America Before
by Graham Hancock · first published 2019
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Was an advanced civilization lost to history in the global cataclysm that ended the last Ice Age? Graham Hancock, the internationally bestselling author, has made it his life's work to find out--and in America Before, he draws on the latest archaeological and DNA evidence to bring his quest to a stunning conclusion. We've been taught that North and South America were empty of humans until around 13,000 years ago - amongst the last great landmasses on earth to have been settled by our ancestors. But new discoveries have radically reshaped this long-established picture and we know now that the A
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on “Archaeologists with drones discover pre-Columbian earthworks in Kansas” ↗…via pyrolysis in organic matter to create the bio-char for microoragnisms is actually really impressive and a low cost way to maintain soil fertility. Graham Hancock actually made the point in his book America Before [1], that Amazonian People actually cultivated the Amazon Forest as we would with Nature Preserves in National Forests. Its a pretty interesting perspective I never considered being from the West and…
on “Innovation by ancient farmers adds to biodiversity of the Amazon, study shows” ↗Your "for fairness" response article includes: > [Graham's blog post] Before closing, however, I’m understandably very happy to quote here the useful concise summary of America Before given by anthropologist Jeb J. Card in his contribution to the issue (pp 26-30): >> [Card's review] Attempting to critique America Before: The Key to Earth’s Lost Civilization by Graham Hancock (2019)…
on “‘Mind blowing’ ancient settlements uncovered in the Amazon” ↗…Vaca’s own jungle survival story—though Orellana was a bit more conquistadorial than De Vaca. I’d also love to see a proper follow-up to 1491 (1493 doesn’t count!). The closest thing we have might be America Before by Graham Hancock, which incorporates recent LiDAR discoveries—but it leans more into speculation than hard archaeology.
on “Pyramid structure discovered near Caral Peru” ↗…LBJ series for a while now. ===== Robert Caro - Lyndon B. Johnson series & The Power Broker S.C Gwynne - Empire of the Summer Moon Nassim Nicholas Taleb - Black Swan & Antifragile Graham Hancock - America Before Jared Diamond - Guns, Germs and Steel Safi Bahcall - Loonshots
on “Ask HN: Books you plan to read in 2020?” ↗…Western minds" as it is based on "the notion that the human condition requires interaction with powerful nonphysical beings" (Hancock 2019:220). He has also discussed this idea in public presentations. In America Before, Hancock (2019) again emphasizes access to the Otherworld of souls and nonhuman entities through psychedelic "plant allies." - http://onlinedigeditions.com/publication/?i=634462&article_i... He was…
on “Egypt's pyramids may have been built on a long-lost branch of the Nile” ↗There is "America Before: The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization", from 2019 by Graham Hancock. But while Graham Hancock refers to lots of real research, he also mixes in his own unverified ideas and theories. In that sense, Charles…
on “Pyramid structure discovered near Caral Peru” ↗…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DL1_EMIw6w&t=33m20s Not that those who challenge the status quo can also turn into bullies later in life, once their paradigm is established. This is well exposed in the first part of America Before (one of Hancock's book) >At the outset of the twentieth century many scholars took the view that the Americas had been devoid of any human presence until less than 4,000 years ago. >[...] >the most…
on “Egypt's pyramids may have been built on a long-lost branch of the Nile” ↗