Ancestors of Gods

An Early American habitation site is discovered in the foothills southwest of Denver. Excavation at the cavern is supervised by Lisa Trayer, an archaeologist with the Colorado Museum of Natural History. In an effort to secure funding for the project, Lisa agrees to a partnership with the Chapleton Institute, a religious fundamentalist organization that seeks to merge science and religion. ANCESTORS OF GODS describes the science-religion conflict that builds between Lisa and Fred Walcott, the representative of the Chapleton Institute, as work on the archaeological site proceeds.

David Schey has a passion for exploring old mines, mills, and ghost towns in the American Southwest. His background includes a bachelor's degree in anthropology and a master's degree in geology from the University of Minnesota and ten years experience as a minerals exploration geologist, working mostly in the southwestern United States. As a geologist, he has visited and evaluated the mineral potential of several underground mines in Colorado, Arizona, and Nevada. David currently works as a database developer/administrator for an engineering and environmental consulting company where he continues to work with other geologists. David is also a part-time volunteer in the paleontology lab at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science where he prepares dinosaur fossils. ANCESTORS OF GODS is his second novel and is a story that demonstrates the modern conflict between science and religion. David lives in Golden, Colorado, with his wife, Peggy.