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Uriel's Machine: Uncovering the Secrets of Stonehenge, Noah's Flood, and the Dawn of Civilization [Paperback]

Christopher Knight , Robert Lomas
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Aug 1 2001 193141274X 978-1931412742
Modern scientific investigations show that Earth has been hit many times by objects such as comets and meteorites. Laboratory work on comet impact effects demonstrates that comets could cause tidal waves to exceed three miles tall and near 400 miles per hour. In the last 10,000 years, there have been two impacts of such proportion: a seven-fold impact into all the world's oceans around 7640 B.C., and a single impact into the Mediterranean Sea about 3150 B.C., the time of Noah's Flood.

Uriel's Machine proves ancient Europeans not only survived the 7640 B.C. flood, but developed a highly advanced civilization dedicated to predicting and preparing for future meteoric impacts. Building an international network of sophisticated astronomical observatories, these ancient astronomers created accurate solar, lunar, and planetary calendars, measured the diameter of the Earth, and precisely predicted comet collisions years in advance. This was the true purpose of megalithic structures such as Stonehenge. In 3150 B.C., the ancients' predictions proved true, and their device -- Uriel's Machine -- allowed the reconstruction of civilization in a shattered world.

Uriel's Machine also presents evidence that:
-There was a single global language on Earth
-A single female was a common ancestor to all living humans
-Angels bred with human women to create The Watchers, giant half-human beings
-The oral tradition of Freemasonry records real events

A fascinating study of humankind's past, present, and future, Uriel's Machine proves the world was indeed flooded, but survived wholly due to these ancient Europeans, their heavenly knowledge, and one remarkable machine.


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The last few years have seen literally dozens of books challenging our beliefs about history and archaeology, each of them seeking to show that the past was quite different from what standard books tell us. With Uriel's Machine, Christopher Knight and Robert Lomas move away from their previous books about the Knights Templar, the Freemasons, and the strange chapel at Rosslyn in Scotland, and turn their attention instead to the much more distant past. The authors believe that Earth was hit by a comet in 7640 B.C., and by another one in 3150 B.C., each time resulting in great devastation. From their study of Stone Age monuments around Britain, and of the nonbiblical Book of Enoch, they conclude that Enoch visited Britain some time before 3150 B.C. to learn how to construct a megalithic celestial calculator that, amongst other things, could be used to forecast the arrival of comets. In the end, of course, there can be no absolute proof of this or any other rewriting of history--or indeed of more orthodox versions of history. Knight and Lomas's conclusions are controversial, but that in itself is no bad thing. Existing paradigms in every discipline should be challenged, and this is what they are doing. --David V. Barrett, Amazon.co.uk --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"A Plausible explanation of how prehistoric societies could have developed astronomical observatories such as Stonehenge for practical reasons" Sunday Times "The book is superb... the insights that it opens in a series of varied fields, tying them in logically to each other, is very lucid" Howie Firth, Director of the Orkney Science Festival --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Another book distorting/ignoring the evidence Oct 5 2003
Format:Paperback
Don't trust anything they write about archaeology or geology until you check it for yourself in a reputable source. They get dates wrong, facts wrong, show that they don't actually know the material, etc. For instance, they ascribe the Scottish tsunami to a comet (one or more of 7) that they claim caused
>worldwide tsunami in 7640 BC. This in fact was caused by the second Storegga submarine landslide which occurred on the continental slope off the coast of western Norway, extending out into the Norwegian Basin and was almost certainly caused by an earthquake.
They write nonsense like "The earliest known buildings in the world are the megalithic structures of Europe. They are 1,000 years older than the cities of Sumer." But later they mention Catalhoyuk and state that it flourished between 7000 and 6000 BC. And of course there is Jericho, with walls and towers dating back to between 8000 and 7000 B.C.

Page 60:
"In North Wales, beds of sand and gravel with geologically recent sea shells can be found on mountains such as Moel Tryfan which is over 400 metres above sea level, showing that North Wales was briefly covered by sea water at a point in the recent past."

Obvious nonsense, but some people might believe it. They get it from a 1971 Creationist book, which in turn quotes (although we aren't provided with a quote) Geikie, A, Textbook of Geology', with no date. Sir Archibald Geikie's book cited here might be "A Class-Book of Geology", 3rd edition, MacMillan and Co.:
London, 1892 (p.179-180).
et's look at something a bit more recent:
The Need for Earth Heritage Conservation by the UK's Joint Nature Conservation Committee wrote about this:

"Moel Tryfan, Gwynedd. This is a historically important site, 400 metres above sea level, that consists of sand and gravel containing fossils of sea-shells. It was cited as evidence for the biblical flood by the Diluvialists. Subsequently it was interpreted as a glacial deposit carried from the sea bed by an Irish Sea ice sheet during the last ice age, about 23,000 years ago. This has a bearing on the dimensions of the last Irish Sea ice sheet, the extent to which it may have depressed the Earth's crust, and the degree of crustal 'rebound' after glaciation. It is a subject of ongoing research."

There are many more errors in the book. For instance, there were no 'grooved ware people', the Ainu are clearly not Caucasian (genetic evidence shows they are related to their neighbours), agriculture is older than Lomas and Knight state, their comments on Stonehenge seem to include elements they've made up, etc. A classic example of bad science.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Machine of the Gods? Mar 4 2004
Format:Paperback
By now I am quite familiar with Lomas's and Knight's writing strengths and weaknesses. Reading Uriel's Machine therefore was untainted pleasure.
Knight and Lomas theorize that the Great Flood did in fact occur, and moreover was the cataclysmic event in scientific civilization. They believe that prehistoric people's were more advanced than previously thought, and science at least of astronomy originated with them.
This whole work is one archeological detective story as they lead readers to stonehenge and other megolithic sites in Ireland, Wales, and England.
They cover an enormous amount of theories and legends, including the Biblical Enoch, and Watchers. In fact sometimes reading I forgot what the central argument/thesis they put forth was, this duo has a mild tendency to digress, (usually to some connection with freemasonry), but as I stated I have adapted to this writing style and read on soaking up the knowledge they splashed across the pages.
Each chapter concludes with a conclusion(like d'uh eh haha), which is a handy synopsis of all the points they made in the chapter chiseled down to their bare bones.

This is another title by these authors I found intriquing, fascinating and educational. Want to investigate the ancient roots of science? Read this title.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating reading Dec 16 2003
By Neville
Format:Hardcover
I only came upon this book because my partner thought it was a novel that might interest me, but I have found it one of the most informative, enlightening and easy to read history books I have come across.
Not having read anything by these authors before ( but I will be ) I found that the presentation and explanation of their theories, and data to support them, were both fascinating and challenging. The theory that a complex civilisation existed in the British Isles around 10,000 years ago, is well presented and backed in most cases by solid evidence, and each new premise keeps the pages turning.
The religious connection of these people to both Judaism and Christianity is a fascinating subject and probably would make a great study, as I believe that the information presented on the religous aspect could be further researched to include the rise of Islam, as there are many similarities, especially the views of Christ.
The only minor negative is the focus on the future of Freemasonry, especially in Britain, but it is obviously a passion of the authors and is easily forgiven. Overall a very good book and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys history or religious topics, young or old, as long as you have an open mind.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Incorrect Biblical Information
I'm only 28 pages into the book and already I've found a huge error.

They discuss Enoch in the Bible and give his lineage as through Cain, Adam's first son. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Ronda
5.0 out of 5 stars why us?, why here? Pandora box of time machine was open?
"Uriel's machine" & "Civilization one", two books that represent the "big-bang" understanding of civilization on Earth.
Published on Aug 14 2009 by Mihaela Stefanescu
5.0 out of 5 stars Uriel's Machine -- a mechanism for historic/archaeo truth.
This is a truly fantastic work. Their evidence, indicative of the fact that civilization IS far older than we have been led to believe, is excellent. Read more
Published on Dec 3 2003 by Clyde W. Burnham, Ph.D.
1.0 out of 5 stars Good fiction? Yes.
Forty years ago Hawkins, an astronomer discovered the function of Stonehenge by using an IBM computer. Read more
Published on Nov 1 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars Solid work that takes us forward
This is a first class book that considers all the available evidence rather than picking and choosing. Read more
Published on Oct 15 2003 by Dave Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Proof of the "Great Flood"...
Science has always been a controversial subject, but with "Uriel's Machine", Christopher Knight & Robert Lomas may wellchange the entire way that science is viewed by... Read more
Published on Sep 6 2003 by "clanndha"
4.0 out of 5 stars FASCINATING EVIDENCE OF ANCIENT WISDOM SECRETLY PRESERVED
This book proposes a revised version of events in the development of human civilisation, illuminated by the latest evidence and intelligent new ideas. Read more
Published on April 17 2003 by Tim Acheson
5.0 out of 5 stars Pure science
It is so rare that an author (in this case two of them) can deal with ancient history in such a scientific way. Read more
Published on Oct 28 2002 by Dave Williams
1.0 out of 5 stars PURE FANTASY!
This Is fun reading as long you don't take It seriously.The author's prepose theories without solid proof of any thing they say. Read more
Published on Sep 17 2002
5.0 out of 5 stars READ IT!
Totally worthwhile of squinting your eyes (due to the small print) and getting all wrinkled up in the effort to read this interesting, often beguiling, tome! Read more
Published on May 27 2002 by Maeve of Tara
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