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A Central Asian Civilisation as Ancient as Sumeria surface and we've dug down about 15 feet were flourishing and the Egyptian pyramids Continued from page 59 [4.6 m] below the present surface. And were being constructed. Musical instruments we're still going down! What that means is were part of the Caral culture, which S c i e n c e important. In Central Asia, people built reported on April 27 as the Western hemi- that the ancient surface has risen through cities as they did in Mesopotamia and the sphere's oldest city and home to a civilisation time. There've been deposits that have Indus Valley. But in the areas of Europe, as old and advanced as any in the world. See come from the mountains; silt and dirt have Earthfiles Science Report dated 6 May 2001 at farming took much longer to get there. The been deposited around this archaeological w w w . e a r t h f i l e s . c o m / e a r t h 2 3 6 . h t m . farming that finally entered into Europe site, raising the surface through time. So after Central Asia, thousands of years and we don't know how much further we have About the Interviewer: after the Indus Valley, represents a to go down. And it's very exciting that it's Linda Moulton Howe is a graduate of different type of culture. continuing to reveal older and older strata Stanford University, USA, and has a LMH: Where does your work go from to investigate. That's one of the joys of Masters degree in communication. She is archaeology. You can never predict what a science and environment reporter for here? What's next? you are going to find. Every season there television and radio, including Premiere Prof. Hiebert: We're very excited about are new surprises. ¥ Radio Networks, and a reporter and edi- discovering the stamp seal at our site dated tor on www.earthfiles.com. Over the last to 2300 BC. We're certainly going to go Interviewer's Notes: eight years she has regularly reported back and look for more evidence of literacy • Dr Hiebert and the geological team plan to news for Coast to Coast AM with Art Bell and administration of trade from this time return to the Anau site for a month in June and Dreamland on Sundays. Her film period. We hope to dig deeper to find out 2001 to core down through the archaeological documentaries, A Strange Harvest a n d dig to see how much further it is to natural Strange Harvests 1993, explored the how [far down] this particular civilisation geological strata. They are planningan excava- worldwide animal mutilations phenome- and site goes in this area. We haven't tion trip for September 2001 or June 2002. non. Linda's books include: An Alien reached the bottom yet. We're still digging • A book about Dr Hiebert's work (O r i g i n s H a r v e s t; Glimpses of Other Realities – down. We really look forward to going of the Bronze Age Oasis Civilisation in Central Vol. I: Facts & E y e w i t n e s s e s and Vol. II: back for a couple more seasons at this par- A s i a) was published in 1994 by the Peabody High Strangeness; and Mysterious Lights ticular site. Then we hope to expand our Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at and Crop Circles (see review this issue). Harvard University; it is available from These are available via amazon.com and research into looking at the ancient trade Amazon.com. barnes&noble.com. Most of Linda's routes in the area. • In other archaeological news, the Caral site books and videos can also be obtained LMH: How deep are you down? in the Supe Valley in Peru has now been dated from NEXUS offices in Australia, New Prof. Hiebert: We have a site that is to between 2627 BC and 2020 BC—the same Zealand, United Kingdom and The about 35 feet [10.7 m] above the present time period that Central Asia and Mesopotamia N e t h e r l a n d s . AUGUST – SEPTEMBER 2001 www.nexusmagazine.com NEXUS • 89