Before the Pharaohs: Egypts Mysterious Prehistory

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Before the Pharaohs: Egypts Mysterious Prehistory
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Edward F. Malkowski
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:352
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreAfrican history
ISBN/Barcode 9781591430483
ClassificationsDewey:001.94
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Imprint Bear & Company
Publication Date 30 January 2006
Publication Country United States

Description

Presents conclusive evidence that ancient Egypt was originally the remnant of an earlier, highly sophisticated civilisation. In the late nineteenth century, French explorer Augustus Le Plongeon, after years of research in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, concluded that the Mayan and Egyptian civilisations were related - as remnants of a once greater and highly sophisticated culture. The discoveries of modern researchers over the last two decades now support this once derided speculation with evidence revealing that the Sphinx is thousands of years older than Egyptologists have claimed, that the pyramids were not tombs but geomechanical power plants and that the megaliths of the Nabta Playa reveal complex astronomical star maps that existed 4,000 years before conventional historians deemed such knowledge possible. Much of the past support for prehistoric civilisation has relied on esoteric traditions and mythic narrative. Using hard scientific evidence from the fields of archaeology, genetics, engineering and geology, as well as sacred and religious texts, Malkowski shows that these mythic narratives are based on actual events and that a highly sophisticated civilisation did once exist prior to those of Egypt and Sumer. Tying its cataclysmic fall to the mysterious disappearance of Cro-Magnon culture, "Before The Pharaohs" offers a compelling new view of humanity's past.

Author Biography

Edward F. Malkowski is also the author of Sons of God--Daughters of Men. He works as a software developer and historical researcher in Champaign, Illinois.

Reviews

"Contains a wealth of data and invaluable references not easily encountered elsewhere. Malkowski makes otherwise daunting technical information accessible and readable. I enjoyed this book thoroughly." * John Anthony West, author of Serpent in the Sky: The High Wisdom of Ancient Egypt * "Ed Malkowski has presented a concise digest of modern research on the early origins of human civilization. His insights regarding the emergence of Cro-Magnon man alone are worth the price of the book!" * Christopher Dunn, author of The Giza Power Plant: Technologies of Ancient Egypt * ". . . a fascinating look at the secrets of the pyramids, the Sphinx, and Egypt in the time before recorded history." * Dave Roy, Curled Up with a Good Book, May 2006 * "An absorbing, big-picture study." * Ruth Parnell, Nexus, Nov-Dec 2006 *