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Summary: Free thought--at last!
Review: This is more than 'just a book'. Indeed, it's fresh air. Enough scientists have hashed and re-hashed the obvious and the incorrent long enough. Handcock, in this book, asks the now important questions, and begins to put together the pieces of a puzzle we must finish. And he does it well. This book is not only well informed of our ancient (and important) past but comprehensive as well. If you are anywhere from curious to obsessed about our (the human race's) incredible past, of all the hundreds of new-age books out there, I'd be hard-pressed to find a better, more educated beginning than this. It's a perfect guide with which to begin a journey into our unknown past.
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Summary: A very interesting and well thought out hypothesis
Review: Fingerprints of the Gods presents some very interesting evidence which seemingly can all be fitted together to support one conclusion. Whoever this world wide civilization was, it is most likely the one the Bible refers to as the one in which all the world shared the same culture and language but was eventually destroyed by the Gods because once they became advanced enough to do the great accomplishments documented in this book, were found to have imaginations that were continually evil. Whoever the Gods are, they undoubtedly had considerable influence on this one world civilization. The book asks a lot more questions than it answers. History seems to be filled with examples of one country being dominant and then being swept away when they become evil only to be replaced by another country. It is pausible that such a dominant country at one time existed on the continent at the south pole that could have been much more advance than the rest of the world and tried to be the leader of the world. But the book in no way provides sufficient proof for this theory. Yet it is an interesting read nonetheless.
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Summary: You will feel different after reading this
Review: I have read this book, and 2 more from the same author: The Message of the Sphinx : A Quest for the Hidden Legacy of Mankind; The Sign and the Seal : The Quest for the Lost Ark of the Covenant; all three are very well documented and interesting; they are able to change your mind about things you really have not an opinion of. I suggested all open-minded persons who have interest for KNOWLEDGE to read all 3 books.
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Summary: This book raises many questions!!
Review: I found that 'Fingerprints' made me wonder why so many people are closed to the possibility of the existence of a previous civilisation. At best the so called experts of today are vague in their explanations of where and when the pyramids etc were built and who by. How can we be so vain as to think that we are the most advanced beings that have existed on this planet, when only recently have we developed the technology needed to lift the monoliths used in the pyramids, let alone build them to such precise measurements and angles. I think this book and the theories within it warrant some kind of further investigation, in order to try to piece together some of the prehistory that is ultimately becoming more and more distant as time progresses.
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Summary: Excellent Book for the Open-Minded
Review: Fingerprints of the Gods takes the reader on a wonderful journey through the ancient pasts of Egypt and South America. Hancock challenges conventional beliefs and gives us an entire new way to look at who we are and were we come from. His research, although extreemly controversial, is in depth and very convincing. He raises more questions than he answers, but then isn't that what Darwin did . . . For those of you who find Hancock's conclusions interesting, a novel called The Hab Theory by Allen Eckert will give you more food for thought (if you can find it-it's out of print).
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Summary: The most analytical book on ancient mysteries I have read.
Review: If anyone wishes to read an authoratative book about mysteries of the past, I strongly urge you to buy this book. Graham Hancock really outdone himself with this one; a real page turner.
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Summary: Great Read once past first three pages
Review: This book is an amazing book with interesting ideas spread throughout it. My only warning is that you need to be careful at the beginning of the book. Hancock starts the book in a very odd way with no lead in or anything to the first chapter. He almost throws you into the book head first. The beginning is so confusing for a couple of pages that I looked back to see if I was missing a page or two, and then almost considered putting it away and reading something else. Thankfully I didn't make that mistake and I hope you won't either. Hancock presents this book in a very well placed manner (excepting the first chapter), and goes through and shows a)what the culture's myths reveal b)what the accepted view is and c)what might have happened backed up with evidence that is denied by the mainstream with very sketchy claims. Even if you don't believe any parts of the book it is still interesting to read because he goes through and talks about the monuments the ancient civilizations left behind, and also deals with some interesting aspects of astronomy. I originally picked up the book for Academic Decathalon next year (the histroy topic is ancient civilizations), not so much for the ancient super race theory, but more for the info about the ancient civilizations. After a couple of chapters (and past the beginning) I was sucked into the book. One of the best books I've ever read.
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Summary: A Benchmark In Rethinking Who We Are!!!!!
Review: It takes a journalist to track the facts and paint a picture of an alternative history that might be eluding humanity or lost to the convolution of time. Hancock is an adventurer...a man captured by revelation that the human race developed along a different "critical path" than conventional history suggests and demands we accept. "Fingerprints" is the primer to explore new thoughts, to reconsider an even greater past or even greater possibilities in the interpretation of human history. From the Andes to Mexico to Egypt, Hancock unfolds a rich intelligence that brings sophistication to the renegade field of speculative literature. He causes the reader to think--and think hard. His writing style is like a chronicle, a living adventure that captures his audience and peels back the onion skin of time that, when presented in textbook history, has left us wonderless and yawning. Hancock is brings an infusion of objectivity to a world enjoying new conjecture...and in his passion to discover, his work is provoking and pioneering. Hancock suggests rediscovery in a world that could "stand corrected." His facts alone beg more consideration and respect for a growing group of scholars who use technology and common sense to re-frame what we have been taught. I recommend this book; the commitment of time to read it with a highlighter pen is time well spent. It sets the stage for the individual reader to experience and weigh-in on data not easily or readily available--data that suggests the History of Mankind may have been "a little longer and enormously more complicated" than we have been led to believe. Bravo for Hancock! END
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Summary: Hancock opens our eyes to so many possibilities.
Review: Hancock opens opens our eyes to the possibilities that humans have been around and functioning as we are today for much longer than historians allow. What impressed me the most was the use of mythology to re-create the story of pre history. Respecting our ancient forbears enough to believe their tales is an unusual position for modern man.This book led me to others like "Hamlet's Mill" ( long out of print but well worth tracking down). Also read Flem-Ath's "When the sky Fell" and Colin Wilson's "From Atlantis to the Sphinx" for more on this most fascinating and maybe timely subject.
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Summary: Hancock Hones In On Human Curiosity - What Does It Mean?
Review: What this book does is open up the mind to previously unexplored possibilites, presenting an interesting melange of pseudo-science and rivetting archaeo-astrological evidence for a different story of humanity's history. Much more than an attempt to rewrite Egyptian history, this book forces the reader to reconsider history as we know it. Wrapping myth, folklore and some incredible locations, Hancock has become a favourite referral to friends who enjoy a good mystery. His debunkers are many, but sceptics are hard pressed to explain a great deal of Hancock's evidence, such as the ancient maps clearly depicting an ice-free Antarctica. Proof of a complex, sea-faring civilization pre-dating the supposed emergence of civilization by some 5,000 years or a fabrication? Ultimately, Hancock leaves that decision to the reader, preferring to layer the evidence instead of sensationalize the obvious. An intelligent and worthwhile read. Those who enjoy this book should pick up "From Atlantis to the Sphinx" - cheesy title, but uses Hancock's book as a springboard for further explorations into the origin of humanity.
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