Robert M. Schoch

Robert M. Schoch is an American geologist and academic with a special interest in pyramid monuments around the world. He received his Ph.D. in geology and geophysics from Yale in 1983, and as of 2000 is a tenured professor of general studies at Boston University. He is one of few geologists to espouse the theory that the Egyptian Sphinx is much older than conventionally thought and that some kind of catastrophe has wiped out other evidence of a significantly older civilization. In 1991, Schoch redated the famous monument to 7000–5000 BC, based on his assertion that its erosion was due mainly to the effects of water, rather than wind and sand. Mainstream Egyptologists and geologists reject his analysis.

Schoch's other theories include the belief that possibly all pyramids — in Egypt, Mesoamerica and elsewhere — represent a much older global culture. He is also known for his research on the Yonaguni underwater "monuments," to which he dived in the late 1990s; his analysis of the formations is that they are of natural origin.

In 2003, Schoch lent his name to a genus of extinct mammals, Schochia, of which Schochia sullivani is the genoholotype.[1]

In June 2006, Schoch has been associated with the controversial Bosnian pyramid excavations.

Published works

• Voices of the Rocks: A Scientist Looks at Catastrophes and Ancient Civilizations, 1999. ISBN 0609603698
• Voyages of the Pyramid Builders: The True Origins of the Pyramids from Lost Egypt to Ancient America, 2003. ISBN 1585423203.
• Pyramid Quest: Secrets of the Great Pyramid and the Dawn of Civilization, 2005. ISBN 1585424056.
• Environmental Science: Systems and Solutions, with Michael McKinney, 2003. ISBN 0763709182.

External links

• Robert Schoch's homepage at Boston University's College of General Studies
• His first website (out of date)
• Schoch's new website, in conjunction with Colette Dowell