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Based on the scientific analysis of tree rings, this text argues that the Earth has undergone several catastrophic encounters with comets and their debris in the last five millennia, with mythology preserving the story better than history. It reveals extraterrestrial bombardment events.
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CATASTROPHIC ENCOUNTERS WITH COMETSThis astonishing book challnges traditional views of history, and provides an explanation for many of the myths and legends that haunt humankind. Professor Mike Baillie's text is completely factual; the chronology is based on tree rings so it is absolutely sound. But, as he says, "It will be controversial." However, it would be easier to believe that the account in this book is true than to believe that all the apparently logical steps could just be one big mistake. The reader must judge...
The book includes: An introduction to tree-ring dating for the general reader and examples of unbelievably precise dating.
The volcano story: Ancient Chinese records, the Irish Annals and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
Santorini, the debate: problems with dating the Sang and the New Kingdom and much more.
Exodus and 48 years: a strange interval.
Extraterrestrial effects: did a comet hit the Celtic sea in AD 540?
An extraordinary conclusion.
Professor Mike Baillie has a PhD in Dendrochronology and is based at the Palaeoecology centre at Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Centre is internationally recognised for its tree-ring research, and he has written many articles and books on the subject.