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Magicians of the Gods: The Forgotten Wisdom of Earth's Lost Civilization

Magicians of the Gods: The Forgotten Wisdom of Earth's Lost Civilization

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With over 5 million copies sold worldwide of Fingerprints of the Gods， its New York Times bestselling sequel Magicians of the Gods brings new evidence supporting Hancock's thesis that a global cataclysm wiped out a great global civilization。

On the heels of the very successful hardcover edition， Hancock returns with this paperback version including three new chapters brimming with recent reporting of fresh scientific advances （ranging from DNA to astrophysics） that substantially support his case。

Twenty years ago， Graham Hancock published Fingerprints of the Gods an astonishing， deeply controversial investigation of the mysteries of and the evidence for Earth's lost prehistoric civilization。 Twenty years after this massive bestseller debuted， Hancock returns with its sequel， filled with completely new scientific and archaeological evidence。

Since 2007， a host of new proof has come to light supporting his theories through new archaeological discoveries。 He travels to a wholly different set of ancient sites， including Gobekli Tepe， and brings entirely up to date and exciting material to the table for fans eagerly awaiting more evidence in favor of the prehistoric civilization。 And， even more intriguing， he proposes an answer to the one question he could not answer in Fingerprints what caused this civilization to disappear。 Magicians is poised perfectly for what his fans want to hear as well as for ushering in a new generation of readers。

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Reviews

Gian Andrea ，

This my second work from the author （and surely not the last） that I've had the pleasure to read。 'Fingerprints of the Gods' is what brought me here， and after watching and listening to countless hours of interviews， lectures and podcasts of Graham Hancock publicly debating his theory， I finally decided to read up some more。 'America before' will be the next book I'm going to approach， and there's no denying that whether or not the author is right， he makes an utterly compelling case and it's ju This my second work from the author （and surely not the last） that I've had the pleasure to read。 'Fingerprints of the Gods' is what brought me here， and after watching and listening to countless hours of interviews， lectures and podcasts of Graham Hancock publicly debating his theory， I finally decided to read up some more。 'America before' will be the next book I'm going to approach， and there's no denying that whether or not the author is right， he makes an utterly compelling case and it's just fascinating diving into the world he manages to （re）create in his books。 I'm biased， I do know that。History and archaeology are my first loves， and I am a sucker for any enthralling explanation to the many mysteries we found around us。 Yet， I do believe Hancock's theory does make sense and it's based on sound， logical foundation supported by more and more evidence。 Definitely the kind of book I'll be going back to from time to time。 Highly recommended。 。。。more

Nona ，

Mr。 Hancock has done exceptionally thorough research for the premise of this book。 In my opinion， he presented his theories for the reader to consider based on that evidence and didn’t lead me to believe as a reader that the conclusions he drew were absolute。 However， as a reader I believe his conclusions were highly likely to be correct because of his research。 He was honest when giving opponents views of his theories by quoting them and their source for the reader to consider。 He seems to be t Mr。 Hancock has done exceptionally thorough research for the premise of this book。 In my opinion， he presented his theories for the reader to consider based on that evidence and didn’t lead me to believe as a reader that the conclusions he drew were absolute。 However， as a reader I believe his conclusions were highly likely to be correct because of his research。 He was honest when giving opponents views of his theories by quoting them and their source for the reader to consider。 He seems to be truly committed to finding the truth and open to other reasonable explanations or hypotheses。 I admire his humility and courage to stay the course even when faced with extremely critical opinions and slander that are given in response to his ideas。 I personally am extremely grateful for the time he and his wife have devoted to searching for the truth of the past to guide our decisions for the future！ 。。。more

Zach ，

Very good。 Love the alternate perspective。

Dr。 ，

Excellent

David Bou ，

The history will remember Graham Hancock for his ideas and for challenging the mainstream ideas。。

Nick ，

Hancock's collection of evidence is neatly summarized and frequently compelling。 Though it is almost more interesting when read as a text about the monoliths of institutions and their inability to change in spite of evidence。 It is unfortunate that Hancock， after intricately weaving tons of seemingly unrelated information into an accessible format， resorts to waxing lyrical about how great the world could be if we all just put aside our silly differences。 A childish ending note to a really inter Hancock's collection of evidence is neatly summarized and frequently compelling。 Though it is almost more interesting when read as a text about the monoliths of institutions and their inability to change in spite of evidence。 It is unfortunate that Hancock， after intricately weaving tons of seemingly unrelated information into an accessible format， resorts to waxing lyrical about how great the world could be if we all just put aside our silly differences。 A childish ending note to a really interesting piece of alternative anthropology。 。。。more

Roman Mastalir ，

I really did enjoy this book！ If you like mysteries and history， this may be quite an interesting reading for you。 Not saying that 100% of everything in the book is truth， but it is opening an interesting doors of curiosity…

Christine Gilissen ，

A bit disappointing， expected more from this book

L。J。 Milan ，

Eye opener。 Hancock sucks you in his theories from the first chapter， if not from the first sentence， and doesn't let you go until the last written word。 He makes you question everything。 From geology to carbon dating， and even common sense of today's scientists。 With good reason。 With this book our knowledge of history， or better yet the history itself， is put on trial。 My views where already the same as authors but until this day I haven't read a book so close to my view of things。 Well， now I Eye opener。 Hancock sucks you in his theories from the first chapter， if not from the first sentence， and doesn't let you go until the last written word。 He makes you question everything。 From geology to carbon dating， and even common sense of today's scientists。 With good reason。 With this book our knowledge of history， or better yet the history itself， is put on trial。 My views where already the same as authors but until this day I haven't read a book so close to my view of things。 Well， now I have。 Exceptionally well done。 。。。more

Todd C ，

I love Graham Hancock。 Another fascinating book on the idea of an advanced civilization nearly being wiped out ~ 12k years ago， but a few able to survive and pass on some of their knowledge。 This book is loaded with first-hand knowledge。 Graham visits Göbekli Tepe （multiple times）， Baalbek， Indonesia and Peru， describing in great detail， e。g。， the figures on the columns in Göbekli Tepe， the enormity of the "Trilithon" stones used in the Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek， not to mention the even bigge I love Graham Hancock。 Another fascinating book on the idea of an advanced civilization nearly being wiped out ~ 12k years ago， but a few able to survive and pass on some of their knowledge。 This book is loaded with first-hand knowledge。 Graham visits Göbekli Tepe （multiple times）， Baalbek， Indonesia and Peru， describing in great detail， e。g。， the figures on the columns in Göbekli Tepe， the enormity of the "Trilithon" stones used in the Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek， not to mention the even bigger ones that were not used （one estimated at 1，650 tons！）， and the recently discovered underground pyramid in Java， Gunung Padang。I don't know if all of Graham's theories are correct。 I just know he is way closer to the truth than the uniformitarianism archaeologists and mainstream media。 I completely agree with Graham that we know much less about our history than we think we do， and the idea that every prior civilization was less intelligent than the ones after is so laughably naive and ignorant。If you enjoyed Graham's Fingerprints of the Gods， and/or have an interest in alternative ideas of how mankind has advanced， you will love this book。 Lots of great pics included too by Graham's wife Santha。 。。。more

John Gates ，

I thoroughly enjoyed this book， especially how the last chapter tied nearly everything into a tightly bound constricted knot of discontent with the apparent （in respect to Hancock's findings） blindness of archaeologists and their avoidance of topics that could very well save humanity in the future。Bravo Graham！ I thoroughly enjoyed this book， especially how the last chapter tied nearly everything into a tightly bound constricted knot of discontent with the apparent （in respect to Hancock's findings） blindness of archaeologists and their avoidance of topics that could very well save humanity in the future。Bravo Graham！ 。。。more

Christopher Short ，

I think I have a favourite author。 Unconventionally （just like his books） I started with the third in the series and have now finished the trilogy。 Over the next few decades， we will see a number of changes to the conventional timeline of modern humans。 We are a species' with amnesia。 I think I have a favourite author。 Unconventionally （just like his books） I started with the third in the series and have now finished the trilogy。 Over the next few decades， we will see a number of changes to the conventional timeline of modern humans。 We are a species' with amnesia。 。。。more

Erica ，

"We are a species with amnesia。。。Our collective stupor is also often willfully self-inflicted - as though we no longer care to know where we come from or who we really are。" "We are a species with amnesia。。。Our collective stupor is also often willfully self-inflicted - as though we no longer care to know where we come from or who we really are。" 。。。more

Strauss ，

This is a great book and you should read it if you're interested in the genre。 However， I just didn't seem to get as drawn into it as his original publication。 This is a great book and you should read it if you're interested in the genre。 However， I just didn't seem to get as drawn into it as his original publication。 。。。more

Gregory Figg ，

Here we go， then - this is where things really start to kick off for Hancock's lost civilisation theory。 One cannot read this without first having read 'Fingerprints of the Gods'， and equally one cannot read 'America Before' without first having read this book。 In this book， Hancock finds the environmental smoking gun to his hypothesis on 'what happened' approximately 12，800 years ago， and he presents the evidence in a convincing and fascinating manner as is his style。 It's essential and highly Here we go， then - this is where things really start to kick off for Hancock's lost civilisation theory。 One cannot read this without first having read 'Fingerprints of the Gods'， and equally one cannot read 'America Before' without first having read this book。 In this book， Hancock finds the environmental smoking gun to his hypothesis on 'what happened' approximately 12，800 years ago， and he presents the evidence in a convincing and fascinating manner as is his style。 It's essential and highly provocative reading， and the conclusions that he draws are mindblowing。 In the depressing and predictable current age of gatekeeping， enforced narratives and information suppression he will of course be largely ignored and ridiculed， but if you have an open mind to discovering the plausible truth of humanity's past， together with what might be in store in the future， then you must read this book。 。。。more

Rebecca ，

Listened to audio。 Excellently written and narrated。 Great flow， insights， background， research。 Very approachable。 Loved the breathe and depth of information。 I suggest you have internet access available while reading it。 You’ll want to see photos of the places， things and even articles referenced。 I couldn’t put it down。

Jenel ，

Interesting geologic theory。 Worth a trip to the Northwest Columbia Plateau and the Channeled Scablands to see Bretz' geomorphology in person。 Comet and Ice Cap melting。 Earth civilizations are absolutely older than traditionally thought and really interesting stuff was going on 10-12 thousand years ago。 Interesting geologic theory。 Worth a trip to the Northwest Columbia Plateau and the Channeled Scablands to see Bretz' geomorphology in person。 Comet and Ice Cap melting。 Earth civilizations are absolutely older than traditionally thought and really interesting stuff was going on 10-12 thousand years ago。 。。。more

Sanja Markovic ，

I admire his work！ Amazing and informative book！ I hope much more people will come across and read this。

Epp ，

Graham Hancock on lobeda jutuga avatud maailmavaatega paljulugenud teadmishimuline maailmarändur。 Minu jaoks sarnane autoritüüp nagu Bill Bryson。 Aga Hancockil on oma väga konkreetne erihuvi， eluarmastus， kirg: geomütoloogia。 Kõigis oma raamatutes on ta seadnud küsimärgi alla， kas me oma ajalugu õigesti käsitleme （teisisõnu: Atlantis oli olemas， Noa-aegne veeuputus oli päris， iidsete maajade jmt monoliitehitised olid vaid "jäämäe tipp" kunagistest kõrgtsivilisatsioonidest jne）。 Minu jaoks on kõi Graham Hancock on lobeda jutuga avatud maailmavaatega paljulugenud teadmishimuline maailmarändur。 Minu jaoks sarnane autoritüüp nagu Bill Bryson。 Aga Hancockil on oma väga konkreetne erihuvi， eluarmastus， kirg: geomütoloogia。 Kõigis oma raamatutes on ta seadnud küsimärgi alla， kas me oma ajalugu õigesti käsitleme （teisisõnu: Atlantis oli olemas， Noa-aegne veeuputus oli päris， iidsete maajade jmt monoliitehitised olid vaid "jäämäe tipp" kunagistest kõrgtsivilisatsioonidest jne）。 Minu jaoks on kõik ta raamatud huvitavad olnud， aga kui soovitaksin ühe， siis just selle， kõige värskema。 Ta teeb nagunii seal kerge ülevaate kõigest， mis ta varem avastanud on 🙂。 Lugeda on mõnus， autoril jutt jookseb ja kohati kaldub ka rännukirjandusse， sest tõde tuleb otsimas käia kõigilt kontinentidelt， aga samas teeb ta ülevaateid astronoomiast， füüsikast， geoloogiast。。。 kruvib põnevust， laskub detailidesse， annab laiemat plaani。 Ma olen läbi selle autori palju õppinud。 Nagu teine keskkool läbitud tänu temale！ Jah， ma tean， et ta on akadeemiliste ringkondade jaoks "bestselling enfant terrible"， aga paljuski just tänu temale on kogu maailmas massiliselt tõusnud huvi ajaloo， arheoloogia， geoloogia， mütoloogia ja täheteaduse suhtes。Juurde võite vaadata ka sama fenomeni juurde kuuluvaid "Ancient aliens" saateid， vist jookseb see sari Eestis History kanalil ka， ja Amazonis on saadaval。 Neis on osalist kattuvust Hancocki raamatutega， samas ei ole see Hancocki jaoks kunagi fookuseks olnud， et kes need siis ikkagi olid， kellest kunagised kõrgtsivilisatsioonid alguse said （tulnukad või mitte）， tema fookus on leida nende kunagiste tsivilisatsioonide jälgi meie Maal ja meie müütides， tõmmata punkte kokku ja aru saada， mis siin toimus。 Peamine fookus on ajastul 12 800 kuni 11 600 aastat tagasi。Õiglane oleks ära mainida， et nõrga närvisüsteemiga inimesele võib olla paha lugeda， kuhu Hancock jõuab otsade kokku viimisel: et kunagi ca 12 800 aastat tagasi sisenes planeet Maa kosmilise prügi tsooni ja elas üle mitu kokkupõrget。。。 ja nüüd oleme uuesti sellesse ohtlikku tsooni sisenenud， just sellele viitas näiteks maajade kalender ja mitu muud eelmise kõrgtsivilisatsiooni poolt jäettud märki。 Hea uudis on aga， et see tsoon on meil läbimisel aastail 2012-2040， nii et pool on juba edukalt möödas 🙂。Mina otsustasin Hancockit nautides mitte keskenduda sellele murele， et meie tsivilisatsioon mõne kosmilise avarii tõttu otsa võib saada。 Tema raamatus on nii palju üldharivat。 Ma sain näiteks hea ülevaade zoroastrismist。 Või näiteks sellest， mis Lutsiferi ja teiste "alamrahva" hulka läinud "inglite" kohta Eenoki raamatus öeldud oli。 Pean end religioonidest ja astronoomiast huvitatud inimeseks， aga järjest oli kohti， kus ma pidin tõdema， kui suured augud mu teadmistes olid ja milliseid uusi hüpoteese ja teooriaid on võimalik leida。 Tänu Hancockile olen hakanud tunnetama， et loomulikult pole meie suured müüdid-legendid välja mõeldud， kõigele on võimalik leida ratsionaalseid põhjuseid， kui lihtsalt kastist väljas mõtlemisega uurima asuda。 Ma pole kunagi uurinud ega ka raamatute põhjal aru saanud， kas ta ise on tavamõttes religioosne inimene。 Ta on "kastist väljas" ja mulle see sobib。Peavoolu geoloogide ja arheoloogide hulgas on igasugune katastroofi-teooria usk põlu all （sellestki on huvitavalt kirjutatud） ja rahastust saavad need voolud， mis usuvad vaiksete muutuste teooriasse。 Ja näiteks NASA ei ole raamatus just eriti heas kirjas。 Tundub usutav see hüpotees， et eliit valmistub katastroofiks ette ja sellist teemat lihtsalt ei saaks masside ette mainstreamiks lasta。Nii et paneb pea ikka hoolega sõitma， see raamat 🙂。 Soovitan。 Ja paksust ma ei kardaks。 Minu meelest on tema raamatud （välja arvatud ilukirjandus， seiklusjutt "Ajarännak"） sellised， mida võib mõnuga siitsealt nakitseda。 Ei pea järjest kõike korraga lugema。 。。。more

Seth ，

Takes off from Fingerprints of the God's。 Reads almost like a essay in a scientific journal。 He is out to prove how much of archeology is just conventional wisdom and anyone who tries to show new evidence is scorned。 He then presents his evidence of very advanced ancient civilization 12，000 years ago。 Takes off from Fingerprints of the God's。 Reads almost like a essay in a scientific journal。 He is out to prove how much of archeology is just conventional wisdom and anyone who tries to show new evidence is scorned。 He then presents his evidence of very advanced ancient civilization 12，000 years ago。 。。。more

Linda ，

Might be better in print， if it includes illustrations of the subjects。

Samudra Bhattacharya ，

So I knew about Graham Hancock and associated him with 'aliens' and kind of brushed aside this entire topic but ever since I heard him speak on the Joe Rogan podcast I got very interested in his hypothesis。 In a nutshell:• there was an ancient civilisation of highly advanced beings exisitng much before the accepted dates in mainstream culture。 • they faced immense destruction after being hit by a comet around 10800 BC or 12800 years ago。 This caused Earth to go into an ice age known as the Young So I knew about Graham Hancock and associated him with 'aliens' and kind of brushed aside this entire topic but ever since I heard him speak on the Joe Rogan podcast I got very interested in his hypothesis。 In a nutshell:• there was an ancient civilisation of highly advanced beings exisitng much before the accepted dates in mainstream culture。 • they faced immense destruction after being hit by a comet around 10800 BC or 12800 years ago。 This caused Earth to go into an ice age known as the Younger Dryas。• there was a second impact 9600 BC or 11600 years ago which once again changed the atmosphere of the planet and started a global warming event。 • survivors of these ancient civilastions went ahead and introduced civilisation and agriculture to current humanity。 So they pretty much planted the seeds of moden civilastion。 • historical evidence further points out that we are now living in an epoch where we could be experiencing another one of these events and its up to us to stop squabbling about petty shit and look towards avoiding another catastrophe which has the potential to wipe out humanity。The book explores geological evidence， evidence of mass extinction of animals， myths from Egyptian， South American， Indonesian， Indian cultures all pointing towards this hypothesis。 I think there's a lot of weight to this arguement。 。。。more

Sam Schroder ，

My learning journey continues。 After a recent foray into astrophysics， I accepted an invitation from my son to read this book and open my mind to the idea of a global cataclysmic event between 12，800 and 11，600 years ago when it appears that giant fragments of a comet that broke through Earth’s atmosphere hit the polar ice caps and caused catastrophic flooding， all but wiping out an advanced civilisation。 Temples and legends from every corner of Earth speak of the sage， wise man or magician who My learning journey continues。 After a recent foray into astrophysics， I accepted an invitation from my son to read this book and open my mind to the idea of a global cataclysmic event between 12，800 and 11，600 years ago when it appears that giant fragments of a comet that broke through Earth’s atmosphere hit the polar ice caps and caused catastrophic flooding， all but wiping out an advanced civilisation。 Temples and legends from every corner of Earth speak of the sage， wise man or magician who came from the floods and spoke of a more complex life。 The common theme of all of Hancock’s findings， via research across sites all over the world， is that great structures unearthed from ancient times were constructed with astronomy as their guide and that all of these structures share the same message。 That message is that intelligent， complex humanity， a people who understood the magic of astronomical mathematics， was here and was wiped out。 I’m convinced。 And I highly recommend this fascinating book to you。 。。。more

Amie ，

The topic this book covers is something that I find fascinating， I never read a book like this before as I tend to go for novels， but I found it and gave it a go。 Okay so， I was open to Hancock's arguments， and to be honest he made some very valid points。 The "old civilizations" he mentioned such as Atlantis， may be true。 However， as there is so little left of the theses civilizations， its hard to completely believe。 As a lot of the early cultures such as the Mayans and the Egyptians did use the The topic this book covers is something that I find fascinating， I never read a book like this before as I tend to go for novels， but I found it and gave it a go。 Okay so， I was open to Hancock's arguments， and to be honest he made some very valid points。 The "old civilizations" he mentioned such as Atlantis， may be true。 However， as there is so little left of the theses civilizations， its hard to completely believe。 As a lot of the early cultures such as the Mayans and the Egyptians did use the stars and each came up with a version of the writing/reading etc， does not mean that the one group of people told them how to do it， as if the Magicians of the gods did do this and wanted to leave such a message to us， surly there would be something else， and not just the minor things such as similar legends/myths and floods？ The idea is not entirely inconceivable， but its a bit of a jump。 However the similar aspects are there and such a diverse societies to reach the same stages miles apart is thought-provoking。 3 stars！ 。。。more

Anita ，

A fascinating continuation of the author’s previous writings on the possibility of mankind having evolved into a technologically advanced society many thousands of years prior to written history。 This knowledge was subsequently “lost” to most of the earth’s population due to one; or more probably two; catastrophic events， which wiped out vast areas of civilization。 These events， according to the author’s theories， were the arrival of a large comet and it’s later space debris， from the heavens， w A fascinating continuation of the author’s previous writings on the possibility of mankind having evolved into a technologically advanced society many thousands of years prior to written history。 This knowledge was subsequently “lost” to most of the earth’s population due to one; or more probably two; catastrophic events， which wiped out vast areas of civilization。 These events， according to the author’s theories， were the arrival of a large comet and it’s later space debris， from the heavens， which struck an area of North America causing the melting of the polar ice。 This in turn initiated massive flooding and the following rise of sea levels; thus drowning much of the landmass， including possibly the mythical island of Atlantis。The author has undertaken vast research， and I personally find his theories persuasive。 The scientists he consulted in the course of his work do not all agree。 Many are conservative and do not like their long-held theories undermined。 I can only admire the author’s progressive stance。 His call to keep an open mind on the subject， until such time as incontrovertible proof is forthcoming through ever more advanced technology in our modern world， is appealing。 His theories would go some way towards solving many of our world’s mysteries; such as the age of the Egyptian pyramids and the construction of the megalithic walls at several ancient sites around the world。Our world is complex and mysterious。 And often fact is stranger than fiction。 A very interesting read。 。。。more

Adam ，

Do I believe all this stuff？ No。Do I believe some of it？ Maybe。Is it interesting to read about？ Well， I listened to it， audiobook， so no？ But yes。 I found it to be a great listen。I first encountered Graham on Joe Rogan， as I imagine many others did as well。 He’s a great speaker， without a doubt。 The audiobook version I had was him reading his own book， which was excellent。 But some of his theories are just way too wild， without any evidence to support them。 And trying to prove your own ideas tru Do I believe all this stuff？ No。Do I believe some of it？ Maybe。Is it interesting to read about？ Well， I listened to it， audiobook， so no？ But yes。 I found it to be a great listen。I first encountered Graham on Joe Rogan， as I imagine many others did as well。 He’s a great speaker， without a doubt。 The audiobook version I had was him reading his own book， which was excellent。 But some of his theories are just way too wild， without any evidence to support them。 And trying to prove your own ideas true simply because they can’t be proven false is not sound science。 Ancient hand-bag wielding humans who want to message us about impending cometary doom。Okay， fine。 Some of his theories also have quite a bit of evidence to them。 The world got hit by some comets that made a big flood。 Okay， that’s more fine。 Regardless of the veracity of his claims， and some of them I do find severely lacking， it’s entertaining nonetheless。He has a buddy named Randall Carlson who also has interesting ideas， that sometimes have evidence to support them。 I just love the idea of these two dudes going off on adventures together to sate their scientific curiosity。 How fun。 They are a fun pair。 I liked their adventures much more than I liked Graham’s repetitive attacks against the gradualists， who he almost frames as a cabal of evil archaeologists。So yeah， the world is old， probably older than you think， we’ve been hit by comets and floods， and there might be some ancient magicians。Thus concludes probably the least technical review you’ll ever read about this book。Story-7， Language-8， Ideas-8， Characters-7， Enjoyment-8， Overall-7。7 。。。more

Sanne ，

Had the author not been so full of himself （overciting himself and going 'I'm not repeating this because I've already explained this in depth in one of my other books， go read those'） and sort of stuck between public and scientific， I'd probably have liked the book a lot more。 The book probably also would have been a lot shorter， because I mostly followed his argument but the lavish and wandering style of writing lost me a few times。I'd honestly have preferred this book to be 300 pages and eithe Had the author not been so full of himself （overciting himself and going 'I'm not repeating this because I've already explained this in depth in one of my other books， go read those'） and sort of stuck between public and scientific， I'd probably have liked the book a lot more。 The book probably also would have been a lot shorter， because I mostly followed his argument but the lavish and wandering style of writing lost me a few times。I'd honestly have preferred this book to be 300 pages and either scientific or popular。 The fact that it wants to show desperately that it's well researched sort of got on my nerve about 200 pages in。 It also meanders back and forth between topics and constantly feels the need to refer back to itself and say 'as the readers might know from chapter x'， which gets annoying after a while。Overall: I liked the premise but didn't like the execution。 It could have been so much better。 And this man could have been a little less full of himself。 It'd have helped the book a lot。 。。。more

Nick Grahmann ，

An interesting book about advanced civilizations that existed before the last ice age about 12，000 years ago， also called the Younger Dryas。 The archaeological dig at Göbeklitepe in Turkey， is a temple built before the Younger Dryas。 The evidence also suggests that the Younger Dryas was due to a meteor or comet strike。 The world had warmed considerably until about 12，900 years ago， when it suddenly reversed course and cooled rapidly and dramatically。 A comet or meteor could have caused global co An interesting book about advanced civilizations that existed before the last ice age about 12，000 years ago， also called the Younger Dryas。 The archaeological dig at Göbeklitepe in Turkey， is a temple built before the Younger Dryas。 The evidence also suggests that the Younger Dryas was due to a meteor or comet strike。 The world had warmed considerably until about 12，900 years ago， when it suddenly reversed course and cooled rapidly and dramatically。 A comet or meteor could have caused global cooling due to the "dust" in the atmosphere。 。。。more

طه ，

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيمسأبدأ بالجيد وأنتهي بالأسوأالكتاب يعرض لخطأ يقع فيه غالبية الناس في حاضرنا وهو أن العلم محايد وأن ما اتفق عليه العلماء هو الحق ومادونه الباطل。 اتفق علماء الآثار والتاريخ أن عمر الحضارة لا يزيد عن 5000 الى 8000 سنة وأن كل ما سبق هذا الوقت هو تاريخ الإنسان القديم الذي لم يعرف حتى الزراعة。الكاتب يبين اكتشاف آثار في منطقة قوبكلي تيبي في تركيا والتي يعود تاريخها الى ما قبل 11000 سنة。 الآثار المكتشفة في هذا الموقع ليست بيسطة وانما تعكس نضجا تكنولوجيا في استعمال الأدوات ونحت الأحج بسم الله الرحمن الرحيمسأبدأ بالجيد وأنتهي بالأسوأالكتاب يعرض لخطأ يقع فيه غالبية الناس في حاضرنا وهو أن العلم محايد وأن ما اتفق عليه العلماء هو الحق ومادونه الباطل。 اتفق علماء الآثار والتاريخ أن عمر الحضارة لا يزيد عن 5000 الى 8000 سنة وأن كل ما سبق هذا الوقت هو تاريخ الإنسان القديم الذي لم يعرف حتى الزراعة。الكاتب يبين اكتشاف آثار في منطقة قوبكلي تيبي في تركيا والتي يعود تاريخها الى ما قبل 11000 سنة。 الآثار المكتشفة في هذا الموقع ليست بيسطة وانما تعكس نضجا تكنولوجيا في استعمال الأدوات ونحت الأحجار。 بالرغم من هذا، علماء الآثار لازالوا يصرون أن من فعل هذا هو الإنسان القديم الذي لا يعرف إلا الصيد。الكاتب تبّحر في سرد الأدلة المادية والمعنوية المتمثلة في القصص والأحاديث التي تدل على ضرب نيزك للأرض والذي بدروه أدى إلى فياضانات عظيمة حول العالم إثر ذوبان الجليد في الجزء الشمالي من الكرة الأرضية。 الكتاب أيضا يركز على وجود حضارة سبقت ضرب النيزك آلأرض وأن من تبقى منهم جابوا آلأرض شرقا وغربا لزراعة حضارتهم من جديد بعد فقدانها جرّاء النيزكلا أبالغ أن أقول أن 90% من الكتاب كانت حول هذه الأطروحة تعدادا وتكرارا مملا جدابالرغم من أن الكاتب بيّن انحياز العلماء للنظرية الخاطئة حول وجود حضارات متقدمة سبقت الحضارات القديمة المعروفة لدى الجميع، إلا أنه بدى أن الكاتب يتوسل لهؤلاء العلماء أن يعترفوا بروؤيته。الكتاب يحتوي العديد من التفاصيل المتكررة والمنحازة أيضا وخاصة تلك التي تشوّه ظلما دور المسلمين في التاريخ。لا أنصح بقراءة الكتاب لأنه ممل ويطعن في الإسلام والمسلمين يغير وجه حق。 。。。more

Navneet Nair ，

Some may call it pseudoscience， but it also shows some amount of dogmatism on part of the scientific and archeological community。 While most of the book is in a firsperson account of how he sees the ancient world， I think the site of Gobekli Tepe and other events mentioned in the book are really interesting and should be further investigated。 The main premise of the book is that civilization is much older than what science today believes it is。 And that ancient civilizations could have been very Some may call it pseudoscience， but it also shows some amount of dogmatism on part of the scientific and archeological community。 While most of the book is in a firsperson account of how he sees the ancient world， I think the site of Gobekli Tepe and other events mentioned in the book are really interesting and should be further investigated。 The main premise of the book is that civilization is much older than what science today believes it is。 And that ancient civilizations could have been very advanced。 。。。more

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Magicians of the Gods: The Forgotten Wisdom of Earth's Lost Civilization

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Magicians of the Gods: The Forgotten Wisdom of Earth's Lost Civilization&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Magicians of the Gods: The Forgotten Wisdom of Earth's Lost Civilization&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0