The Celestial Code of Scripture

John McHugh is a licensed archaeologist with a dual emphasis Master’s degree in Near Eastern and Native American Archaeology from Brigham Young University. During his studies he developed an expertise in archaeoastronomy, and acquired reading knowledge of Sumerian, Akkadian, Biblical Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic, and Arabic.

McHugh has published articles in the peer-reviewed scholarly journals Archaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies, The European Journal of Science and Theology, Cosmos and Logos, and Migration and Diffusion. And his research has been presented at the Society of Biblical Literature and Utah State’s “Rocky Mountain Symposium,” as well as being shown on Good Morning America and National Public Radio’s syndicated anthropological talk show, “The Big Picture.” He has extensive excavation experience in Syria, Jordan, and the Intermountain West, and has given public lectures regarding the astronomical code upon which Biblical and Qur’anic miracles are based.

McHugh works a staff archaeologist for the Utah Rock Art Research Association and Smith Archaeological Conservancy. He was mentored by archaeoastronomers Von Del Chamberlain and Alexander Gurshtein.

He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, with his wife, Kirsten.