Table of Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xiii
Chapter 1 The "First Race" 1
The First Americans 6
The First Boat 9
Chapter 2 An Extended Family 13
The Little Originals 15
The Robust Originals 17
Esoteric Science 19
The Volcanic Vacancy 21
Chapter 3 Ancient Original Australians in America (A Closer Look) 25
Chapter 4 The Toss of a Coin 37
Nine Sites (plus one) 39
The First Boat 43
The Final Word 46
Chapter 5 The First Religion 49
The Feminine First 51
"Same As Me" 55
Pre-Genesis 57
Chapter 6 Pyramids Across the Waters 61
The Pilgrimages 62
Pyramids in the Bush 67
A Pyramid in the Road 69
Chapter 7 Dogon Dreaming 73
The "Great Black Shapes" 76
Serpent Dreaming 77
"Our Alien Creators" 84
Chapter 8 The First Religion (Part 2) 91
The Returning Brief 92
The Sacred Serpent 93
The Sacred Path 95
Going 'Walkabout' 98
Chapter 9 A Nation of Adams and Eves 101
Chapter 10 Mystics or Morons? 111
Chapter 11 The Ship's Cargo 131
The First Cut 133
The First Dentist 136
"There Should Not Be Any Diseases" 137
The First Boat 139
Chapter 12 The Origins of the Four R's (Readin', 'Ritin', 'Rithmetic, and 'Rt) 143
The Engraved Word 145
The Painted Word 147
The Spoken Word 148
The Final Countdown 150
Chapter 13 The Myth of Terra Nullius 153
Conclusion 173
Notes 181
Bibliography 201
Index 207