These massive structures and certain inscriptions could have been intended to pass on knowledge, as well as seI try not to be easily swayed when reading about certain subjects, but the author, Graham Hancock, did a phenomenal job of convincing me of every one of his theories. There is some truth to this.Is it possible that before the age of man, we know it, there was an advanced civilization buried beneath the aeons of time? Hancock is an excellent wordsmith, but his theories are akin to my grandmother's understanding of smart phones: they ramble on and on, occasionally sound good when one piece is sorta right, but in sum just a total mess of uncertain logic based on really shoddy premises. Contemporary young adult literature has often led the way in depicting the real-life issues facing teens from all backgrounds. Case in point: in one book, Hancock cites a single ambiguous line in the medieval romance Parsifal as a key source of evidence that the Knights Templar took the Holy Grail to Africa.A seismographic expedition to Antarctica in 1949 first established its detailed land coastline – not the ice cap, which itself lay undiscovered until 1820. Just like Eric Von Daniken Graham Hancock gets the grey matter firing up and opens up a whole panorama of possibilities. Indeed, the period of transition from primitive to advanced society appears to have been so short that it makes no kind of historical sense. Members of the scholarly and scientific community have described the proposals put forward in the book as pseudoscience and pseudoarchaeology. Author Graham Hancock believes so. The Great Sphinx and pyramids of Egypt.2. Where I find fault, however, is with the pace of writing and general lack of quality presentation. His books really do open one's eyes. Our culture provides us with the false of security that we have so many answers, but this is a collection of mysteries that inspire one to realize that we really have more questions than answers. In a drastic re-evaluation of man's past, using the high-tech tools of modern archaeology, geology and astronomy, Graham Hancock's extraordinary book exposes the eerie network of connections between-1. Unfortunately he does not score so high on objective research side.
Fingerprints of the Gods : The Quest Continues A very thought provoking and fascinating book about lost civilizations !! See all formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. It's a really unenviable job coming up with something that goes SO FAR AGAINST universally accepted norms that The Whole Media Circus crawls out to ridicule you... but that's exactly what happened to Graham Hancock.It's a really unenviable job coming up with something that goes SO FAR AGAINST universally accepted norms that The Whole Media Circus crawls out to ridicule you... but that's exactly what happened to Graham Hancock.Something of a book which changes your whole outlook on the world. But if you are into this kind of thing, this is about as good as it gets. I like Hancock's style of writing, which is clear and easy to follow. Hancock posits the theory that an ancient super-civilisation once inhabited the Earth, complete with technology comparable to our own, and that 'fingerprints' or evidence of its existence still lurks around if you know where to look.Michael Miley turned me on to Hancock during one of my visits to San Francisco. For example, remains from the pre-dynastic period around 3500 BC show no trace of writing. His books include Lords of Poverty, The Sign and the Seal, Fingerprints of the Gods, Keeper of Genesis (released in the US as Message of the Sphinx), The Mars Mystery, Heaven's Mirror (with wife Santha Faiia), Underworld: The Mysterious Origins of Civilization, Talisman: Sacred Cities, Secret Faith (with co-author Robert Bauval), Supernatural: MeeGraham Hancock is a British writer and journalist. 4 likes. If you have any fascination with the mysteries of the pyramids, or the Sphinx, or the ancient civilizations of South and Central America, this is worth checking out. The Mexican Pyramids of the Sun and Moon.4. Known by its author, the Piri Reis Map is not a hoax and has been well known from its origin. Everyday low …
Hancock is an excellent wordsmith, but his theories are akin to my grandmother's understanding of smart phones: they ramble on and on, occasionally sound good when one piece is sorta right, but in sum just a total mess of uncertain logic based on really shoddy premises. Unfortunately he does not score so high on objective research side. It was just ingrained in me that if there was a TV show on about these types of things, or a book that just came out, I was all over it. In this book he presents compelling evidence that this society did exist.