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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Book Title: FINGERPRINTS OF THE GODS ~ A QUEST FOR THE BEGINNING AND THE END Author: GRAHAM HANCOCK Published by: MANDARIN ISBN 0-7493-1454-0 To begin I will quote from the back of the book itself:- 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: His new evidence reveals not only the clear fingerprints of an unknown civilisation that flourished during the last ice-age, but also horrifying conclusions about the type and extent of planetary catastrophe that would have had to occur in order to obliterate almost all traces of it. I found this book absolutely fascinating. It was quite difficult to read - not just because it is filled with facts, figures, and dates etc. but also because you have to keep stopping to go over it all in your head, to assimilate all the information and then tell anybody within earshot all about what you've read! The author begins by telling about the Piri Reis World Map of 1513 and how it accurately shows the Princess Martha Coast of Queen Maud Land Antarctica - and could only have been mapped before the ice-age. He goes on to explain that this map was copied from earlier maps, there are other earlier maps mentioned too. What is so amazing is that modern, accurate map making was only really made possible with the invention of John Harrison's chronometer in 1761, allowing longitudes to be correctly measured. How could these early maps have been drawn so accurately by the early civilisations? Next he goes on to talk about the Nazca lines in Peru, the ancient giant pictures, portraying various animals, insects, man etc., which can only be seen from an aeroplane flying above them, indeed were only truly 'discovered' after the invention of the aeroplane! The author travels around Peru tracing its history and legends and makes comparisons with other countries' history, myths and legends. He goes on to Mexico and Egypt, collecting information and evidence along the way, of a lost ancient civilisation, which was highly advanced, and which was destroyed by a totally devastating planetary catastrophe. I'm sorry that I have not the space here to tell you more, but I can highly recommend that you read this book - if you haven't done so already! Reviewed by KAZ* © 1997 If you are interested in buying yourself a copy of this book, or in finding out more about it, please click on this link (but don't forget to bookmark this page first!) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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