Hugh Evans
The Origins of Ancient Knowledge:
How Sacred Landscapes Shaped the Zodiac and the Stars
Hugh Evans
Archaeoastronomy Researcher & Author
Hugh Evans brings a rare combination of scientific discipline and historical inquiry to the study of ancient cosmology. He studied astrophysics at university, graduated in aeronautical engineering, and later qualified as a Chartered Accountant. Today, he applies this rigorous analytical background to a lifelong passion for history, astronomy, and the lost knowledge of ancient civilizations.
Over thousands of hours of meticulous research—including extensive site visits, landscape analysis, hieroglyphic interpretation, and ancient language translation—Hugh has developed a compelling thesis: that the Zodiac and circumpolar constellations were first mapped on Earth, long before they were formalized in the skies. His work focuses on the landforms and megalithic features of Gwynedd, North Wales, where he has identified terrestrial counterparts to all twelve zodiac constellations.
According to Evans, these ground-based star maps predate the Babylonian and Egyptian zodiacs and may be even older than Göbekli Tepe. Rather than humans projecting patterns onto the stars, his research suggests the inverse: the constellations in the heavens were chosen to mirror sacred patterns already encoded in the landscape.
Central to this work is the region surrounding Cadair Idris, which Hugh identifies as a key nodal point in an ancient, coherent astronomical system embedded in the terrain itself—preserved through Welsh place-names, myth, and linguistic structure.
Hugh Evans is the author of The Origins of the Zodiac, a groundbreaking work that challenges conventional timelines and offers a radically different origin story for humanity’s relationship with the stars. His research invites a profound reconsideration of antediluvian knowledge, sacred geography, and the true antiquity of astronomical science.
What this talks explores
Hugh Evans presents evidence suggesting that some of humanity’s earliest astronomical knowledge was first encoded on the land itself, rather than projected onto the sky.
This talk explores:
- Terrestrial mapping of the zodiac and circumpolar constellations
- How landscapes and megalithic features functioned as ground-based star maps
- The role of North Wales—particularly Gwynedd and Cadair Idris—as a coherent astronomical system
- Evidence that these mappings may predate Babylonian and Egyptian zodiac traditions
Rather than viewing ancient astronomy as abstract observation, this research suggests it began as a lived, geographic practice, embedded directly into sacred terrain.
More From Hugh Evans — Books, Research, and Archaeoastronomy
Hugh Evans continues his work through long-form research and published writing focused on the relationship between landscape, astronomy, and ancient knowledge systems.
His research centers on North Wales, where extensive fieldwork has identified landforms and megalithic features corresponding to the zodiac and circumpolar constellations. By combining site analysis, ancient language studies, mythology, and astronomical reconstruction, Evans proposes that sacred geography formed the original foundation of later celestial mapping traditions.
His work invites a reassessment of when and how humanity first understood the stars—and whether that understanding began on Earth itself.
