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The Origin Species: Our Evolution Intervention? Are humans the engineered product of flesh-and-blood "gene genies" rather than an accident of evolution? lesh-and-blood "gods" used genetic engineering to create mankind "in their own image” to be slaves. This amazing conclusion can be drawn from a literal inter- pretation of 5,000-year-old texts unearthed during the last 100 years by archaeolo- gists in Mesopotamia. In this article I offer scientific evidence from these ancient texts that confirms this assertion, and suggest that the "gods" who created us may still be with us today, benefiting from genetic longevity. As incredible as it might seem at first, these "gods" may have been ruling the Earth for around 270,000 years. More recently, during the last 13,000 years, it appears that individual gods have taken turns for "lordship" over the Earth according to a "star-clock" which divides the Earth's 25,920-year precessional cycle into 12 periods. The evidence for this star-clock still exists today at the enigmatic sites of Stonehenge in England and Machu Picchu in Peru. Analysis of the star-clock provides scientific grounds for believing that flesh-and-blood gods—our creators—are preparing for their imminent return amongst us. CIVILISATION: A GIFT FROM "THE GODS"? In recent years, new discoveries have challenged fundamentally our preconceptions regarding mankind's past. The paradigm shift which is currently underway is centred on Egypt, where the discovery of a secret doorway inside the Great Pyramid and the indepen- dent dating of the Sphinx to at least the era 10,500 BC to 8000 BC have captured the pub- lic's imagination. Less well known is the discovery that ultrasonic machining, a technolo- gy discovered only in the late 20th century, was most likely used to cut the ancient Egyptian granite.' These historical anomalies are not just confined to Egypt. All over the world we find sites—such as Stonehenge, Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco), Nazca, Baalbek, and, now, underwa- ter structures in Japan’-—that do not fit the historical paradigm. At Baalbek in Lebanon, to name but one example, an ancient stone platform includes three 800-ton stones which have been placed in a wall at a height of 20 feet. Such a construction would be difficult even for modern-day engineers with the very lat- est crane technology. In summary, a shadowy prehistory seems to exist as a legacy in the form of stone, maps and mythologies which our 20th century technology has only lately allowed us to recognise. These historical anomalies have caused many writers to grasp at Atlantis. However, I believe that the advanced knowledge of the Egyptians, the Maya of Central America and many other ancient peoples can be traced back to the civilisation of Sumer which sudden- ly and mysteriously emerged 6,000 years ago. The Sumerians claimed that their culture was a gift not from Atlantis but from "the gods", and that these gods had created mankind. In view of the physical evidence, can we afford to dismiss the Sumerians’ claims? Many of us will find the concept of "gods" rather alien or meaningless, for we have been conditioned to believe in One God and disregard gods with a small "g" as idols, supernatural beings or manifestations of primitive mythology. These preconceptions are the legacy of 2,000 years of monotheism which has not only distorted the original mean- ing of the ancient texts but, more importantly, has veiled our ways of thinking. Whilst the term "gods" is full of awkward connotations for us, the Sumerians did not suffer from such problems and regarded these gods as flesh-and-blood people who, due to their higher status and technology, ruled over mankind. They called them "the Anunnaki", meaning "those who came from the heavens to Earth". by Alan F. Alford ©1996 Based on material from his book Gods of the New Millennium Published 1996 by Eridu Books PO Box 107, Walsall WS9 9YR, UK Telephone/fax: +44 01543 370453 E-mail: alford@eridu.co.uk Web: http:/Awww.eridu.co.uk NEXUS 59 INSIGHTS INTO MAN'S GENETIC INHERITANCE by Alan F. Alford ©1996 AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 1997