Phantom Time Hypothesis

# Phantom Time Hypothesis ## Overview Proposed by Heribert Illig in 1991, this theory suggests that significant portions of history were fabricated. ## Core Claims - 297 years were allegedly added to the calendar - The Early Middle Ages (614-911 AD) did not occur - Establishment figures, including Pope Sylvester II, manipulated the calendar - The goal was to position themselves at the millennial year 1000 AD ## Proposed Evidence - Alleged lack of archaeological evidence from the period - Perceived discrepancies in historical records - Architectural arguments ## Criticism - Astronomical records from multiple civilizations contradict the theory - Dendrochronology (tree-ring dating) provides continuous records - Ice core samples align with conventional chronology ## Status Described as blatantly false by historians. Considered pseudohistory with no credible support from the academic community.