Anthony Peratt's theme of Petroglyphs and Auroral phenomena
Here's a STUNNING, exciting hypothesis regarding high-energy auroral phenomena as an
explanation of petroglyphs (drawings scratched or chipped into stone) around the world.
This theme ties in very well with, and was actually inspired by prompting from,
the Thunderbolts community of mythologists and scientists. David Talbot's presentation
(available on DVD) "Seeking the Third Story" captures very well how mythology and science
seem to be coming together to provide a much greater view of science, history, and mankind.
I've been a huge fan of Peratt's Dec2003 paper on petroglyphs (actually, he has many
papers) since I first saw it in perhaps 2008 or 2009, and only when I read Paul Anderson's
paper (end of August 2012) did I find out that he published Part II, with a Part III
coming out as well (I couldn't find it via Google search so I assume it is still pending).
Apparently David Talbot and other Electric Universe mythologist had initially convinced
Peratt to look at petroglyphs from the perspective of high energy atmospheric plasmas,
and it looks like Peratt really grabbed the ball and ran with it!
Both papers are ingenious in terms of their creativity, scientific thoroughness and
insight, and in terms of how well they tie the hypothesis (that high energy z-pinch
auroras were the inspiration for as many as 40% of ancient petroglyphs and megaliths
like Stonehenge) to ancient societies right around the world. Specific themes such as
an explanation for the layout of Stonehenge (in Part I), and what the Nasca lines in
Peru represent and how they were aligned, are spellbinding and brilliant, right or wrong!
But the really stunning leap of imagination, science, math,
It's great to see the degree of international assistance, often by enthusiastic
volunteers, native groups, and retired professors. Obviously the theme has really
touched a human chord.
While I have been enthusiastic, I have also been cautious about the hypothesis presented.
But evidence from the Part II paper provides very strong support to the first Part, and
whle I am not an expert on petrolgylphs, it seems to me that the traditional scientific
and mythological explanation for petroglyphs has nowhere near the basis that this
hypothesis has!! Still, I like to maintain an approach of "multiple conflicting
hypothesis".
The next step could be [geological, mineralogical, rock mechanics] evidence for
"Electric Discharge Machining" type phenomena such as crater formation and Paul
Anderson's "Electric scarring of the surface of the Earth" hypothesis. As per my
comments on Paul's paper (on another web-page : ), some scientists are suggesting
that a meteorite impact circa 10,000 BC may explain the disappearance of the Clovis
culture from the Chesapeake Bay area, the extinction of most mega-mammals in North
America, and the onset of the cold "Younger Dryas" period. As a basis for the meteorite
hypothesis, they are citing the presence of nano-diamonds, micro-metallics, and
buckey-balls (+- 60 carbon atoms connected like the sections of a soccer ball).
But if electrical disaggregation of rock can be identified, plus if these other features
other features can be associated with plasma discharges in a lab, then the
"Electric Universe" theme would provide even more support to the hypothesis of
Peratt, Anderson, and a key originator of may related ideas: Immanuel Velikovsky,
plus a group of mythologists who have been correcting and extending Velikovsky's
concepts (David Talbot, Lynn Rose, Dwardu Cordonna?, Ev Cochrane, and many others).
08Sep12 Anthony Peratt's Part II on Petroglyphs and Auroral phenomena
This link takes you to an IEEE web-page where you can purchase a clean copy of the article :
This link brings up a scanned, annotated version of the article, so you decide to buy the clean copy via the link above :
Part II described the worldwide [locations, orientations, Field Of View (FOV)]
of "archaic" (before ~2,000 BC) petroglyph sites, with surprising results both to
the researchers and myself. Essentially all have a southern view, and many sites
have noticeable gaps where that Southern view is interupted by mountains or other
land features. They can also have [North, East, West] views, but those don't prove
to be consistent.
The 3D holographic reconstruction of ancient plasma phenomena from thousands of
petroglyphs around the world is unbelievable – rarely do I see such a combination
of science, talent, and imagination!
One key question, though : The 3D image of the plasma system that was supposedly
"holographically" recontructed from thousands of petroglyphs around the world,
resembles very closely "polar alignment structures" derived from mythology and
proposed by ?Velikovsky", David Talbot ("The Saturn Myth"), Duardu Cordonna
(?spelling - my books are in storage?), and probably others as well. So is that
configuration truly :data driven", or are several alterantive interpretations possible
depending on how one does the reconstructions?
19May09 Anthony Peratt's theme of Petroglyphs and Auroral phenomena
This link takes you to an IEEE web-page where you can purchase a clean copy of the article :
This link fetches a clean copy of the article from a Los Alamos directory :
This link brings up a scanned, annotated version of the article, so you decide to buy the clean copy via the link above :
A couple of comments:-
The author presents this is a theory, but he is careful not to go too far with
his claims. I think that it is a beautiful hypothesis well worth retaining with
multiple conflicting hypothesis. Whether it is partially or fully correct or not
may never be fully ascertained, but it is fun, and perhaps it could bring
"not-yet-observed" predictions to the table.
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A very interesting and insightful comment by the author is that our "modern"
perception of ancestral people as being primitive may have partially arisen
from the apparently crude petroglyphs and drawings left behind. However,
petroglyphs may actually be very accurate reproductions of phenomena seen,
perhaps only fleetingly, in the sky. Firthermore, petroglyphs are often found
in very difficult to access places that would even be difficult to do today.
Perhaps we are quite wrong about the sophistication of what they were doing.
The Stonehenge configuration is fascinating!
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That strange drawings across the globe are somewhat consistent in detail
(and point generally in the "right" direction to observe such phenomena),
perhaps says something as well.
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The timing (3000 BC plus or minus) of some of the petroglyphs is intriguing.
Was this also a period of great climate change or other major phenomena? What
about the rise and fall of civilisations (as per my incomplete hobby-study on
my website, which likely will never be finished).
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I only saw one reference to the Peterborough "main" set of Petroglyphs in the
enclosed building (I visited it a decade or two ago, but of course I don't
remember any detail). I don't have the URL (why don't I track these better?),
but it's easy to find by Google. In that drawing I couldn't pick out symbols
of the type in Peratt's article, which is maybe why Peratt doesn't include
Peterborough. However, in the NRCan link today, several of the symbols quite
possibly DO fit in? Necessarily, individual opinions should vary widely on any
interpretations.
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The Peratt article and Peterborough site (and other chat sites that discuss
Peterborough) cover some of the alternate theories: Vikings, Constellations,
etc, and of course the theory that the drawings don't link to any of that!!
It there any truth to his theory? Who knows... but it's certainly fun!!