The Hidden History of the Human Race (The Condensed Edition of Forbidden Archeology) [Paperback]

Richard L. Thompson (Author), Michael A. Cremo (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 1999

" Hidden History is a detective novel as much as a scholarly tour de force. But the murder is not the butler. Neither is the victim a rich old man with many heirs. The victim is man himself, and the role of the assassin is played by numerous scientists." Dr. Michael Rothstein, Politiken Newspaper, Denmark

Editorial Reviews

From Book News

A condensation of Forbidden Archaeology, 1993, in which the authors, in keeping with their Vedic beliefs, argue that modern man's origins go back millions of years before the dates set by the establishment. Published by Govardhan Hill Publishing, PO Box 52, Badger, CA 93603. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Review

Over the past two hundred years the scientific establishment has selectively ignored, suppressed, and forgotten some remarkable artifacts and bones that contradict the dominant views of human origins and antiquity. Evolutionary prejudices have served as a sort of informational "filtering" system that has left us with a radically incomplete set of facts for building our ideas about human origins. The Hidden History Of The Human Race is a call for change in today's arbitrarily rigid mindset. Deploying an unexpectedly great number of convincing facts, deeply illuminated with critical analysis, readers will find themselves compelled to rethink our understanding of human origins, identity, and destiny. The Hidden History Of The Human Race proves a literary excavation of a vast store of heretofore hidden knowledge in a journey that takes us across five continents to key archeological sites (some long forgotten, others the center of ongoing research). The Hidden History Of The Human Race is bound to ignite controversy, challenging as it does one of the most fundamental components of the modern scientific world view. meticulously researched and carefully written, The Hidden History Of The Human Race takes us to a crossroads of knowledge and invites us to take a courageous first step in a new direction. Controversial, thought provoking, and exceptionally well presented, Cremo and Thompson are to be congratulated with this astonishing contribution to anthropology and the theory of human evolution. -- Midwest Book Review --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Paperback: 321 pages
• Publisher: Bhaktivedanta Book Publishing (May 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0892133252
• ISBN-13: 978-0892133253
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #44,233 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

163 of 172 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Scary thoughts, September 26, 2000

By 

Scott Snyder (Danbury, CT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Hidden History of the Human Race (The Condensed Edition of Forbidden Archeology) (Paperback)

In a sentence: If even a small part of this is true it turns evolution on its ear.

I was given this book by a friend for no particular reason and immediately scoffed at it. As a geologist, I had learned quite a bit about evolution and the filtered information regarding the "accepted" evidence. I eventually started reading it and what I read in this book makes my hair stand on end. The lack of documentation regarding "true" discoveries of human antiquity by the elite of archeology and anthropology is as astounding as the categorical dismissal of other evidence is deplorable. To dismiss evidence of greater antiquity of man because it doesn't fit existing data and "just can't be" is a tragedy of the ages. Makes me wonder how much of this goes on in my own profession.

Read this with and open mind and you be amazed at what you see.

"The eye seldom sees what the mind does not anticipate."

64 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The facts, September 3, 2004

By 

HankSolo "HankSolo" (Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Hidden History of the Human Race (The Condensed Edition of Forbidden Archeology) (Paperback)

First of all, this book isn't anti-evolution or pro-creation. It just calls into question the established timeline and path of human evolution, and does a good job of it. For the reviewers that dismissed the evidence presented in the book, I would like to know why. I am highly pro-evolution and anti-creation. But I see no reason to have to stick to the established time-frames if evidence is presented to the contrary. In fact, this scientific dogma is one of the things that turns me off about modern "scientists". Science is a beautiful thing, however many "scientists" take it to the point of religion, ignoring facts which contradict the popular theories, even though those facts have gone through the same scrutiny and passed the same criteria as facts supporting "established" theories. That's what this book tries to show, and succeeds in doing so.

It can be dry reading at times, as it is very repetitive, but that is understandable. All in all, it is highly informative, and has opened my mind to the idea of a new timeline for human evolution.

104 of 114 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thorough, Couragous and Balanced, November 25, 2000

By 

Cashew Son (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Hidden History of the Human Race (The Condensed Edition of Forbidden Archeology) (Paperback)

Cremo and Thompson have done a tremendous job of exposing the high degree of subjectivity that is involved in screening and evaluating evidence of Homo Sapien presence and lineage. The open-minded nature of their approach is unusually refreshing in a field typically defined by hard opinions and condescension.

The authors exhibit tremendous courage in including all reports from the past two centuries that can be considered credible based on eye-witness accounts. When it exists, they also present contrary opinion. Rigid conclusions are generally avoided and the readers are left to decide for themselves how to interpret the evidence.

Criticism of this book ironically follows the same sort of strategy that the authors discredit - namely that full attention is given to the weakest evidence, while the stronger is ignored.

In the past science has always made its most embarrassing mistakes after decades, or centuries, of strict adherence to theoretical preconceptions. The last 50 years of shuffling human ancestors in and out of the family tree (while general textbooks give no evidence of the controversy) is proof in and of itself that we should always try and remain humble to the possibility of our being wrong. It's called open-mindedness and it's a common characteristic of every great scientist.