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John Anthony West

John Anthony West

2 archived appearances · 1995–2002

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John Anthony West (1932–2018) was an Emmy Award-winning author and independent Egyptologist known for championing the geological water-erosion hypothesis of the Great Sphinx, which proposed a civilization far older than mainstream Egyptology accepted. On Art Bell's programs, his book Serpent in the Sky and his Emmy-winning documentary Mystery of the Sphinx, featuring geologist Robert Schoch, challenged orthodox dating and ignited worldwide debate about the age of ancient Egyptian monuments.

On the air with Art · 2

  1. Sep 3, 1995 · 1h 23m

    Ancient Egypt

    John Anthony West, Emmy-winning independent Egyptologist, joins Art Bell on Dreamland to challenge the accepted timeline of ancient civilization and reveal what lies beneath the Great Sphinx of Giza.West explains how geological weathering patterns on the Sphinx prove it must be at least 10,000 years old, far predati...
  2. Apr 23, 2002 · 2h 47m

    Ancient Egypt - Linda Moulton Howe & John Anthony West | Cryptozoology - Peter von Puttkamer

    with Linda Moulton Howe, Peter von Puttkamer

    Art Bell welcomes investigative reporter Linda Moulton Howe, who shares a firsthand account of witnessing three star-like lights moving in a slow triangular formation over the Ozark National Forest on April 14, 2002. Eight other witnesses corroborate the sighting, and pilot Bob Martin notes the formation emerged fro...

Books by John Anthony West · 2

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