Inspired by rereading SHOTW I started checking out information about megaliths and megalithic structures on the net. Yesterday I found a IMO pretty decent video of a presentation called: 'MEGALITHOMANIA 2008: David H.Childress - Lost Cities of S. America & the Pacific'
I'm halfway through watching this, and even though it's clear that Childress hasn't got 'the whole banana' what comes tho the origins and reasons for these structures, I'm still enjoying it very much. For an amateur on the subject like me, it's very interesting to see all the images of many all those strange structures around the world, and to get a glossary over the subject. I really can't vouch for the guys integrity(his bio looks a bit suspicious to me), but I think his presentation is worth watching because he has many great images which I haven't seen anywhere before, or didn't know how to look for.
Here's the link: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6461771567792742723#
Here's the description:
From wikipedia, about Childress:
I'm halfway through watching this, and even though it's clear that Childress hasn't got 'the whole banana' what comes tho the origins and reasons for these structures, I'm still enjoying it very much. For an amateur on the subject like me, it's very interesting to see all the images of many all those strange structures around the world, and to get a glossary over the subject. I really can't vouch for the guys integrity(his bio looks a bit suspicious to me), but I think his presentation is worth watching because he has many great images which I haven't seen anywhere before, or didn't know how to look for.
Here's the link: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6461771567792742723#
Here's the description:
Filmed at the Megalithomania Conference,Glastonbury, 17th - 18th May 2008......(Also available on a high-quality DVD from _www.megalithomania.co.uk).....Keynote speaker at the 2008 event, maverick archaeologist and megalith hunter David Hatcher Childress took us on a whirlwind journey in search of ancient sites in South America and the Pacific. Discussing everything from Tiahuanaco in Bolivia to Easter Island to the basalt crystal city of Nan Madol, the real-life Indiana Jones took us to remote areas of the Andes and hard-to-reach Pacific Islands in search of megaliths and lost cities. His style is an entertaining blend of personal experience and well-researched fact, and he presents fascinating information on the advanced technology and anomalous architecture of our predecessors around the globe......David Hatcher Childress, author of over 20 books, has traveled the world several times over, seeking adventure and the answers to the mysteries of mankind’s past. In 1976, David left the United States on what would become a six-year research and adventure odyssey. During this time, he studied first-hand the ancient civilizations of Africa, the Middle East and China, sometimes journeying into dangerous territory along the way (like Uganda during the overthrow of Idi Amin). Further expeditions resulted in Lost Cities and Ancient Mysteries series. He has appeared on Fox-TV’s Sightings and Encounters, two NBC-TV specials, The Conspiracy Zone, and segments for the Discovery Channel, A&E, The Sci-Fi Channel, The Travel Channel and others. He is also a frequent guest on nationally syndicated radio shows. He continues to explore, write and excite people about discovery through his magazine, World Explorer, and his publishing company, Adventures Unlimited
From wikipedia, about Childress:
David Hatcher Childress (born 1957) is an American author and publisher of books on topics in alternative history and historical revisionism. His works cover such subjects as pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact, Nikola Tesla, the Knights Templar, lost cities and vimana aircraft. Childress claims no academic credentials as a professional archaeologist nor in any other scientific field of study.
Life and career
Born in France, and raised in Colorado, Childress began travelling at 19 in pursuit of archaeological interests. He moved in 1983 to Stelle, Illinois, a community founded by New Age writer Richard Kieninger. He had been given a book by Kieninger while touring Africa. Childress chronicled his explorations in his Lost Cities and Ancient Mysteries series of books, influenced by Kieninger's ideas . While in Stelle, Childress began publishing his own works and then those of other authors, presenting fringe-scientific theories regarding ancient civilizations and little-known technologies. He also established a travel business in partnership with Kieninger. In 1991, in nearby Kempton, Illinois, Childress, along with historian and linguist Carl W. Hart, founded the World Explorers Club, which travels to places he writes about, and a magazine, World Explorer.
Childress has appeared on NBC (The Mysterious Origins of Man), Fox Network (Sightings and Encounters), Discovery Channel, A&E, and The History Channel (e.g. Ancient Aliens), to comment on subjects such as the Bermuda Triangle, Atlantis, and UFOs. He has been involved in two lawsuits regarding publishing. One failed after expiry of a statute of limitations and the other, involving publication of a master's thesis without permission, was settled out of court.