Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - One of the most intriguing and highly controversial theories dealing with ancient history is, without a doubt, the "Phantom Time Hypothesis."
Left: The Bust of Charlemagne, an idealized portrayal and reliquary said to contain Charlemagne's skullcap, is in the Aachen Cathedral Treasury and is widely regarded as the ruler's most famous depiction. Image credit: Florian B. Gutsch - CC BY-SA 4.0 - Right: Early Middle Ages. Public Domain
According to this unconventional and thought-provoking theory, the Early Middle Ages (614-911 AD) never existed because the Western calendar was misdated.
German scientist Heribert Illig developed the Phantom Time Hypothesis. Another German researcher, Hans-Ulrich Niemitz, expanded on this theory after accidentally learning about the problem of faked documents in the Middle Ages.
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