. Yet, Avebury still held one final, astonishing revelation waiting to be unearthed, and it was the relentless pursuit of author and cartographer Robert John Langdon that would shed light on this long-forgotten secret.

Avebury, with its iconic stone circles and ancient monuments, has fascinated explorers and scholars for centuries. Among its well-known features are ‘West Kennet Avenue’ and ‘Beckhampton Avenue,’ both adorned with colossal stones that still stand as silent sentinels to an age long gone. These avenues have been pivotal in our understanding of Avebury’s past, connecting the spiritual and historical aspects of this sacred site. However, Langdon’s unrelenting quest to unravel Avebury’s mysteries led him down an uncharted path, one that would challenge conventional wisdom and rewrite the history of this remarkable place.

Langdon’s journey was marked by meticulous mapping and years of research, culminating in a hypothesis that would reshape our understanding of prehistoric Britain. He proposed that much of the British Isles had once been submerged in the aftermath of the last ice age, with these ancient sites strategically positioned along the ancient shorelines. His groundbreaking maps offered a fresh perspective, suggesting that Avebury had functioned as a bustling trading hub for our ancient ancestors. This audacious theory challenged the prevailing notion that prehistoric societies were isolated and disconnected, instead highlighting their sophistication in trade and commerce.

At the heart of this newfound understanding was the colossal enigma of Silbury Hill, the largest man-made monument in prehistoric Europe. Silbury Hill had confounded archaeologists for generations, with theories ranging from religious symbolism to ceremonial significance. Yet, Langdon boldly proclaimed that Silbury Hill had a far more practical and ingenious purpose—an ancient ‘Lighthouse’ that guided seafarers to the trading port of Avebury.

This notion, while revolutionary, was not without evidence. Langdon explained that his research indicated that Silbury Hill had indeed flooded in the distant past, making it logical to assume that it was repurposed as a harbor when the waters receded from the main Avebury site. The construction of Silbury Hill in stages, starting small and gradually growing taller, suggested a pragmatic approach rather than a symbolic one. According to Langdon, the height of the mound would have served as a beacon to attract ships and boats to the trading center, making it an essential feature for maritime navigation.

To many, Langdon’s claims may seem audacious, but they align with the findings of dowsers in 2011. At the top of the newly discovered Stone Avenue, these dowsers located a series of stone holes precisely where Langdon’s photographic evidence indicated their presence. The convergence of these findings strengthened Langdon’s case, providing compelling support for his audacious theory.

While confirmation through excavation is the next logical step, Langdon’s research has already ignited a vibrant discussion within the archaeological and historical communities. His perspective challenges our preconceived notions of prehistoric Britain, revealing a thriving civilization that engaged in far-reaching trade and commerce. The idea of Avebury as a bustling trading hub paints a picture of interconnectedness and shared culture, where societies traded not only goods but also ideas, beliefs, and traditions.

In the realm of historical discovery, it is often the audacious thinkers, the mavericks who dare to question established narratives, who propel our understanding forward. Robert John Langdon is undeniably one of these thinkers. With a deep passion for history and an unyielding commitment to his research, he has unearthed a hidden chapter in the story of Avebury—one that transcends the boundaries of time and offers fresh insights into our shared human history.

As Langdon’s trilogy, ‘The Stonehenge Enigma,’ continues to explore these groundbreaking theories, it beckons us to embark on a journey of discovery, to challenge our assumptions, and to embrace the possibility that the past is far more complex and interconnected than we ever imagined. Avebury, with its ancient stones and enigmatic avenues, continues to whisper its secrets to those who dare to listen, inviting us to see history through a new lens—one illuminated by the audacious vision of Robert John Langdon.

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