Graham Hancock

Fingerprints of the Gods

The Evidence of Earth's Lost Civilization

New York 1995

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Could the story of mankind be far older than we have previously believed? Using tools as varied as archaeo-astronomy, geology, and computer analysis of ancient myths, Graham Hancock presents a compelling case to suggest that it is.

In Fingerprints of the Gods, Hancock embarks on a worldwide quest to put together all the pieces of the vast and fascinating jigsaw of mankind's hidden past In ancient monuments as far apart as Egypt's Great Sphinx, the strange Andean ruins of Tiahuanaco, and Mexico's awe-inspiring Temples of the Sun and Moon, he reveals not only the clear fingerprints of an as-yet-unidentified civilization of remote antiq¬uity, but also startling evidence of its vast sophistication, technological advancement, and evolved scientific knowledge.

A record-breaking number one best-seller in Britain, Fingerprints of the Gods con¬tains the makings of an intellectual revolution, a dramatic and irreversible change in the way that we understand our past—and so our future.

And Fingerprints of the Gods tells us something more. As we recover the truth about prehistory, and discover the real meaning of ancient myths and monuments, it

becomes apparent that a warning has been handed down to us, a warning of terrible  

cataclysm that afflicts the Earth in great cycles at irregular intervals of time — a cat¬aclysm that may be about to recur.

GRAHAM HANCOCK was formerly East Africa correspondent for The Economist and a correspondent for the London Sunday Times. His The Sign and the Seal (Crown, 1992), an international best-seller, documented his real-life quest for the Ark of the- ~ Covenant. He has appeared on television with Michael Palin in his recent Pole to Pole series, and on the BBC and CNN, as well as the National Geographic's Explorer series. His next book is The Message of the Sphinx, written with Robert Bauval.

Praise for Graham Hancock's The Sign and the Seal —

"A reading experience of pure gold . . . History buffs, Bible scholars, anyone who

likes a great intellectual detective yarn will plunge into The Sign and the Seal and net

come up for air until the end."          —Seattle Tames —

Praise for Fingerprints of the Gods

"A fancy piece of historical sleuthing . . . intriguing and entertaining and study -enough to give a long pause for thought." —Kirkus Reviews

"Readers will hugely enjoy their quest in these pages of inspired storytelling."

—The Times, London

Contents

Acknowledgements           ix

Part I          Introduction: The Mystery of the Maps         1

1.        A Map of Hidden Places        3

2.        Rivers in the Southern Continent       14

3.        Fingerprints of a Lost Science       26

Part II         Foam of the Sea: Peru and Bolivia              33

4.        Flight of the Condor              35

5.        The Inca Trail to the Past      42

6.        He Came in a Time of Chaos       46

7.        Were There Giants Then?      53

8.        The Lake at the Roof of the World     62

9.        Once and Future King             67

 10.        The City at the Gate of the Sun          72

11.        Intimations of Antiquity           78

12.        The End of the Viracochas              87

Part III       Plumed Serpent: Central America         93

13.        Blood and Time at the End of the World           95

14.        People of the Serpent            102

15.        Mexican Babel         109

16.        Serpent Sanctuary           118

17.        The Olmec Enigma           123

18.        Conspicuous Strangers          132

19.        Adventures in the Underworld, Journeys to the Stars           140

20.        Children of the First Men             148

21.        A Computer for Calculating the End of the World           156

22.        City of the Gods              164

23.        The Sun and the Moon and the Way of the Dead                     174

Part IV       The Mystery of the Myths: 1. A Species with Amnesia                     185

24.        Echoes of Our Dreams                   187

25.        The Many Masks of the Apocalypse            200

26.        A Species Born in the Earth's Long Winter          207

27.        The Face of the Earth was Darkened and a Black Rain Began to Fall       212

Part V        The Mystery of the Myths: 2. The Precessional Code        225

28.        The Machinery of Heaven     227

29.        The First Crack in an Ancient Code            238

30.        The Cosmic Tree and the Mill of the Gods           246

31.        The Osiris Numbers                256

32.        Speaking to the Unborn             268

Part VI       The Giza Invitation: Egypt 1                273

33.        Cardinal Points         275

34.        Mansion of Eternity         282

35.        Tombs and Tombs Only?        292

36.        Anomalies              307

37.        Made by Some God      315

38.        Interactive Three-Dimensional Game       327

39.        Place of the Beginning       339

Part VII      Lord of Eternity: Egypt 2          351

40.        Are There Any Secrets Left in Egypt?     353

41.        City of the Sun, Chamber of the Jackal        360

42.       Anachronisms and Enigmas   367

43.       Looking for the First Time     381

44.       Gods of the First Time           388

45.       The Works of Men and Gods 396

46.       The Eleventh Millennium BC 411

47.       Sphinx 417

48.       Earth Measurers        429

49.       The Power of the Thing         442

Part VIII   Conclusion: Where's the Body?     459

50.       Not a Needle in a Haystack   461

51.       The Hammer and the Pendulum       471

52.       Like a Thief in the Night        487

References     507

Selected Bibiography 555

Index   563