Forgotten Civilization

Forgotten Civilization by Robert M. Schoch is a newly expanded edition of the groundbreaking investigation into early high cultures and ancient solar outbursts.

This updated edition includes recent developments and additional illustrations, revealing how solar outbursts caused the end of the last ice age, unleashed catastrophe upon ancient advanced civilizations, and led to six millennia of a Solar-Induced Dark Age.

The book includes evidence from solar science, geology, oceanic circulation patterns, the Sphinx, the underground cities of Cappadocia, the Easter Island rongorongo glyphs, and the Göbekli Tepe complex in Turkey.

In this revised edition, Robert Schoch builds upon his revolutionary theory that the origins of the Sphinx date back much further than 2500 BCE. He examines scientific evidence of the catastrophe that destroyed early high culture nearly 12,000 years ago.

Combining evidence from multiple scientific disciplines, Schoch argues that the abrupt end of the last ice age, around 9700 BCE, was due to an agitated Sun. Solar outbursts unleashed electrical/plasma discharges upon Earth, triggering dramatic climate change, increased earthquake and volcanic activity, fires, high radiation levels, and massive floods.

Schoch explains how these events impacted the civilizations of the time, setting humanity back thousands of years and leading to six millennia of a Solar-Induced Dark Age (SIDA). Applying the SIDA framework to ancient history, he explores how megalithic monuments, petroglyphs, indigenous traditions, and legends fit logically into this context, including notable sites like the underground cities of Cappadocia, the Easter Island rongorongo glyphs, and the Göbekli Tepe complex in Turkey.

He also reveals that our Sun is far more unstable than previously believed, suggesting that history could repeat itself with a solar outburst powerful enough to devastate modern society.

Weaving together a new view of the origins and antiquity of civilization and the dynamics of the planet we live on, Schoch argues that we must heed the megalithic warning of the past and collectively prepare for future events.