Chronology & Catastrophism Review Journal of the Society for Interdisciplinary Studies 1996:2
		News 2 Articles Towards an astronomical dating of the pyramids 4 Michael G. Reade questions whether the pyramids really model the constellation Orion. Relation Between the Perpetual Calendar Based on the 128 Years 12 Flavio Barbiero presents an explanation for stone calendars like the Aztec 'Piedra del Sol' (front cover). Planetary Observations of the T'ang Dynasty 16 Charles B. Raspil investigates Chinese planetary observations between 618 and 906AD. The Genesis of Israel and Egypt 23 Emmett J. Sweeney investigates the very beginnings of Egyptian and Hebrew history and finds characters and events unnaturally separated in textbooks by 1,000 years. The Wabar Meteorite Crater in the Empty Quarter of Saudi Arabia By Gerrit L. Verschuur 11 Notes and Queries 26 Ancient Egyptian Stoneworking Techniques Recent Developments in Near Eastern Archaeology by R.M. Porter 27 Forum 28 Catastrophes in the 5th - 14th centuries AD - Phillip Clapham replies to Dick Atkinson. Monitor by Jill Abery 31 Bookshelf by Jill Abery 39 Reviews 40 A Slice Through Time (M. G. L. Baillie) - reviewed by Bernard Newgrosh 40 Keeper of Genesis (Bauval and Hancock) - Reviewed by Trevor Palmer 44 William Comyns Beaumont: Britain's most eccentric and least known Cosmic Heretic by Benny Peiser 47 Society News 48 Personal Report on the 1997 Portland World Conference 'Planetary Violence in Human History' by Birgit C. Liesching 51 Letters: John D. Weir, Laurence Dixon, Robert M. Porter, Daphne Garbett, Michael G. Reade, Major A.J. James, Dick Atkinson, Michael Rowland, Kim Salkeld. 56 About C&C Review. How to join the SIS 61
EDITOR Alasdair Beal, 10 King George Avenue, Chapel Allerton, Leeds LS7 4LH EDITORIAL TEAM Jill Abery Brian Moore Bernard Newgrosh Benny Peiser Bob Porter David Roth E-mail SIS@knowledge.co.uk W.W. Web Site http://www.knowledge.co.uk/sis/ All Subscriptions and Enquiries should be sent to the Hon. MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY: Val Pearce (Mrs), 10 Witley Green, Darley Heights, Stopsley, Bedfordshire LU2 8TR, UK. Front cover: calendar engraved on stone by the Aztecs at Tenochtitlan in 1492, known as 'Piedra del Sol' (see Barbiero article, p. 14) © The Society for Interdisciplinary Studies, May 1997 ISSN 0953-0053