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Chargement... Ancient Mysteries (1977)par Rupert Furneaux
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Where was Camelot? Who sculpted the terrifying effigies of Easter Island? Has Atlantis been located? What was the purpose of the Great Pyramid? Is the ark on Ararat? What was Stonehenge used for? Was God an astronaut? What is the real evidence of extraterrestrial visitation to the earth? Ageless riddles...mysterious questions... unexpected answers! Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Furneaux covered over 30 “mysteries” that covered such subjects as Atlantis, several monumental architectural structures around the world, Biblical mysteries, several ethnic groups and cultures, mysteries centered in Britain and the Americas, hoaxes, and “soon-to-be” 21st-century enigmas. Through all of them Furneaux attempts to give a description of why the topic in question is a mystery and then over the history of theories before giving as “definite” answer as possible.
Unfortunately for this book, Furneaux used scientific conclusions 20 years old by the time the book was published which are even more out-of-date today. Yet, not all of his answers were based on science through they were not far out theories which he pretty much attempted to dismiss as much as possible. For several topics, Furneaux attempted to straddle the line between “scientific consensus” and far-out theories, so mixed success at best and just plain bad at worst.
The background information Furneaux gives for each of the topics he writes about, though definitely not up-to-date, is the best part of the book. However, the out-of-date science, the occasional stretch of the science that Furneaux, and sometimes condescending tone the author uses in some topics makes he want to caution people away from this unless they are really well read in history. (