Asian Region Books : Forbidden Archeology: The Hidden History of the Human Race

Forbidden Archeology: The Hidden History of the Human Race

£29.99


not my cup of tea, don t you know.. - I suppose I m not really interested enough in archeology, to plough through the 800 pages. I skipped to the interesting bits about artifacts found from the time of the flood, although they arn t christians, so it s just presented as an oddity. The other subjects about the human ancestors has been covered in other books. I dont agree with their dating system, so the whole thing was was just irritating, for me anyway.

Great book. Mind blowing - I love this book. It is written in a style capable of satisfying amateurs and scholars alike, and raises more serious challenges to mainstream dogma. Cosmology is my subject -- obviously there is some overlap -- and this book makes for a great reference work in addition to a fascinating read. I coudln t recommend it strongly enough!

Great book for non experts - I d been unsuccessfully looking for a not too technical book about evolution, when I came across this one. The reading is very easy, even when the authors explain somewhat difficult matters, like dating techniques or when they write about geology, anatomy etc.It s also clear that they have done an enormous data compilation job, trying to give all existing theories a fair chance. They obviously support a specific one, but their aim with this book is to show that, even the most widely accepted theories and discoveries are questionable and that too often personal interests interfere in what should be impartial judgements.

Interesting and one needs an open mind to enjoy it. - The book is interesting and pinpoints archaeologists and anthropologist institutes which refuses to acknowledge ancient sites and artefacts which suggests humanity is far older than convention claims i.e. sites hundreds of thousands years old found in the Americas. Conventional view or belief is that modern man did not go there until around 12,000 - 10,000 years go. Open mindedness would allow unlimited research which is sadly lacking in archaeology at present.However, I disagree with the authors views on other non modern more primitive hominids. They appear to be all lumped together as mere animal whether they are the most primitive austropolocus or the more advanced arhiac homo sapians such as the Neanderthal. Evidence points to the fact that the latter did make tools and they also buried their dead and possibly mourned them. It could be argued that elephants also mourn their dead but it still does not prove their point. Also despite the fact the book is supported by a Hindu society, it states that modern man was the only hunter among the hominids. I thought Hindus believe that originally modern humans were not hunters either and that hunting by modern humans is a much more recent pastime. Many Hindus are vegetarians.Also reports of wildmen sited or captured in recent times, the description of them in the book suggests that they are much more primitive and animal than archiac homo sapians such as the Neanderthal though maybe there are decendents of homo erectus still roaming in isolated parts of the world.The authors argue against anthropologists dismissing evidence that man is far older, but unfortunately, they themselves dismiss what evidence there is that other types of human or hominid made tools etc. But I do agree with the argument that modern man may not have evolved from other hominids such as the homo erectus. That view is logical enough.Otherwise, regarding the artefacts of millions of years old and very ancient sites found in North and South America, the book is well researched on that subject.

An archaeological perspective - As an archaeo/anthropologist I was very pleasantly surprised at the quality of research presented here. Our record at coping with anomalies ain t good, and it has often been more expedient to ignore the evidence than to reappraise the model. Now that Cremo and Thompson have exposed the cumulative effect of thousands of these minor adjustments it may become easier to see what seemed too unique to be really there. They are thorough, non-dogmatic, observers who present substantial evidence without moulding it to fit preconceptions. The same cannot be said of some in this field, academic or otherwise. It would be a great mistake to dismiss them alongside those authors whose enthusiasm is not matched by their scholarship. Their work is genuinely exciting and entertaining and will certainly outlive its critics. I only refrain from giving it five stars because science this much fun seems too good to be true.




Forbidden Archeology: The Hidden History of the Human Race