| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
509 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 25 cm |
| Note |
"First published in Great Britain by Coronet, an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton, an Hachette UK company"--Title-page verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-501) and index. |
| Contents |
Anomalies. "There is so much mystery here ... " ; The Mountain of Light -- Comet. A wall of green water destroying everything in its path ... ; Journey through the Scablands ; Nanodiamonds are forever ; Fingerprints of a comet -- Sages. The fire next time ; The Antediluvians -- Resurrection. Island of the Ka ; Monastery of the Seven Sages ; The Books of Toth -- Stones. Baalbek ; And then came the deluge ... -- Stars. The gates of the sun ; The place of creation ; Written in the stars -- Distance. Mountain ; Ocean -- Closure. The next lost civilization? |
| Summary |
"The evidence revealed in this book shows beyond reasonable doubt that an advanced civilization that flourished during the Ice Age was destroyed in the global cataclysms between 12,800 and 11,600 years ago. But there were survivors-- known to later cultures by names such as 'the Sages', 'the Magicians', 'the Shining Ones', and 'the Mystery Teachers of Heaven'. They travelled the world in their great ships doing all in their power to keep the spark of civilization burning. They settled at key locations-- Gobekli Tepe in Turkey, Baalbek in the Lebanon, Giza in Egypt, ancient Sumer, Mexico, Peru and across the Pacific where a huge pyramid has recently been discovered in Indonesia. Everywhere they went these 'Magicians of the Gods' brought with them the memory of a time when mankind had fallen out of harmony with the universe and paid a heavy price. A memory and a warning to the future ..."--Amazon.com. |
| Subject |
Lost continents.
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Civilization, Ancient.
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Comets -- Collisions with Earth.
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HISTORY / Ancient / General.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General.
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Mythical Civilizations.
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| Added Author |
Sequel to: Hancock, Graham.
Fingerprints of the gods.
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| Added Title |
Forgotten wisdom of Earth's lost civilization |
| ISBN |
9781250045928 (hardcover) : $27.99 |
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1250045924 (hardcover) |
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9781466846067 (e-book) |
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