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Among the important new findings in astronomy are the discovery of the chaoticity of the planetary orbits and the  presence of agents that can catastrophically  interact with the Earth at time  spans that are not too long with the span of presence of Homo Sapiens on the Earth. Some of these questions are presented and discussed by well known specialists in the field. The more general, complex and fascinating scenario of the whole universe evolution is for completeness discussed in both the version presently accepted by the majority of scientists (the  big bang scenario) and in  possible alternative versions.

The session on geology discusses a number of questions associated with the crucial and  difficult problem of accurately dating events in the far past but more importantly for the consequences on the dating of the Homo Sapiens history on the Earth (radiocarbon, dendrochronological and radiometrical dating techniques). The problem of climatic variations and glaciations in the late pleistocene and holocene, so important to understand the Homo Sapiens past, is discussed. Two particular topics that have always fascinated man, namely the  deluge traditions and the antiquity of the great Giza Sphynx, are discussed from the geologist point of view.

The session on anthropology reviews work done by genetists and linguists, that shows a tree of evolution of human presence in the world from a very likely unique original source. Evidence of contacts before Columbus between America and Europe will be discussed.  The hypothesis of civilization on Earth well before the third millennium will also be considered. A non standard interpretation will be given of who were the Nephilim and the Annunaki in the biblical and sumerian  records.

The session on mythologies and religions presents new paradigms that explain the remarkably complex structure of  ancient myths and religions, where common and recurrent  elements are  present. Two alternative proposals for the Atlantis legend are  discussed and the seminal role of Immanuel Velikovsky in proposing that catastrophical events of extraterrestrial origin have affected human kind till  relatively (about 700 BC) recent times is discussed.

Finally the last session  The view of institutional  religions presents the point of view of the main world religions on the archaic original elements that are to be found at their source.

It is believed that the workshop will allow a useful interaction between specialists in different fields and will contribute to a better knowledge of the roots of Homo Sapiens, so intimately woven with the complex history of planet Earth and the Solar System.

Milano, June 7 and 8
Sala della Provincia,via Corridoni 16

ASTRONOMY

Prof. G. Cavalleri, University of Brescia
 The evolution of the Universe under the big bang scenario

Prof. E. Recami, University of Bergamo
 Open problems II  cosmology

Prof. T. Van Flandern, University of Maryland
 Evidence of the explosion of a planet in the solar system circa 3.2 million years ago

Prof. H. Arp, Max Planck Institute, Munich
 Open problems I in  cosmology

Prof. V. Clube, Oxford University
 Deism and revelation or cosmological and anthropic principles

Prof. Valsecchi, University of Rome
 Dinamica di piccoli corpi in orbita di collisione con la Terra

Dr. F. Barbiero, Centro Camuno di Studi Preistorici
 Changes in the rotation axis of the Earth after asteroid/cometary impacts

Prof. F. Ricci Lucchi, University of Bologna
 Between philosophy of nature and philosophy of science: the case of geology

Prof. G. Ferrara, University of Pisa
 Natural radionuclides and geocronology

Prof. M. Baillie, Queens University, Belfast
 Dendrochonological dating, results and open problems

Prof. G. Orombelli, University of Milano
 Climatic variations in last 200.000 years derived from polar ice analysis

Prof. F. Wezel, Academy of Lincei
 A review of main geological changes on Earth during Homo Sapiens time

Prof. A. Tollmann, Wien University
 The deluge in the peoples traditions and geological evidence

Prof. R. Schoch, University of Boston
 Erosion processes on the great Sphynx and its dating

D. Eccott, London
 Evidence of contacts between America and the Old  World before Columbus

Prof. Cavalli Sforza, Stanford  University
 What genetics says about  human history

Prof. E. Anati, Centro Camuno di Studi Preistorici
Val Camonica, a unique example of a civilization with continuous documentation over 8000 years

A. Alford, Walsall
 Who were the Nephilim and the Annunaki in the biblical and sumerian records?

NEW SCENARIOS ON THE ORIGIN OF MYTHOLOGIES AND RELIGIONS

Dr. D. Talbott, Portland
 The golden age, its collapse and the origin of classical religions

R.  Bauval, Cairo
 Evidence of civilization on Earth well before the third millennium BC

F. Barbiero, Centro Camuno Studi Preistorici, Capo di Ponte
 Was Atlantis in Antarctica? Arguments in favour

E. Spedicato, Bergamo University
 Was Atlantis in Hispaniola? Arguments in favour

D. Patten, Seattle
 The "sacred numbers" 54 and 108 and the catastrophical role of Mars in ancient history

C. Ginenthal, New York
 Immanuel Velikovsky and his view of a catastrophical recent history of the Earth

Prof.  G. Borgonovo, Venegono Seminary
 The archaic elements in Genesis: the view from Catholicism

Prof. R. Laras, Milan  Head Rabbi
 The archaic elements in Genesis: the view from Hebraism

Prof. Dalil Boubakeur,  Paris Mosque
 The Meccah, the Kaaba and the ancient roots of Islam

Dr. Techeng Kong, the 79-th descendent of Confucius, Taiwan
 Preconfucian roots of Confucianism