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A scientific exploration of the advanced ancient civilization known
as Doggerland or Fairland that disappeared 5,000 years ago. New
marine archaeological evidence has revealed the remains of a large
land mass to the north of Britain that hosted an advanced
civilization 1,000 years before the recognized “first”
civilizations of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, or India. Remembered
in Celtic legends as Tu-lay, and referred to by geologists as
Doggerland or Fairland, this civilization began at least as early
as 4000 BC but was ultimately destroyed by rising sea levels, huge
tsunamis, and a terrible viral epidemic released from melting
permafrost during a cataclysmic period of global warming. Exploring
the latest archaeological findings and recent scientific analysis
of Doggerland’s underwater remains, Graham Phillips shows that
this ancient culture had sophisticated technology and advanced
medical knowledge. He looks at evidence detected with remote
sensing and seismic profiling of many artificial structures,
complex settlements, gigantic earthworks, epic monoliths, and huge
stone circles dated to more than 5,500 years ago, preserved beneath
the ground and on the ocean floor. He examines evidence of
Doggerland’s high-temperature technology, showing how its people
were able to melt solid rock to create vitrified structures far
stronger than concrete, a technique that modern science cannot
replicate. He looks at the small part of the Fairland land mass
that still exists: Fair Isle, a tiny island some 45 miles north of
the Orkney Islands of Scotland. Phillips shows how, when Fairland
sank beneath the waves around 3100 BC, its last survivors traveled
by boat to settle in the British Isles, where they established the
megalithic culture that built Stonehenge. Revealing the vast
archaeological evidence in support of the existence of Doggerland,
as well as its threads of influence in early cultures around the
world, Phillips also shows how the fate of this sophisticated
ancient culture is a warning from history: the cataclysmic events
that happened to the first civilizations could happen again as the
world heats up.
Phillips was born in Madison, Indiana. After graduating high school
Phillips entered Asbury College following which he degreed from
College of New Jersey in 1887. After completing his education,
Phillips worked as a newspaper reporter in Cincinnati, Ohio before
moving on to New York City where he was employed as a columnist and
editor with the New York World until 1902. In his spare time, he
wrote a novel, The Great God Success that was published in 1901.
The book sold well enough that his royalty income was sufficient
enough to allow him to work as a freelance journalist while
dedicating himself to writing fiction. Writing articles for various
prominent magazines, he began to develop a reputation as a
competent investigative journalist. Considered a progressive,
Phillips' novels often commented on social issues of the day and
frequently chronicled events based on his real-life journalistic
experiences.
Phillips was born in Madison, Indiana. After graduating high school
Phillips entered Asbury College following which he degreed from
College of New Jersey in 1887. After completing his education,
Phillips worked as a newspaper reporter in Cincinnati, Ohio before
moving on to New York City where he was employed as a columnist and
editor with the New York World until 1902. In his spare time, he
wrote a novel, The Great God Success that was published in 1901.
The book sold well enough that his royalty income was sufficient
enough to allow him to work as a freelance journalist while
dedicating himself to writing fiction. Writing articles for various
prominent magazines, he began to develop a reputation as a
competent investigative journalist. Considered a progressive,
Phillips' novels often commented on social issues of the day and
frequently chronicled events based on his real-life journalistic
experiences.
Every year the UK A-Level results bring with them the inevitable
tide of questions about the quality and standard of the exams: Are
they getting easier? Is studying for three or four subjects in
great detail right in the modern world? Can standards, and pass
rates, be sustained? One option already available to schools and
students is the baccalaureate system. With reform of the
'gold-standard' A-level likely, and with qualification reform in
Wales and Scotland already a reality, this unique book will be
essential reading for anyone who needs to know about the post-16
qualifications debate. Covering national and international
approaches, the IBO, curriculum reform,and political and
educational imperatives the book including expert contributions by
the leading figures in the bac debate from the HE, state and
independent-schools sectors, as well as from political and research
fields.
Every year the UK A-Level results bring with them the inevitable
tide of questions about the quality and standard of the exams: Are
they getting easier? Is studying for three or four subjects in
great detail right in the modern world? Can standards, and pass
rates, be sustained? One option already available to schools and
students is the baccalaureate system.
With reform of the 'gold-standard' A-level likely, and with
qualification reform in Wales and Scotland already a reality, this
unique book will be essential reading for anyone who needs to know
about the post-16 qualifications debate. Covering national and
international approaches, the IBO, curriculum reform, and political
and educational imperatives the book including expert contributions
by the leading figures in the bac debate from the HE, state and
independent-schools sectors, as well as from political and research
fields.
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