PRELIMINARY NOTE - added February 2008
It is over three years since this paper appeared on the net, and it remains
unchanged for this ‘facelift’. The study of the post glacial water level rise in
the North Sea, the LOIS study presents a serious threat to the hypothesis
presented.
This is discussed in an Update where I suggest that the evidence against the
possibility a large dyke protected island in the North Sea is not overwhelming.
Generally I have found the hypothesis extremely stimulating as a backdrop to
further reading, as shown in the latest
Update on ‘Voyages for Power’.
As so often in this venture the evidence is not overwhelming, but a thread is
presented which could be picked up and developed as more information becomes
available.
1. Forward
This is a search for new perspectives on two problems : what stimulated the
proliferation of megalithic monuments, and how were the Indo-European languages
spread?
2. The Iliad becomes a star primer.
A remarkable book details a lost aspect of the Iliad, but fails to follow the
implications of this discovery which is that the conception of the Iliad could
be much, much older than is currently understood.
3. Other prehistoric anomalies.
A search for other evidence that the roots of our culture entwine with that of
the megalithic culture. The birthplace of these cultural roots is named Lacuna.
4. The search for Lacuna.
There is a lot of overlap between the story of Lacuna, and that of Atlantis, and
the distinction between them is set out. Lacuna is located in the North Sea.
5. Lacuna.
Lacuna was the birthplace of the Iliad, and of the ‘three functions', an
ordering principle which is deeply embedded in Indo-European cultures. It had a
profound influence on the megalithic cultures in Europe, and as far away as the
Caucasus.
6. The end of Lacuna.
Several descriptions of the terrible end of Lacuna are recounted, including
those understood to describe the end of the ‘Golden Age'.
7. The puzzle of Troy.
Another remarkable book on the Iliad confirms the setting of the tale in
N.W.Europe, with Troy on the Gogmagog hills near Cambridge.
8. Understanding the ‘Troy event'.
If the Iliad was conceived as a star primer there was certainly no actual War of
Troy, so what could actually have taken place on those flatlands between
Cambridge and the Wash? A link is sought with the People of the Sea, who caused
havoc in the Mediterranean in around 1200 BC.
9. Conclusion.
The main props for the hypothesis presented in this exploration are listed. The
account of Lacuna gives an explanation for the outburst of megalithic activity,
and for the spread of the Indo-European languages and cultures. A vital cultural
link is traced down to Greece.