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| Fingerprints of the Gods | 
 enlarge | Author: Graham Hancock
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95 (46.96 RON)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  264 reviews
Sales Rank: 19128
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 592
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.6
ISBN: 0517887290
Dewey Decimal Number: 520
UPC: 045863887290
EAN: 9780517887295
ASIN: 0517887290
Publication Date: April 2, 1996
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Big Read May 21, 2007
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book is a big read, but absolutely worth it. Several of my friends and I have all read it, and, if nothing else, Fingerprints of the Gods will provide hours and hours of conversation. If you want to question the research, fine, but read it anyway. The world's religions all seem to make a lot more sense in light of the conclusions presented here (flood stories, any one?). Also, you will have a brand new appreciation for the year 2012- it's not just for the Olympics anymore.
Masterpiece May 7, 2007
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
A winner! I had read the Sign and the Seal some years a back and Hancock has out done himself with this one. A classic! The first two chapters read like a Dan Brown novel, and had me appetized for more. It reminded me somewhat of Von Dankien's Chariots of the Gods, but it is a much more scientific and well researched work, taking data and theories from renowned sources, together with hands on field work.
Also his wife Saantha must be credited for her stunning and relevant pictures.
Hancock will figure prominently as a source and inspiration in my own upcoming essays and book on the existence of the antediluvian Giants.
If you want to understand more about the prehistoric world...what happened BEFORE the Egyptians and the Olmecs/Mayas/Incas etc..read this book as a primer.
 Fingerprints of the Gods March 8, 2007
1 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book introduced me to 2012 and I haven't looked back since Hancock is a very good researcher and it show in all of his books
Terrific book-This will get you thinking on all levels! March 4, 2007
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
What levels?:
Religion
Geology
Climate Issues of today
History
This book was a great read for me because it makes the religions of the world more sensible after reading Hancock's theories and suggestions presented here. No longer are people near Jerusalem in AD 23 only the ones to get a chance to know God- perhaps the word of the divine creator was everywhere in all parts of the world.
That makes more sense to me then the geographically select few in Jerusalem that were the lucky few.......
A Travel Journal Through Time February 25, 2007
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
According to Graham Hancock in his book, The Fingerprints Of The Gods, "The Egyptian god Thoth was said to have succeeded in understanding the mysteries of the heavens [and to have] revealed them by inscribing them in sacred books which he then hid here on earth, intending that they should be searched for by future generations but only found by the truly worthy..." (Page 495)
For Hancock, the books of Thoth may not necessarily be physical books at all, but merely metaphors, and they are not just limited to Egypt. These "books" lie in the Egyptian pyramids and other buildings, in legends and myths gathered from all over the world, in old maps recently discovered, and in ancient Mayan calendar systems and structures. These buildings, systems, and myths point to an advanced culture that existed prior to our known and recorded history, before the last ice age, that left its mark on the world for future generations. The "truly worthy" that Thoth referred to would be a civilization like our own that has an advanced grasp of the sciences such as astronomy and mathematics. Such a civilization could decipher and understand what was left behind.
Graham Hancock is a former correspondent for both The Economist and The London Sunday Times. He is also the author of the international best seller, Sign And The Seal, his own personal quest for the biblical Ark of the Covenant. In Fingerprints Of The Gods, Hancock lays out a vast array of evidence for a long lost, yet advanced civilization. He seems to gather this evidence as independent clues and draws reasonable suppositions as to what they might mean. For example, Hancock believes the advanced civilization that existed prior to our own was destroyed around the time of the flood as described in the Judeo-Christian bible. In addition to the flood of the bible, he compares similar flood stories from many different cultures such as those told by the Incas, the Mayans, the Sumerians, The Dakota Indians, the Greeks, and the Egyptians, to name only a few. Many of these cultures share common beliefs in their stories of a cataclysmic flood:
The flood was caused by a god's displeasure with the human race.
A person, or a very small group of people, received prior warning of the flood.
A craft was constructed by these people in order to survive the flood.
Animals and food were placed upon the craft in order to repopulate the world after the flood.
These people sent out birds to find land after the rain had stopped.
Eventually, the craft came to rest upon a mountain and the people on board eventually repopulated the earth.
Hancock goes further than simply drawing comparisons from these flood stories from many different cultures. He includes archaeological and geological evidence as well, and eventually draws the conclusion that the stories of a cataclysm are real, and that mankind did somehow survive it. Additionally, he asserts that this pre-flood civilization was very advanced, and that the proof of this lies in the many unexplained markers this civilization is responsible for leaving behind. These markers are in such places as the pyramids on the Giza Plateau, The pyramids and structures of the Olmecs and the Mayans, and the structures and clay tablets of the Sumerians.
This is not a book written by a wild-eyed conspiracy theorist. This book is full of scientific and scholarly references as well as known myths and legends gathered from all over the world. Anyone interested in exploring the possibility of an advanced culture existing prior to our own will thoroughly enjoy this work. Despite the fact that this book is full of such references, Graham Hancock writes in a friendly manner and the book often reads like a travel journal. He takes a great deal of time to explain some of the more complicated material. A reader who is interested in Egyptology, the pyramids, ancient South American cultures, and even the lost continent of Atlantis, will find each part of this book interesting and informative. In the end, it's hard to say if Hancock draws solid and concrete theories or sets firm dates for anything. His intention appears to be to collect the evidence, to lay it out in an easy to understand manner, and allow the reader to draw a conclusion. After all, this is merely The Fingerprints Of The Gods.
Brian Douthit
Editor of Eyes Of The Poet: Love and Passion in Lasting Splendor
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