Paul Dunbavin
Encyclopedia
Paul Dunbavin is a British
author who specialises in cross-disciplinary research into ancient history
and mythology
; with a special interest in catastrophism
.
One of this author's principles is that many of the theories put forward about catastrophism in human prehistory, Atlantis
, etc, are based upon what he calls outmoded science. He prefers to argue afresh from a pattern of current evidence.
Another of this author's conjectures is that myths and legends can contain 'fossils', i.e. elements that can be compared with independent mythical or historical accounts, or even subjected to scientific examination, in order to extract real evidence about the past.
His books have attracted positive comments from those who agree with his approach and equally strong negative comment from professional academics.
United Kingdom
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author who specialises in cross-disciplinary research into ancient history
Ancient history
Ancient history is the study of the written past from the beginning of recorded human history to the Early Middle Ages. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, with Cuneiform script, the oldest discovered form of coherent writing, from the protoliterate period around the 30th century BC...
and mythology
Mythology
The term mythology can refer either to the study of myths, or to a body or collection of myths. As examples, comparative mythology is the study of connections between myths from different cultures, whereas Greek mythology is the body of myths from ancient Greece...
; with a special interest in catastrophism
Catastrophism
Catastrophism is the theory that the Earth has been affected in the past by sudden, short-lived, violent events, possibly worldwide in scope. The dominant paradigm of modern geology is uniformitarianism , in which slow incremental changes, such as erosion, create the Earth's appearance...
.
One of this author's principles is that many of the theories put forward about catastrophism in human prehistory, Atlantis
Atlantis
Atlantis is a legendary island first mentioned in Plato's dialogues Timaeus and Critias, written about 360 BC....
, etc, are based upon what he calls outmoded science. He prefers to argue afresh from a pattern of current evidence.
Another of this author's conjectures is that myths and legends can contain 'fossils', i.e. elements that can be compared with independent mythical or historical accounts, or even subjected to scientific examination, in order to extract real evidence about the past.
His books have attracted positive comments from those who agree with his approach and equally strong negative comment from professional academics.
Books
- The Atlantis Researches: The Earth's Rotation in Mythology and Prehistory. ISBN 0952502909
- Picts and Ancient Britons: An Exploration of Pictish Origins. ISBN 0952502917
- Atlantis of the West: The Case for Britain's Drowned Megalithic Civilisation. ISBN 1-84119-716-5
- Under Ancient Skies: Ancient Astronomy and Terrestrial Catastrophism. ISBN 0952502925