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[[File:Society of the Ancients.png|thumb|SOTA home page, featuring the [[wikipedia:Antikythera mechanism|Antikythera mechanism]].]]
[[File:SOTA symbol.jpg|thumb|Forerunner symbol.]]
{{quote|I was like a boy playing on the sea-shore and diverting myself now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.|Isaac Newton}}
The '''Society of the Ancients''' is a [[human]] organization dedicated to compiling information related to the hypothesis regarding alien visitors on planet [[Earth]], referred to as "Ancients", who helped humanity construct technology.<ref>[http://206.16.223.63/mission.html SOTA mission page]</ref> Among the evidence is an image of the [[Forerunner]] symbol etched in rock by [[N'chala]] in 100,000 BC.<ref name="evidence">[http://206.16.223.63/evidence.html SOTA evidence page]</ref>


[[Image:Society of the Ancients.png|thumb|SOTA home page, featuring the [[wikipedia:Antikythera mechanism|Antikythera mechanism]].]]
== Background ==
[[Image:SOTA symbol.jpg|thumb|Forerunner symbol.]]
The organization was created by [[Dave George]] after he spent a memorable evening at a barbecue with his neighbor, [[Aaron Elliot]]. The conversation turned to a book series Elliot was into that dealt with unsolved ancient mysteries. Intrigued by the subject, George began researching it heavily and shortly became obsessed. After SOTA's creation, they attracted 510 members by 2007.<ref>[http://206.16.223.63/members.html SOTA members page]</ref>
{{quote|I was like a boy playing on the sea-shore and diverting myself now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.|Isaac Newton}}
 
== List of featured artifacts ==
=== Out-of-place handprint ===
{{Article Quote|Hand shaped print found in limestone. 110 million years old.}}
{{Main|Out-of-place handprint}}
The Society of the Ancients claimed that the artifact is a 110 million-year-old human handprint found in limestone.<ref name="evidence"/> It is used as evidence for their hypothesis of ancient alien visitors to Earth.
 
=== Stonehenge ===
{{Article Quote|How did they do it? Why did they do it? Hundreds of years of work to build a calendar seems like a faulty explanation. Point – Notice the shape. The Round nature with counterpoints seems to bee an ancient theme.}}
{{Main|Wikipedia:Stonehenge|l1=Stonehenge}}
The [[Society of the Ancients]] suggested [[Forerunner]] involvement in the creation of Stonehenge. In addition to suspicion of an ancient people's interest in investing such effort into its construction, the circular shape was used as evidence to support their claim.<ref name="evidence"/> Many of their proposed artifacts that were affected by alien interventions consists of items with the familiar circular pattern used in [[Forerunner symbols|Forerunner glyphs]].<ref name="evidence"/>
 
=== Antikythera mechanism ===
{{Article Quote|This device was created 1500 years before the Renaissance inventors even began to play around with devices of similar complexity. Point – Notice the round shape again.}}
{{Main|Wikipedia:Antikythera mechanism|l1=Antikythera mechanism}}
The [[Society of the Ancients]] questioned if its creation was influenced by [[Forerunner]] visitors in [[Earth]]'s ancient history.<ref name="evidence"/>


The '''Society of the Ancients''' is a [[Human]] organization (1995-2008?) to compile information related to the hypothesis regarding alien visitors on planet [[Earth]], referred to as "Ancients", who helped humanity construct technology.<ref>[http://206.16.223.63/mission.html SOTA mission page]</ref> Among the evidence is an image of the [[Forerunner]] symbol etched in rock by [[N'chala]] in 100,000 BC.<ref name="evidence">[http://206.16.223.63/evidence.html SOTA evidence page]</ref>
=== Crop cicles ===
{{Main|Wikipedia:Crop cicle|l1=Crop cicles}}
Despite evidence crop circles are man-made hoaxes, the Society of the Ancients suggested a crop circle made in Ambertshire, England in 1985 was the result of alien visitation, citing its similarity to patterns seen in ancient artifacts thought to have been influenced by visitors that would later be identified as [[Forerunner]].<ref name="evidence"/>


It was created by [[Dave George]] after he spent a memorable evening at a barbecue with his neighbor, [[Aaron Elliot]]. The conversation turned to a book series Elliot was into that dealt with unsolved ancient mysteries. Intrigued by the subject, George began researching it heavily and shortly became obsessed. After SOTA's creation, they attracted 510 members by 2007.<ref>[http://206.16.223.63/members.html SOTA members page]</ref>
== Trivia ==
The Society of the Ancients is part of ''[[Halo 3]]''<nowiki />'s marketing campaign, [[Iris]].


Also among SOTA's evidence is a link to this [http://206.16.223.61/E5h2JK/flash/web/index.html site],<ref name="evidence"/> which seems to be some sort of Forerunner object in a server. On this object are a series of buttons that prompt you to download items but one plays a video.
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Hand.jpg|A out-of-place handprint, claimed to be a 110 million-year-old human handprint by SOTA.
File:Stonehedge.jpg|The [[Wikipedia:Stonehenge|Stonehenge]] featured on SOTA's site.
File:Stonehedge2.jpg|An artist impression of the [[Wikipedia:Stonehenge|Stonehenge]] in its complete form.
File:346429963 2fc516901e.jpg|The [[Wikipedia:Antikythera mechanism|Antikythera mechanism]] featured on SOTA's site.
File:Cropcircles 060507.jpg|A [[Wikipedia:Crop circle|Crop circle]] in Ambertshire, England in 1985, featured on SOTA's site
</gallery>


==Sources==
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==Related Links==
==See also==
'''Internal'''
*[[Halo 3: The Cradle of Life]]
*[[Halo 3: The Cradle of Life]]
*[[I Love Bees (website)]]
*[[I Love Bees (website)]]
*[[Iris]]
*[[Iris]]
'''External'''
*[http://206.16.223.63/default.htm Society of the Ancients homepage]
*[http://206.16.223.63/default.htm Society of the Ancients]


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Revision as of 18:07, April 8, 2012

File:Society of the Ancients.png
SOTA home page, featuring the Antikythera mechanism.
File:SOTA symbol.jpg
Forerunner symbol.

"I was like a boy playing on the sea-shore and diverting myself now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me."
— Isaac Newton

The Society of the Ancients is a human organization dedicated to compiling information related to the hypothesis regarding alien visitors on planet Earth, referred to as "Ancients", who helped humanity construct technology.[1] Among the evidence is an image of the Forerunner symbol etched in rock by N'chala in 100,000 BC.[2]

Background

The organization was created by Dave George after he spent a memorable evening at a barbecue with his neighbor, Aaron Elliot. The conversation turned to a book series Elliot was into that dealt with unsolved ancient mysteries. Intrigued by the subject, George began researching it heavily and shortly became obsessed. After SOTA's creation, they attracted 510 members by 2007.[3]

List of featured artifacts

Out-of-place handprint

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Main article: Out-of-place handprint

The Society of the Ancients claimed that the artifact is a 110 million-year-old human handprint found in limestone.[2] It is used as evidence for their hypothesis of ancient alien visitors to Earth.

Stonehenge

Template:Article Quote

Main article: Stonehenge

The Society of the Ancients suggested Forerunner involvement in the creation of Stonehenge. In addition to suspicion of an ancient people's interest in investing such effort into its construction, the circular shape was used as evidence to support their claim.[2] Many of their proposed artifacts that were affected by alien interventions consists of items with the familiar circular pattern used in Forerunner glyphs.[2]

Antikythera mechanism

Template:Article Quote

Main article: Antikythera mechanism

The Society of the Ancients questioned if its creation was influenced by Forerunner visitors in Earth's ancient history.[2]

Crop cicles

Main article: Crop cicles

Despite evidence crop circles are man-made hoaxes, the Society of the Ancients suggested a crop circle made in Ambertshire, England in 1985 was the result of alien visitation, citing its similarity to patterns seen in ancient artifacts thought to have been influenced by visitors that would later be identified as Forerunner.[2]

Trivia

The Society of the Ancients is part of Halo 3's marketing campaign, Iris.

Gallery

  • Hand.jpg

    A out-of-place handprint, claimed to be a 110 million-year-old human handprint by SOTA.

  • Stonehedge.jpg

    The Stonehenge featured on SOTA's site.

  • Stonehedge2.jpg

    An artist impression of the Stonehenge in its complete form.

  • 346429963 2fc516901e.jpg

    The Antikythera mechanism featured on SOTA's site.

  • Cropcircles 060507.jpg

    A Crop circle in Ambertshire, England in 1985, featured on SOTA's site

Sources

  1. ^ SOTA mission page
  2. ^ a b c d e f SOTA evidence page
  3. ^ SOTA members page

See also

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