The Origin Map

The Origin Map
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Publisher : iUniverse
Total Pages : 184
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ISBN-10 : 9780595241224
ISBN-13 : 0595241220
Rating : 4/5 (220 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Origin Map by : Thomas G. Brophy

Download or read book The Origin Map written by Thomas G. Brophy and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2002 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a desolate plain in the Egyptian Sahara desert, west of Aswan, there is a very remote prehistoric site called Nabta Playa. There, a recently discovered complex of extremely ancient man-made megalithic structures have baffled the archaeologists who excavated them. An insight into the meaning and use of the megaliths led to a step-by-step sequence of discoveries, verified by measure and calculation, revealing that the megalithic architecture at Nabta Playa is a unified and detailed astrophysical map of truly astonishing accuracy, with no less than staggering implications. Written for the educated general reader, with technical appendices, the discovery of how to decipher the system of megalithic structures is reported with gripping clarity.


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