Graham Hancock

And Hertha von Deschend was professor of the history of science at Frankfurt University. And they wrote an immense book in the 1960s called Hamlet's Mill. And Hamlet's Mill... differs very strongly from established opinion on the issue of the phenomenon of precession. And I'll explain what precession is in a moment. Generally, it's held that it was the Greeks who discovered the precession.

And Hertha von Deschend was professor of the history of science at Frankfurt University. And they wrote an immense book in the 1960s called Hamlet's Mill. And Hamlet's Mill... differs very strongly from established opinion on the issue of the phenomenon of precession. And I'll explain what precession is in a moment. Generally, it's held that it was the Greeks who discovered the precession.

And the dating on that is put back not very far, maybe 2,300 years ago or so.

And the dating on that is put back not very far, maybe 2,300 years ago or so.

And the dating on that is put back not very far, maybe 2,300 years ago or so.

Santillana and van der Schind are pointing out that knowledge of procession is much much older than that thousands of years older than that and and they do actually trace it I think I'm quoting them pretty much correctly to some almost unbelievable ancestor Civilization reading that book was one of the several reasons that I got into this this mystery in the first place Okay.

Santillana and van der Schind are pointing out that knowledge of procession is much much older than that thousands of years older than that and and they do actually trace it I think I'm quoting them pretty much correctly to some almost unbelievable ancestor Civilization reading that book was one of the several reasons that I got into this this mystery in the first place Okay.

Santillana and van der Schind are pointing out that knowledge of procession is much much older than that thousands of years older than that and and they do actually trace it I think I'm quoting them pretty much correctly to some almost unbelievable ancestor Civilization reading that book was one of the several reasons that I got into this this mystery in the first place Okay.

Now the procession of the equinoxes to give it its full name is is results from the fact that our planet is the viewing platform from which we observe the stars. And our planet of course is rotating on its own axis at roughly a thousand miles an hour at the equator. But what's less obvious is that it's also wobbling on its axis.

Now the procession of the equinoxes to give it its full name is is results from the fact that our planet is the viewing platform from which we observe the stars. And our planet of course is rotating on its own axis at roughly a thousand miles an hour at the equator. But what's less obvious is that it's also wobbling on its axis.

Now the procession of the equinoxes to give it its full name is is results from the fact that our planet is the viewing platform from which we observe the stars. And our planet of course is rotating on its own axis at roughly a thousand miles an hour at the equator. But what's less obvious is that it's also wobbling on its axis.

So if you imagine the extended north pole of the Earth pointing up at the sky, in our time, it's pointing at the star Polaris, and that is our pole star. But Polaris has not always been the pole star, precisely because of this wobble on the axis of the Earth. Other stars have occupied the pole position, and sometimes the extended north pole of the Earth points at empty space.

So if you imagine the extended north pole of the Earth pointing up at the sky, in our time, it's pointing at the star Polaris, and that is our pole star. But Polaris has not always been the pole star, precisely because of this wobble on the axis of the Earth. Other stars have occupied the pole position, and sometimes the extended north pole of the Earth points at empty space.

So if you imagine the extended north pole of the Earth pointing up at the sky, in our time, it's pointing at the star Polaris, and that is our pole star. But Polaris has not always been the pole star, precisely because of this wobble on the axis of the Earth. Other stars have occupied the pole position, and sometimes the extended north pole of the Earth points at empty space.

There is no pole star. That's one of the obvious results of the wobble on the Earth's axis. The other one is that there are 12 well-known constellations in our time, the 12 constellations of the zodiac, that lie along what is referred to as the path of the sun. The we're seeing what's in direct line with the Sun in our view. And the zodiacal constellations all lie along the path of the Sun.

There is no pole star. That's one of the obvious results of the wobble on the Earth's axis. The other one is that there are 12 well-known constellations in our time, the 12 constellations of the zodiac, that lie along what is referred to as the path of the sun. The we're seeing what's in direct line with the Sun in our view. And the zodiacal constellations all lie along the path of the Sun.

There is no pole star. That's one of the obvious results of the wobble on the Earth's axis. The other one is that there are 12 well-known constellations in our time, the 12 constellations of the zodiac, that lie along what is referred to as the path of the sun. The we're seeing what's in direct line with the Sun in our view. And the zodiacal constellations all lie along the path of the Sun.

So at different times of the year, the Sun will rise against the background of a particular zodiacal constellation. Today we live in the age of Pisces, and it's definitely not an accident that the early Christians used the fish as their symbol. This is another area where I differ from archaeology. I think the constellations of the zodiac were recognized as such much earlier than we suppose.

So at different times of the year, the Sun will rise against the background of a particular zodiacal constellation. Today we live in the age of Pisces, and it's definitely not an accident that the early Christians used the fish as their symbol. This is another area where I differ from archaeology. I think the constellations of the zodiac were recognized as such much earlier than we suppose.

So at different times of the year, the Sun will rise against the background of a particular zodiacal constellation. Today we live in the age of Pisces, and it's definitely not an accident that the early Christians used the fish as their symbol. This is another area where I differ from archaeology. I think the constellations of the zodiac were recognized as such much earlier than we suppose.