The MegaBlog is heating up for Portland author R.J. Archer

11-19-2006 - When Archer set about conducting research for the third novel in his mystery/adventure series, Seeds Of Civilization, he developed an unexpected interest in underwater archeology—especially in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. He began a blog hoping to consolidate information from experts in various fields—dive teams, satellite photo researchers, archeologists and anthropologists. His blog at www.TheMegaBlog.com supports the idea that ancient maritime cultures existed along submerged coastlines all over the world and are now becoming “visible” thanks to Google Earth and other satellite photo sites. These once-inhabited areas were submerged by rising waters after the last Ice Age, supporting Graham Hancock’s claim that ancient civilizations existed on Earth long before those of Egypt and Mesopotamia. Archer coined the term “Mega-America,” to differentiate the Caribbean areas now covered by water from their land-based neighbors in Mesoamerica.

“As the experts come together and offer information from their individual areas of expertise, we should be able to develop a better picture of these early civilizations,” says Archer. “It’s my hope to publish a non-fiction report of my findings when the blog is complete, and I’ll also draw information from it for my third novel.”

Asked what awakened his interest in submerged monuments, he responded that Yonaguni Island—in Japan’s southern-most chain—served as the stage for his second novel, Tsubute, (March 2006) and subsequent correspondence with Angie Micol of Satellite Discoveries provided key information for his upcoming third novel, Triangle, expected to be published in mid-2007. He explains that, “The term ‘Mega’ was borrowed from the name given to an alleged ‘submerged city’ off the coast of Cuba, discovered by a Canadian salvage team in 2000. I’m still trying to get credible evidence of its existence, but other recent discoveries may prove to be even more important. William (Bill) Donato’s research around Bimini Road and Andros Island, in the Bahamas, may figure into my storyline for Triangle.”

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R.J. Archer is the author of TRACTRIX and TSUBUTE, published in 2006 by NWIDI Press. They are books one and two of his mystery/adventure series titled Seeds Of Civilization. (See www.SeedsOfCivilization.com)

1 (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/11/061107-archaeology.html)

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