DEAD MEN’S SECRETS Tantalising Hints of a Lost Super Race By JONATHAN GRAY © 2004 by Jonathan Gray. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the author. First published by AuthorHouse 04/07/04 ISBN: 1-4140-3749-X (e-book) ISBN: 1-4184-2555-9 (Paperback) ISBN: 1-4184-2556-7 (Dust Jacket) Printed in the United States of America Bloomington, Indiana This book is printed on acid free paper. DEDICATION To that courageous band of prehistorians who have dared to say publicly what many others have known in their hearts—that their emperor has nothing on. iii iv CONTENTS PROLOGUE ............................................................................................... ix PART ONE: HOW AN ORGINAL SUPER WORLD VANISHED ......................................................................... 1 1. THE DAY THE EARTH TIPPED OVER ....................................... 3 (How a worldwide super culture vanished in a cosmic disaster) 2. SEARCH ........................................................................................ 11 (Why the first cities suddenly hatched out of nowhere, fully mature) 3. MYSTERIOUS MESSAGES IN THE CANYON......................... 23 (How somebody mapped our whole planet before “history” began) 4. OPERATION SPIDER WEB......................................................... 35 (An incredible electric web that gave one city world control) 5. SUDDEN FURY ............................................................................ 45 (How the global tyranny collapsed—and why mankind has been slipping since) 6. LOST SURVIVORS ...................................................................... 57 (After ruined cities, came “Stone Age” man) 7. SOMEBODY’S MISREADING THE TIME................................. 67 (Why dating methods don’t work for the origin of man) 8. DID SPACE GIANTS EXPERIMENT WITH US? ...................... 75 (Did we originate on earth or in some other galaxy?) 9. VANISHING EVIDENCE............................................................. 77 (The case of the disappearing clues) v PART TWO: CLUES THEY LEFT BEHIND ........................................85 10. THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ADMIRAL OT................................87 (Geographical) 11. SECRET PLANET—ARE WE IN FOR MORE SURPRISES? ................................................................................105 (Astronomical) 12. TRAVEL FAST AND LIVE LONGER........................................123 (Cosmology) 13. WHO BEAT OUR COMPUTERS?..............................................127 (Mathematical) 14. THE SAD FATE OF THE GOLD GARDENS ............................131 (Metallurgy) 15. MICROSCOPE ON A SEXY SPIDER.........................................143 (Glasswork) 16. STRANGE RUINS ON THE SEABED........................................149 (Large-size construction) 17. JOURNEY INTO THE UNEXPECTED ......................................177 (Construction techniques and house features) 18. PERFUME PLEASE, THE GAME STINKS! ..............................193 Town Planning and Social Organization 19. FORBIDDEN TUNNELS.............................................................199 (Engineering) 20. MYSTERY OF THE SCREAMING ROBOT..............................219 (Mechanical devices) 21. THE PHOTO SPIES .....................................................................229 (Everyday items) 22. BIKINI GIRLS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN............................235 (Clothing and adornment) 23. THE CRYSTAL SKULL ..............................................................239 (Art and sculpture) 24. WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THE CAR CRASH .......................245 (Health and medical) 25. RUINS THAT GLOW IN THE NIGHT.......................................259 (Electricity) 26. THE MERCURY SECRET...........................................................277 (Flight) 27. To the moon and beyond—WERE WE ON THE MOON IN 2309 B.C.?.....................................................................................299 (To the moon and beyond) vi 28. COULD SCIENCE MAKE YOU INVISIBLE? .......................... 307 (Some intriguing secrets) 29. TOO LATE FOR ESCAPE .......................................................... 317 (Weaponry) EPILOGUE.............................................................................................. 333 APPENDIX: Notes on the Crespi Collection......................................... 337 BIBLIOGRAPHY.................................................................................... 341 OTHER BOOKS ..................................................................................... 349 NOTES...................................................................................................... 357 vii viii PROLOGUE t the time, Professor Martin Byron was in Melbourne, Australia, on a A scientific lecture tour. He had just stepped under the shower, when a sharp tingle sent him scurrying to his bedside phone. Pasadena, California. “Martin, there’s been another sighting of the Black Knight. The NASA men are calling for details. Kazantsev in Moscow is pushing for an immediate expedition to the vicinity. We want you back as soon as possible.” Byron set down the receiver. So it was on again. Not sighted for twenty years. And now…He snatched up the mouthpiece and dialed another number. I was still some fifteen minutes away from Byron’s hotel apartment, which afforded time for reflection. It was, I recalled, in October 1957, that man’s most daring triumph— Sputnik I—had been rocketed suddenly into orbit 584 miles above the earth. With excitement, mingled almost with disbelief, millions worldwide had scanned the night sky to glimpse that shining artificial moon skimming on its path east to west against the canopy of stars. Within four months America had followed suit. So, after aeons of tortoise-paced development, humanity had suddenly leapt off the planet; it was startling—and we were alive to see it! Then came a bizarre discovery. It was hushed up quickly, I recalled. I was now at Byron’s hotel. The ignition key off, I sat, musing. As tracking stations swung into action to monitor these new moons, the night sky had tossed up an awesome mystery. Another satellite was ix discovered already in orbit. Certainly it was neither American nor Russian—and the uncanny truth was nobody else had the technology. French astronomer Jacques Valle of the Paris Observatory, saw it three times in 1961 and got eleven data points in forty-five seconds. It seemed to he orbiting in reverse at an altitude of over 22,000 miles above the earth. Experts were jolted. Who put this satellite into orbit? How long had it been there? “I’m glad you could come.” smiled the professor. offering a chair. “Now there’s something for your research. I might say the Russians have the edge on us, in this investigation. Lev Gindelis and the Pulkovo Observatory in Leningrad concur that the Black Knight is out there waiting for us to explore its cargo, and God only knows, whatever we find aboard it may change the course of history.” I shuffled intently. ‘So you believe this is an intelligently placed vehicle?” “Well, it’s not a meteor, and you can rule out space junk.” Truly the last twenty-five years had plunged us into some unsettling mysteries concerning our unknown past. I reminded Byron of that day in February 1961—the thirteenth to be precise—when Mike Mikesell, Wallace Lane and Virginia Maxey were exploring 4,300 feet up in California’s Coso Mountains and stumbled upon a fossil-encrusted rock. That in itself was not unusual. But wait for this. Expecting it to be a hollow geode stone containing crystals, they broke a diamond saw on it the next day. The surprise turned wild when, instead of crystals, they found inside the rock a mechanized device resembling a spark plug. A sophisticated relic, if you please. But the riddle was its enormous age. Authorities dated it at half a million years. “Do you see the problem?” I asked. “Even if we dismiss such dating, this mystery object was undeniably far too old to be explained by our conventional theories.” The professor grinned. He was clearly enjoying the puzzle. “Discoveries such as these do pose awkward questions,” he chuckled. “Tell me, Martin, scientifically speaking, is it possible that things which ought not to exist, do in fact exist? Could there have been a remote era when man-made wonders were as commonplace as they are today?” Gradually the pieces seemed to be fitting together. I was beginning to wonder, what if something very big had happened on this planet in the past—something so big it wiped traces of just about everything from the x face of the earth? Except for a few clues, upon which we were now stumbling? I can imagine what you are thinking at this moment. You are probably intrigued. But skeptical. Right? Prehistoric man could never have produced such things as earth-orbiting satellites and spark plugs. Yes, I know. The nineteenth century evolution theory was hammered into us as schoolchildren and is still taught in all places of learning. The story goes that we ascended from savages to our present civilized state by a slow, uninterrupted development. The question now arises, Could this be a myth? But hasn’t evolution been proved? A good question. The truth is, evolution has always been only a theory. Yes, it is often presented as a fact, even though it is impossible of any really positive proof. Would it surprise you to learn that