The bestselling author of The Sign and the Seal reveals the true origins of civilization. Connecting puzzling clues scattered throughout the world, Hancock discovers compelling evidence of a technologically and culturally advanced civilization that was destroyed and obliterated from human memory. Four 8-page photo inserts.
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"Intriguing" (Sunday Times )
"Hancock challenges orthodox history with extraordinary theories of a vanished early civilisation destroyed by a cataclysm... However heretical his arguments, his sweep through the ancient world is arresting and audacious" (Daily Mail ) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
"Hancock challenges orthodox history with extraordinary theories of a vanished early civilisation destroyed by a cataclysm... However heretical his arguments, his sweep through the ancient world is arresting and audacious" (Daily Mail ) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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Investigative journalist and bestselling author of controversial history books, including bestseller The Sign and the Seal, uncovers the evidence of Earth's lost civilisation.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Fingerprints of the Gods seems to be the type of book that is either loved or loathed, either convincing people utterly, or leaving them mocking its credibility. I don't particularly stand in either camp.
Although many of the theories are interesting, and even possible, they are probably not the answers to the mysteries highlighted and the questions asked. Just because there are flaws in accepted Egyptology, that does not mean that a race of super humans built the pyramids.
Hancock raises some very good points, and finds fascinating correlations in the themes of ancient myth. Unfortunately the conclusions he comes up with leave many more questions than you were faced with in the first place, and seem a bit too far fetched to be totally credible. His opinions may point to a different truth than that accepted by the close minded members of the archeological and scientific community, but in taking things too far into the extreme he will not be taken as a credible source by those he seeks to challenge.
The ideas put forward left me with the same feelings I have when reading conspiracy theory websites or books - it all seems possible, but when all weighed up after the event it just all seems too unlikely to wholly believe.
FOTG was definitely an interesting read, but rather than changing my life, as others have stated, it just changed the way I view ancient prehistory and the way it is perceived by modern scholars.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Duncan Rose
Format:Paperback
I read this book a few years ago and it inspired me to travel which I have since spent a year of my life doing, during which time I was fortunate enough to visit many of the ancient civilisations' statues and monuments etc. around South America and the Pacific mentioned in the book.
Most of the documented theories in the book cannot be proved, however interestingly enough can also not be disproved by any scientists! I beleive the author Graham Hancock invited his public mockers of the book to a live television debate to which none of them agreed...!
Even if everything discussed in the book is entire fiction it is a work of art and an extremely interesting read which precipitates a plethora of issues to debate.
I've just ordered the sequel... 5/5
Most of the documented theories in the book cannot be proved, however interestingly enough can also not be disproved by any scientists! I beleive the author Graham Hancock invited his public mockers of the book to a live television debate to which none of them agreed...!
Even if everything discussed in the book is entire fiction it is a work of art and an extremely interesting read which precipitates a plethora of issues to debate.
I've just ordered the sequel... 5/5
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Miker
Format:Paperback
Full of mind-blowing and fascinating facts and theories. It's difficult to dismiss the author's proposition that advanced civilisation dates back thousands of years earlier than is currently the "official" view and that these early civilisations may have been virtually wiped out by the catastrophic flooding and volcanic and earthquake activity accompying the ending of the last Ice Age.
But I do wish the book had been properly edited. It is full of repitition and is not presented in any sort of logical order. It could have been 30% shorter. Nevertherless well worth reading.
But I do wish the book had been properly edited. It is full of repitition and is not presented in any sort of logical order. It could have been 30% shorter. Nevertherless well worth reading.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
"Fingerprints of the Gods" looks at various archaeological sites and concludes that in their sophistication they show evidences of a higher civilization than can be accounted for by our view of history. We see human history as linear, constantly reaching greater heights of development, but Hancock sees the achievements of some early civiliazations as being higher than anything that came until much later (or ever, even until the present, in some cases). These achievements seem to have sprung up out of nothing, with little evidence of a long process of perfecting the techniques involved, before they appeared already in perfect form, and then seemed to quickly disappear again.
He starts off with South and Central America, but his primary exhibits are the Giza pyramids, the Sphinx, and other Egyptian sites. He makes a good case that the pyramids are an anomolously awesome achievement of engineering, and notes that within a couple of generations the Egyptians went from architectural perfection to building pieces of crap that could be knocked over by a camel's fart. He also cites interesting geological evidence that the pyramids and the sphinx could be way older than generally thought, and also makes a good case that they weren't built as tombs or burial monuments, at least not principally.
As a layman, reading this part I felt that Egyptologists had been very hasty in coming to conclusions regarding the pyramids, and that they were ignoring evidence that didn't suit received theories. I feel Hancock was very successful in demonstrating that the consensus re dating and purpose of the pyramids raises more questions than it answers.... Read more ›
He starts off with South and Central America, but his primary exhibits are the Giza pyramids, the Sphinx, and other Egyptian sites. He makes a good case that the pyramids are an anomolously awesome achievement of engineering, and notes that within a couple of generations the Egyptians went from architectural perfection to building pieces of crap that could be knocked over by a camel's fart. He also cites interesting geological evidence that the pyramids and the sphinx could be way older than generally thought, and also makes a good case that they weren't built as tombs or burial monuments, at least not principally.
As a layman, reading this part I felt that Egyptologists had been very hasty in coming to conclusions regarding the pyramids, and that they were ignoring evidence that didn't suit received theories. I feel Hancock was very successful in demonstrating that the consensus re dating and purpose of the pyramids raises more questions than it answers.... Read more ›
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
There will be those who will like a book like this, and there will be those who will never like books that have the capacity of turning one's world view upside down...
It takes an open mind to absorb and evaluate the flood of information presented in this book, a willingness to go beyond what one has learned before as the so-called accepted truth...
It is very much part of the flock-like human character to want to discard the compelling flood of anomalies as irrelevant, dangerous, or worse.
It takes an open mind to absorb and evaluate the flood of information presented in this book, a willingness to go beyond what one has learned before as the so-called accepted truth...
It is very much part of the flock-like human character to want to discard the compelling flood of anomalies as irrelevant, dangerous, or worse.
Some comments in these reviews point in that very direction...
Admittely, the book is written from a "let's show established archaeology how it's done" point of view, a little scholar-bashing if you will, but the long list of hints, proofs, hunches, etc. does make one wonder what might lay under thosemiles of ice over Antarctica.
Let's wait and see what the first digs in Antarctica will produce...
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Life changing!
Truly outstanding read by a pioneer of the genre! Hancock's masterpiece! The book itself opens up the possibility that our world and it's history is much more than what we are told... Read more
Published 6 days ago by A. R. Turner
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Great book.
This is the best book i've ever read full of great info thats seems to be kept secret by the mainstream academics it's full of researched information mainly on the stone buildings... Read more
Published 1 month ago by robert
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Fascinating!
I really enjoyed this book the subject fascinates me. The only thing I found was its can be a bit hard going at times and you have to concentrate but it's worth persevering! Read more
Published 1 month ago by Smee
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Interesting but ultimately pointless
The problem with this book is Hancock's method of selecting information. He constructs some very interesting hypothesis and theories; however these ideas are very hard to entertain... Read more
Published 2 months ago by J Stalker
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amazing
amazing book everyone should read it beyond expectations will change your view on the history of the world and ancient civilizations
Published 2 months ago by gigi
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Fabulous insight into the past!
This book looks deep into the past of ancient civilisations and looks at the equations using archaeological and philological evidence to take us on a journey of discovery. Read more
Published 3 months ago by S. N. Kashyap
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Nice
Open mind book, reading it's like different dimension, nice deep look into history with nice explanation... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Milan
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Great book!
I heard this book being brought up on the JRE a lot and thought Id read it. Its a very long read and theres a lot to take in but its surely not repetitive. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Liam Hobbs
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Excellent read
This book has given me a whole new out look on ancient man.hancock leaves you with more questions than answers but leaves you wondering why archeologists aren't asking the same... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Jokechoke
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excellent book
I bought this because of the Joe Rogan experience podcast. And what can i say... i love the book, this book has changed my view on history more than anything...ever. Read more
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