Chronology & Catastrophism Review Journal of the Society for Interdisciplinary Studies 1999:2
		News 2 Obituaries: Earl Milton Allan Beggs 3 Articles Moderating the Middle Ages 4 Derel Briarley reviews Fomenko's radical theory for the history of the Middle Ages Fomenko and English History 6 James & Trevor Palmer identify some serious problems for Fomenko's reconstruction. Fomenko is right! 13 Allan Beggs responds. Benoît De Maillet (1656-1738): A Forerunner of the Theory of the Desiccation of the Mediterranean Sea 14 Cándido Manuel García Cruz tells the story of a pioneering geologist. Sothic Dating: The Shameless Enterprise 17 Jess E. Lasken exposes attempts to revive the credibility of Sothic Dating. Climate Changes by Phillip Clapham 19 Assyria: Is The Conventional Profile Believable? 20 J. Eric Aitchison questions the use of limmu lists. The Merlin 'Vision' and the 6th Century 'Event' by John Michael 25 The Sword in the Stone 27 Emmett Sweeney asks who put the bronze into the Bronze Age?. Up-date of year counts in the time of the Divided Monarchy 28 A supplement to Michael G. Reade's earlier article on Shishak and the Kings of Judah. Recent Developments in Near Eastern Archaeology by R.M. Porter 32 Monitor by Jill Abery 36 Bookshelf by Jill Abery 46 Reviews 47 Ancient Mysteries by Peter James & Nick Thorpe - reviewed by Trevor Palmer 47 Sun, Moon and Sothis by Lynn E. Rose - reviewed by Michael G. Reade 48 The Great Wave by David Hacket Fischer - reviewed by Phillip Clapham 49 Gods of the New Millennium by Alan F. Alford - reviewed by Alasdair Beal 50 CD-Roms reviews The Electric Universe CD ROM by Wal Thornhill - reviewed by Alasdair Beal Catastrophism! CD - reviewed by Alasdair Beal 51 Society News The SIS Silver Jubilee Event, September 1999 Ancient History Study Group Report on meeting of 6th March 1999 SIS Study Group Meeting 16th October 1999 52 Letters: John D. Weir, Lynn E. Rose, Bob Porter (2), Monty Hennegin, John Crowe, Phillip Clapham, Derel Briarley. 55 About C&C Review. How to join the SIS 61
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