irishdrew83's review
5.0
Graham Hancock has made several important contributions to the field of alternative history. Hancock is a Scottish born ex-journalist. Over the years he worked for various British newspaper as a correspondent. He started writing books in the early 1980s. These dealt with his travels and sights he experienced; African hunger and the AIDS epidemic to name a few. By the end of the decade he had moved away from traditional journalism. Instead he covered topics in alternative history. He stated he made this decision while in Ethiopia. He heard legends of the lost Ark of the Covenant housed there. This was the subject of his 1992 release, The Sign and the Seal. His masterpiece is what we will look at in this installment. Fingerprints of the Gods published in 1995...
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ilikemelons's review against another edition
informative
reflective
tense
slow-paced
3.25
Very interesting theory, I really enjoyed learning more about history and in particular pre-history.
A lot of it seems so unbelievable but Hancock is very persuasive and shows some patterns that are very hard to see without years of research
I’d love to see a debate between Hancock and some “mainstream archeologist/Egyptologist”
A lot of it seems so unbelievable but Hancock is very persuasive and shows some patterns that are very hard to see without years of research
I’d love to see a debate between Hancock and some “mainstream archeologist/Egyptologist”
anghusss's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
5.0
j_kupp33's review against another edition
5.0
The most page turning non-fiction book out there, with a strong message that will resonate with anyone interested in the global consciousness of humanity.
Graham Hancock explores an alternative view on ancient history, one that includes evidence that has still not been disproven by modern day scholars. In fact it is Graham Hancock himself that is disproving the current consensus on ancient history.
By providing an immense amount of evidence Graham Hancock searches for a lost ancient civilisation, one which existed over 12-13 thousand years ago. In the book he travels the world investigating the ancient Maya and their predecessors the mysterious Olmecs who left behind ginormous megalithic statues of their people and their knowledge. He then travels to Egypt and attempts to uncover the mysteries of the Sphynx and the Great Giza Pyramids; in which he finds geological and astronomical evidence that supports his theory of a civilisation in Egypt that existed 13,000 to maybe 40,000 years ago.
Every chapter in this book felt mind-blowing, whether it was the numerical connections between the ancient myths around the globe that form a sort of language which describes the precession of the equinoxes; the ancient maps that show a fertile continent which looks undoubtedly like our Antartica; or the Giza pyramids lining up perfectly with the Orion belt in 10,500 B.C..
Finally, to top it off Graham inserts a powerful message about humanity and on how we treat each other and our planet compared to the Ancients. While the book at first might look like a fascinating take on ancient history, it is also a criticism of modern day Western society. A criticism that focuses on our individualised/short term gratification focused society that fails to see the bigger picture of the Universe. Instead of taking care of our planet and stopping the deforestation of the Amazon we are willing to spend millions on pointing guns at each other and starting wars. Wars that only lead to more hatred and chaos in the world.
However, this book shows us that we can learn from the ancients. Instead of constantly being angry and hating other people, focus on your own principles and morals, and know that there is more to this materialist world. The Ancient Egyptians knew this and therefore cared (extremely) for passing on their knowledge throughout time. The importance of which can be seen to the amount of detail they put in their hieroglyphs and magical structures.
So overall Graham Hancock's Fingerprints of the Gods is a must read to anyone, especially to those tired of the same old narrative fed to us by the mainstream media. Fingerprints of the Gods is a truly eye opening experience that changed my life and will undoubtedly change yours.
Graham Hancock explores an alternative view on ancient history, one that includes evidence that has still not been disproven by modern day scholars. In fact it is Graham Hancock himself that is disproving the current consensus on ancient history.
By providing an immense amount of evidence Graham Hancock searches for a lost ancient civilisation, one which existed over 12-13 thousand years ago. In the book he travels the world investigating the ancient Maya and their predecessors the mysterious Olmecs who left behind ginormous megalithic statues of their people and their knowledge. He then travels to Egypt and attempts to uncover the mysteries of the Sphynx and the Great Giza Pyramids; in which he finds geological and astronomical evidence that supports his theory of a civilisation in Egypt that existed 13,000 to maybe 40,000 years ago.
Every chapter in this book felt mind-blowing, whether it was the numerical connections between the ancient myths around the globe that form a sort of language which describes the precession of the equinoxes; the ancient maps that show a fertile continent which looks undoubtedly like our Antartica; or the Giza pyramids lining up perfectly with the Orion belt in 10,500 B.C..
Finally, to top it off Graham inserts a powerful message about humanity and on how we treat each other and our planet compared to the Ancients. While the book at first might look like a fascinating take on ancient history, it is also a criticism of modern day Western society. A criticism that focuses on our individualised/short term gratification focused society that fails to see the bigger picture of the Universe. Instead of taking care of our planet and stopping the deforestation of the Amazon we are willing to spend millions on pointing guns at each other and starting wars. Wars that only lead to more hatred and chaos in the world.
However, this book shows us that we can learn from the ancients. Instead of constantly being angry and hating other people, focus on your own principles and morals, and know that there is more to this materialist world. The Ancient Egyptians knew this and therefore cared (extremely) for passing on their knowledge throughout time. The importance of which can be seen to the amount of detail they put in their hieroglyphs and magical structures.
So overall Graham Hancock's Fingerprints of the Gods is a must read to anyone, especially to those tired of the same old narrative fed to us by the mainstream media. Fingerprints of the Gods is a truly eye opening experience that changed my life and will undoubtedly change yours.
chezflute's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting hypothesis, tailor-made evidence
Numerology isn’t science, or evidence of anything other than Hancock owning a calculator. There are some great parts of this book, but the swathes of numerology regarding Egypt is just way too transparently skewed in Hancock’s favor.
I was so excited to read this book, and ultimately I liked it, but I think it would be better less about 150 pages in the middle.
Numerology isn’t science, or evidence of anything other than Hancock owning a calculator. There are some great parts of this book, but the swathes of numerology regarding Egypt is just way too transparently skewed in Hancock’s favor.
I was so excited to read this book, and ultimately I liked it, but I think it would be better less about 150 pages in the middle.