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Ancient Man: A Handbook of Puzzling Artifacts

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I first was introduced to W. Corliss when I read the Handbook of Unusual Natural Phenomena. At that time, I was sold on this resource. Corliss takes no stand, he merely reports the facts at hand according to the many reports by various researchers. I was particularly fond of the lack of parapsychic claptrap and UFO BS. This series is an honest evaluation of unexplained anamolies of many types. Each volume is complete unto itself, and fascinating. Every person who asked what I was reading was intrigued. To be uninterested in the subject is hard to understand if you have any spark of imagination and scientific inquiry of your own. Anyone with an active and alert mind will find something to take with them forever... Read them all, if you can find them...I am still looking for three more in the series...Why have they not been reprinted? Beats me...This volume covers ancient structures I never dreamed existed....from the tiny to the huge...ancient undeciphered writings, things out of place, and some are treated from both sides, belief and denial of their validity...Easy reading, and a hefty volume. A real page turner for me....If you love a mystery, take on this book..it contains hundreds of real ones....

I found this book to be mostly interesting and informative. However, due to the time when these discoveries were made (most occurring during the late 1800's until the writing of the book in the 1970's), it is difficult to learn any more about them. I was able to find some information about the large stone formations, but as for the discovery of the Tower of Babel, I found nothing except the original excerpt that the author cites in his book. This makes it a little frustrating to say the least. It seems amazing in the age that we live in today where information is readily available and almost overwhelming at times in abundance, that there should be any hindrance in finding information on discoveries that support the bible, yet that is how it appears to be.

I suppose the obscurity of the findings makes it difficult to discover a lot of information on some of these objects, but this does not help if you have an inquisitive nature and want to learn more.

I do feel it is worth reading, but would have liked to have an updated edition that had additional information on some of the discoveries.