Chris Thomas (author) Chris Thomas (author) Chris Thomas is an Australian writer, actor, journalist and broadcaster. Thomas was born in Perth, Western Australia. He has extensive acting and journalistic experience, working for mainstream newspapers, independent publications and as a freelance. He has also worked in media and public relations and as a radio announcer. He is author of the novel "Journo's Diary", the "Doctor Who" short story "One Step Forward, Two Steps Back"(published in the collection "" and the plays "Which One?", "Reality Matters", "Appetite For Destruction", "Who's Your Daddy?", "SMS Mess", "The Bonza Land of Oz", "Pickles" and "King Bling", published in
Ark of the Covenant radio-carbon dated to about 1350, which coincided with the sudden end of the Great Zimbabwe civilization. French author Louis Charpentier claimed that the Ark was taken to the Chartres Cathedral by the Knights Templar. One author has theorised that the Ark was taken from Jerusalem to the village of Rennes-le-Château in Southern France. Karen Ralls has cited Freemason Patrick Byrne, who believes the Ark was moved from Rennes-le-Château at the outbreak of World War I to the United States. The Ark of the Covenant was said to have been kept in the Basilica of St. John Lateran, surviving the pillages