Secrets of the Lost Races: New Discoveries of Advanced Technology in Ancient Civilizations

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Summary: Ancient Races More Advanced Than Science Thinks?
Review: Were our ancestors really as primitive as scientists claim, or were they, in fact as technologically advanced, perhaps in some ways even more so, than we are today? Is it possible they even had the capability to make and use nuclear weapons, and did use them? Could it be that there really was a great flood, as the Bible claims, that destroyed the whole earth, including a civilization that was more advanced than we ever dreamed possible? Although it may sound like a science fiction novel from an imaginative mind, it is not. Noorbergen presents solid evidence for his theories. The story of the great flood is not confined to the Bible, but is in fact a universal story the world over. Almost every culture on earth has this story, and while a few of the particulars change, the core of the story remains the same: That the earth was completely destroyed by a worldwide flood, and only a few survived. Most stories, in fact, mention one man and his family surviving because of a boat, or ark, that was built. As most anyone knows who has studied mythology, there is almost always a kernel of truth at it's core. The story of the flood is the only "myth" that is so universal.What is so fascinating to me is that since the time I first read this book, I have seen programs that have shown how geologists have started to discover in the layers of the earth's crust all over the world the evidence that there was indeed such a flood. They have found, even in mountainous regions, a layer of silt that could only have been deposited by a tremendous flood. Not only that, but they have found in these layers fossils of animals that lived in the oceans. It seems that there is more evidence found all the time to support the story of a universal flood.
As for the idea that our ancestors had nuclear weapons,well there is evidence of that too. Ancient cities have been found that bear the scars of being destroyed by nuclear bombs. They show strong marks of having been exposed to the kind of extreme heat that only can be produced by a nuclear explosion, because not even a very hot fire can do what a nuclear bomb can.
But there is more evidence in the archaeological record that supports the superior advancement of the ancient peoples. Numerous "ooparts", or out-of-place-artifacts have been found, though largely ignored or suppressed by mainstream scientists. For instance, did you know that a lump of coal was found that contained a finely wrought gold chain? Or that batteries (not like we have now, but batteries just the same) have been found in archaeological digs? Supposedly, batteries were only recently discovered, and yet some were found in these sites long before we "invented" them, and it was only discovered fairly recently what these objects really were.
If you have an open mind, and are willing to look at the evidence presented, this book is absolutely fascinating. It made me really think, and what's more, it made me want to learn. When you really think about it, why should we presume that the ancient people were incapable of discovering and creating advanced technology? Noorbergen's research into these questions is not done willy-nilly, but thorough. Give this book a try and you will see what I mean.