Underworld The Mysterious Origins of Civilization

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Pub. Date: 2003-10-28
Publisher(s): Crown
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Summary

What secrets lie beneath the deep blue sea?Underworldtakes you on a remarkable journey to the bottom of the ocean in a thrilling hunt for ancient ruins that have never been founduntil now. In this explosive new work of archaeological detection, bestselling author and renowned explorer Graham Hancock embarks on a captivating underwater voyage to find the ruins of a mythical lost civilization hidden for thousands of years beneath the world's oceans. Guided by cutting-edge science, innovative computer-mapping techniques, and the latest archaeological scholarship, Hancock examines the mystery at the end of the last Ice Age and delivers astonishing revelations that challenge our long-held views about the existence of a sunken universe built on the ocean floor. Filled with exhilarating accounts of his own participation in dives off the coast of Japan, as well as in the Mediterranean, the Atlantic, and the Arabian Sea, we watch as Hancock discovers underwater ruins exactly where the ancient myths say they should besubmerged kingdoms that archaeologists never thought existed. You will be captivated by Underworld, a provocative book that is both a compelling piece of hard evidence for a fascinating forgotten episode in human history and a completely new explanation for the origins of civilization as we know it.

Author Biography

Graham Hancock is the author of a number of bestselling investigations of historical mysteries. These include <b>The Sign and the Seal</b>, <b>The Message of the Sphinx</b>, <b>Fingerprints of the God</b>s,<b> Heaven’s Mirror</b>, and <b>The Mars Mystery</b>. His books have been translated into twenty languages and have sold more than four million copies around the world. He lives in Devon, England.<br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements ix
PART ONE Initiation
1 Relics
3(21)
2 The Riddle of the Antediluvian Cities
24(26)
3 Meltdown
50(39)
PART TWO India (1)
4 Forgotten Cities, Ancient Texts and an Indian Atlantis
89(21)
5 Pilgrimage to India
110(19)
6 The Place of the Ship's Descent
129(20)
7 Lost India
149(20)
8 The Demon on the Mountain and the Rebirth of Civilization
169(32)
PART THREE India (2)
9 Fairytale Kingdom
201(22)
10 The Mystery of the Red Hill
223(22)
11 The Quest for Kumari Kanelam
245(24)
12 The Hidden Years
269(6)
13 Pyramid Islands
275(14)
14 Ghosts in the Water
289(20)
PART FOUR Malta
15 Smoke and Fire in Malta
309(29)
16 Cave of Bones
338(14)
17 The Thorn in the Flesh
352(23)
18 The Masque of the Green Book
375(38)
19 Inundation
413(10)
20 The Morning of the World
423(30)
PART FIVE Ancient Maps
21 Terra Incognita
453(35)
22 The Secret Memories of Maps
488(16)
23 Looking for the Lost on the Road to Nowhere
504(18)
24 The Metamorphoses of Antilia
522(29)
PART SIX Japan, Taiwan, China
25 The Land Beloved of the Gods
551(26)
26 Remembrance
577(19)
27 Confronting Yonaguni
596(30)
28 Maps of Japan and Taiwan 13,000 Years Ago?
626(14)
29 Confronting Kerama
640(15)
30 The Shark at the Gate
655(20)
Postscript 1 The Underworld in the Gulf of Cambay 675(3)
Postscript 2 The Underworld in the Bay of Bengal 678(7)
Appendix 1 Report on the Completion of the Joint SES/NIO Expedition to South-east India 685(2)
Appendix 2 SES Press Release, 5 April 2002, Announcing the Discovery of Underwater Ruins at Mahabalipuram and Inviting Media to a Press Reception, 10 April 2002 687(1)
Appendix 3 Preliminary Underwater Archaeological Explorations of Mahabalipuram. Statement by National Institute of Oceanography, 9 April 2002 688(1)
Appendix 4 Comments by Graham Hancock on the NIO Statement of 9 April 2002 Regarding Preliminary Underwater Archaeological Explorations off Mahabalipuram 689(2)
Appendix 5 Who Discovered the Underwater Ruins at Mahabalipuram? And Who is Claiming What? 691(3)
Appendix 6 UK Press Coverage of Mahabalipuram Discovery, April 2002 694(7)
Appendix 7 Press Report on Paulina Zelitsky's Exploration in Cuba 701(3)
Appendix 8 Press Report from Times of India, 6 July 2002 704(1)
Online Appendices and Photographs 705(2)
Notes 707(38)
Index 745

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