Illig vs Fomenko Phantom Time Boundary — Investigation

Status: Open
Triggered by: docs/OUTSTANDING_QUESTIONS.md; docs/CONTENT_STRATEGY.md. Phantom time boundaries: Illig 297 years (614–911 CE) vs Fomenko ~1053-year shift.

Claim

Heribert Illig's "phantom time" (297 years, 614–911 CE) and Fomenko's ~1053-year duplication are not necessarily in conflict: Illig's gap may be a subset of Fomenko's, or they may target different mechanisms (calendar insertion vs. chronicle duplication). Clarifying the relationship improves timeline consistency.

Methodology

• Summarize Illig's evidence (archaeology, astronomy, calendar) for 614–911 as fabricated.
• Summarize Fomenko's mechanism (chronicle copies shifted 333, 1053, 1800 years).
• Determine whether 614–911 falls inside Fomenko's duplicated period or overlaps with "real" medieval events in Fomenko's scheme.
• Document in OUTSTANDING_QUESTIONS and in timeline articles (e.g., Other Challenges to Chronology, Building the New Chronology) with a single clear formulation.

Findings

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References

• content/04.the-blip/04.02.00-other-challenges-to-chronology.md
• content/04.the-blip/04.01.00-building-the-new-chronology.md
• Illig, Das erfundene Mittelalter (1991)
• Fomenko, New Chronology (chronologia.org)

Next Steps

• Side-by-side table: Illig gap vs Fomenko shifts; nested or overlapping?
• One-paragraph summary for timeline and OUTSTANDING_QUESTIONS.