John Anthony West

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On this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys talk about how science has figured out how to win at rock, paper, scissors, how the ancient Egyptians used sleds and wet sand to move the giant blocks used in so many of their monoliths. Then the guys get more serious with an exclusive interview with the legend John Anthony West. John Anthony West (born January 1, 1932 in New York) is an American author, lecturer, guide and a proponent of Sphinx water erosion hypothesis in geology. Influenced by R.A. Schwaller de Lubicz, in 1993 his work with Robert M. Schoch, a geologist and associate professor of natural science at the College of General Studies at Boston University was presented by Charlton Heston in a NBC special called "The Mystery of the Sphinx" that won West an News & Documentary Emmy Award for Best Research and a nomination for Best Documentary. The documentary contends that the main type of weathering evident on the Great Sphinx and surrounding enclosure walls could only have been caused by prolonged and extensive rainfall during the time period from 10,000 to 5000 BCE and was carved out of limestone bedrock by an ancient advanced culture. This challenged the conventional dating of the carving of the statue circa 2500 BCE. West suggested that the Sphinx may be over twice as old as originally determined, whereas Schoch made a more conservative determination of between 5000 and 7000 BCE Show Notes: Science has finally figured out how to win at Rock, Paper, Scissors Scientists Discovered the Egyptian Secret to Moving Huge Stones John Anthony West Website Serpent in the Sky: The High Wisdom of Ancient Egypt The Traveler's Key to Ancient Egypt: A Guide to Sacred Places All Music for the show provided by Pretty Lights! Purchase, Download and Donate at www.prettylightsmusic.com

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