Underworld: The Mysterious Origins of Civilization
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Underworld: The Mysterious Origins of Civilization is a non-fiction book by Graham Hancock that explores the possibility of advanced prehistoric civilizations lost to rising sea levels at the end of the last Ice Age.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Underworld: The Mysterious Origins of Civilization canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Graham Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizedBy | professional archaeologists ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
lack of scientific rigor
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misinterpretation of archaeological evidence ⓘ overreliance on speculative correlations ⓘ |
| exploresLocation |
Atlantic Ocean
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Bay of Cambay NERFINISHED ⓘ Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Yonaguni Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
bathymetric surveys
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correlation of myth and geology ⓘ underwater exploration ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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pseudoarchaeology ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
alternative history
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catastrophism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Atlantis legends
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myths of a global flood ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainClaim |
advanced prehistoric civilizations existed before the end of the last Ice Age
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many traces of early civilizations were submerged by post-glacial sea-level rise ⓘ underwater archaeological sites preserve evidence of lost civilizations ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
popularizing ideas about submerged prehistoric cities
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public debate over pseudoarchaeology ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| publisher | Crown Publishers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Fingerprints of the Gods
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Magicians of the Gods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
ancient myths
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end of the last Ice Age ⓘ flood myths ⓘ lost civilizations ⓘ prehistoric civilizations ⓘ sea-level rise ⓘ submerged ruins ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
Early Holocene
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Late Pleistocene ⓘ |
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