Robert M. Schoch

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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 Great Sphinx of Giza 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 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 1997; 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 2006, Schoch investigated the so-called Bosnian pyramid excavations, at the invitation of the locals. He concluded "absolutely no evidence of pyramids per se or of a great ancient civilization in the Visoko region." [2]

Robert also has two children, Nick and Ed. Nick is currently attending Boston University where Ed also plans on attending after finishing up his senior year at Attleboro High School.

[edit] Published works

Voices of the Rocks: A Scientist Looks at Catastrophes and Ancient Civilizations, 1999. ISBN 0-609-60369-8
Voyages of the Pyramid Builders: The True Origins of the Pyramids from Lost Egypt to Ancient America, 2003. ISBN 1-58542-320-3.
Pyramid Quest: Secrets of the Great Pyramid and the Dawn of Civilization, 2005. ISBN 1-58542-405-6.
Environmental Science: Systems and Solutions, with Michael McKinney, 2003. ISBN 0-7637-0918-2.