I have been in contact with Eric Wilson (* "Eric Wilson" is a pseudonym to protect the identity of Arbuthnot's co-researcher) since meeting him at a presentation in July of 1996. As an independent Egyptologist in Los Angeles Eric Wilson is an ex-naval navigator with experience in naval intelligence. He has been diligently studying Egypt and her mysteries for over eighteen years. It has only been in the last two years, however, that Wilson has begun to receive his rightful recognition as a pioneering researcher and independent Egyptologist. He has recently accepted the title of Associate Field Researcher for The American Anthropological Research Foundation (AARF). In addition, Wilson has also been lecturing in the west and southwest portions of the United States. This has earned him several guest appearances on Art Bell's Coast to Coast (the largest nationally syndicated late-night radio-talk show).

Nurturing a new-found curiosity for Egyptology, I became increasingly interested in Wilson's extensive knowledge and, more specifically, in his technique of archaeoastronomy.

Archaeoastronomy is a division of Anthropology that looks to artifacts and ancient architectures for their connections to celestial movements and/or bodies. In this way it searches for answers concerning the origins of calendars, astronomical practices, celestial lore, religions, and worldviews.

Although non-traditional in his approach to archaeoastronomy, Wilson's methodology was startlingly pragmatic. Wilson has labeled his unique brand of research "astro-geo-archaeology." It was last December that I had a chance to join him in the field and see it at work first-hand.

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