Paul Dunbavin

Paul Dunbavin is a British author who specialises in cross-disciplinary research into ancient history and mythology; with a special interest in catastrophism.

One of this author's principles is that many of the theories put forward about catastrophism in human prehistory, Atlantis, etc, are based upon what he calls outmoded science. He prefers to argue afresh from a pattern of current evidence.

Another of this author's conjectures is that myths and legends can contain 'fossils', i.e. elements that can be compared with independent mythical or historical accounts, or even subjected to scientific examination, in order to extract real evidence about the past.

His books have attracted positive comments from those who agree with his approach [cite book |title=Lost Cities of Atlantis, Ancient Europe & the Mediterranean |last=Childress |first=David Hatcher |year=1996 |publisher=Adventures Unlimited Press |isbn=0932813259 |pages=p. 344 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=eDSFkAghU34C&pg=PA344&dq=%22Paul+Dunbavin%22&lr=&num=100&sig=-z1iQdELRP1hNwdX5E9XpelCoJ4 ] and equally strong negative comment from professional academics. [cite journal |last=Samson |first=Ross |year=1999 |month=April |title=Claiming Finnish origins for Picts |journal=British Archaeology |issue=43 |id=ISSN |1357-4442 |url=http://www.britarch.ac.uk/BA/ba43/ba43book.html |accessdate= 2008-03-07 ]

Books

* "The Atlantis Researches: The Earth's Rotation in Mythology and Prehistory". ISBN 0952502909
* "Picts and Ancient Britons: An Exploration of Pictish Origins". ISBN 0952502917
* "Atlantis of the West: The Case for Britain's Drowned Megalithic Civilisation". ISBN 1-84119-716-5
* "Under Ancient Skies: Ancient Astronomy and Terrestrial Catastrophism". ISBN 0952502925

References