The Genetic Disc

Biological knowledge in ancient times Since the beginning of the new millennium the human genetic plan of life is deciphered. But the function of many genes is still unknown. Sceptics are afraid of unscrupulous scientists that might create cloned “wonder-children” that could be ordered in a catalogue. But genetics are sure that the knowledge is enough for a revolution of medicine. In ancient times people connected the evolution of life with the “tree of life”. But what is a “tree of life”? In many texts of ancient cultures is written about gods that once created men and other creatures. Who have been those creating gods? Do stories of fabulous beings, amphibious creatures and mythical creatures are based on real experiences or are they only results of fantasies?

This disk from South America is one of the most interesting and confusing finds of archaeology. The unique relic is made of black stone and measures about 22 cm in diameter. It weights about 2 kg. On the disk there are carvings that describes the astonishing knowledge of our ancestors. The object has been examined in the Museum of Natural History, Vienna, Austria. It was not made of artifi cial materials like cement but of lydite. It was dated in a prehistoric epoch, and assigned to the Muisca-culture. Dr. Vera M. F. Hammer, expert for precious stones and minerals, analysed the object. The symbols on the disk are very impressive. The obverse and reverse side are decorated with carvings and ornaments, separated with single vertical stripes. On the edge of the disk there is a symbol of a snake. In the middle the disk shows a hole, maybe a hint that the disc originally was fi xed on a stick and then turned around. One side shows biological details like male sperms, female egg cell and the genitals, the fertilized egg, foetus and the growing embryo. The other side shows scenes that could be interpreted as the cell division and depiction of frogcreatures in different stages. Dr. Algund Eemboom MD, and his colleges analysed the different segments of the disk. His result was that it is possible to recognize the phases of evolution of human life on the disk. Very signifi cant are the distant lying eyes and the broad nose. This is a characteristic of the embryonic structure of the head.Univ. Prof. Dr. Rudolf Distelberger, internationally recognized expert for precious stones and director of the Schatzkammer, Vienna, said that the disk has a very complex content. That is the reason why many scientists cried fraud as the disk appeared. It cannot be classified in the known South American system of cultures. But why should a forger forge something that does not fi t into any scheme we are familiar with? If he wants to sell a forgery this would not be the right way. But what shall we do with this mysterious disk if it is not a forgery? Is it maybe a ludicrous fi nd of a sunken culture? The “genetic disk” with the depictions of biological processes is not the only archaeological relic with that thematic. A long time before the Chibcha and Muisca there lived different cultures in the savannah of Bogotá in Columbia. There have been found huge towers of stone: 7 meters high and 70 cm in diameter. Those monuments are interpreted as phallus-symbols. They remind of Egyptian obelisks and pillars. Also human skeletons have been found that are 14.000 years old. At that time the region of Bogotá was a huge lake. Also sculptures of men with frog-heads have been found.