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Foundations of Atlantis, ancient astronauts and other alternative pasts

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Did aliens visit ancient civilizations? Could Jesus have fathered a dynasty? Did people of the ancient world visit the Americas centuries before Columbus? The public enjoys such questions, which have spawned countless books, movies and television series, but very rarely is any actual evidence produced. According to many eager writers and television hosts, evidence for long-ago astronauts or early transatlantic voyages can be found in ancient texts. But too often sources remain obscure and some writers have altered or fabricated texts to make their case for extraterrestrials and lost civilizati

Title Foundations of Atlantis, ancient astronauts and other alternative pasts : 148 documents cited by writers of fringe history, translated with annotations / edited by Jason Colavito.
Publisher Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Creation Date 2015
Notes Includes index.
English
Content Cover
Contents
Introduction
Abbreviations
Prologue: The Origins of Fringe History
I. The Watchers and the World Before the Flood
II. The Pyramids Before the Flood
III. The Flood, the Giants and the Ark
IV. Flying Chariots and Ancient Astronauts
V. Atlantis and Other Lost Civilizations
VI. Lost Wisdom of the Ancients
VII. High Technology in Ancient Times
VIII. Mysteries of the Americas
IX. Pre-Columbian Trans-Atlantic Contacts
X. Holy Blood and Holy Grail
XI. Miscellaneous Mysteries
XII. Apocryphal Texts
Index
Extent 1 online resource (267 p.)
Language English
Copyright Date ©2015
National Library system number 997012489887805171
MARC RECORDS
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