Fingerprints of the Gods
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Fingerprints of the Gods is a controversial pseudo-archaeological book by Graham Hancock that argues for the existence of a lost advanced civilization predating recorded history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fingerprints of the Gods canonical | 4 |
| Underworld: The Mysterious Origins of Civilization | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1006154 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fingerprints of the Gods Context triple: [Graham Hancock, notableWork, Fingerprints of the Gods]
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A.
The Ages of Gaia
The Ages of Gaia is a book by scientist James Lovelock that elaborates and popularizes his Gaia hypothesis, presenting Earth as a self-regulating, living system.
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B.
The Origin of the World
The Origin of the World is an 1866 realist oil painting by Gustave Courbet that provocatively depicts a close-up view of a woman's genitals, challenging 19th-century artistic and social conventions.
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C.
Cosmos (book)
Cosmos is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that explores the universe, the history of science, and humanity’s place in the cosmos.
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D.
The Vanishing Face of Gaia
The Vanishing Face of Gaia is a 2009 environmental science book by James Lovelock in which he warns of imminent, severe climate change and argues that humanity must adapt to survive on a self-regulating Earth.
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E.
Die Welträthsel
Die Welträthsel is a late-19th-century philosophical and scientific work by Ernst Haeckel that attempts to explain the fundamental "riddles of the universe" through a monistic, evolutionary worldview.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fingerprints of the Gods Target entity description: Fingerprints of the Gods is a controversial pseudo-archaeological book by Graham Hancock that argues for the existence of a lost advanced civilization predating recorded history.
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A.
The Ages of Gaia
The Ages of Gaia is a book by scientist James Lovelock that elaborates and popularizes his Gaia hypothesis, presenting Earth as a self-regulating, living system.
-
B.
The Origin of the World
The Origin of the World is an 1866 realist oil painting by Gustave Courbet that provocatively depicts a close-up view of a woman's genitals, challenging 19th-century artistic and social conventions.
-
C.
Cosmos (book)
Cosmos is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that explores the universe, the history of science, and humanity’s place in the cosmos.
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D.
The Vanishing Face of Gaia
The Vanishing Face of Gaia is a 2009 environmental science book by James Lovelock in which he warns of imminent, severe climate change and argues that humanity must adapt to survive on a self-regulating Earth.
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E.
Die Welträthsel
Die Welträthsel is a late-19th-century philosophical and scientific work by Ernst Haeckel that attempts to explain the fundamental "riddles of the universe" through a monistic, evolutionary worldview.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ pseudoarchaeology literature ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
ancient maps preserve knowledge of Antarctica’s coastline before it was covered by ice
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monuments in different parts of the world share a common legacy from a vanished civilization ⓘ myths of a flood and civilizing gods reflect memories of a lost advanced culture ⓘ precession of the equinoxes was known to ancient peoples far earlier than accepted by mainstream scholarship ⓘ the Great Pyramid encodes advanced astronomical and geodetic knowledge ⓘ |
| author | Graham Hancock ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
a technologically advanced civilization existed before recorded history
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evidence of a lost civilization is preserved in myths and monuments around the world ⓘ this civilization was destroyed by a global cataclysm at the end of the last Ice Age ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
historians
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professional archaeologists ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
misrepresenting archaeological evidence
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promoting pseudoarchaeological ideas ⓘ using selective and speculative interpretations of data ⓘ |
| describedAs |
controversial
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pseudo-archaeological ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Heaven's Mirror
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surface form:
Heaven’s Mirror
Magicians of the Gods ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative history
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pseudoarchaeology ⓘ speculative history ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-434-00118-5 ⓘ |
| influenced |
alternative history media
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popular interest in ancient mysteries ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableChapterTopics |
Giza Pyramids
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surface form:
Giza pyramids
Nazca Lines ⓘ
surface form:
Nazca lines
Piri Reis map ⓘ Lake Titicaca region ⓘ
surface form:
Tiwanaku and Lake Titicaca
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| originalPublicationYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 600 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1995 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Crown Publishers
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Heinemann publishing group ⓘ
surface form:
Heinemann
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| setting | global prehistory ⓘ |
| subject |
Atlantis
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ancient mysteries ⓘ lost civilizations ⓘ prehistoric advanced technology ⓘ pyramids ⓘ |
| usesEvidenceFrom |
archaeology
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astronomy ⓘ cartography ⓘ mythology ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Underworld: The Mysterious Origins of Civilization