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Graham Hancock | |
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 Hancock in 2010 | |
| Born | Graham Bruce Hancock 2 August 1950 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Education | Durham University |
| Occupation | Author |
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| Television | Ancient Apocalypse (2022) |
| Spouse | Santha Faiia |
| Website | grahamhancock |
Graham Bruce Hancock (born 2 August 1950)[1] is a British writer who promotes pseudoscientific[2][3] ideas about ancient civilizations and hypothetical lost lands.[4] Hancock proposes that an advanced civilization with spiritual technology existed during the last Ice Age until it was destroyed following comet impacts around 12,900 years ago, at the onset of the Younger Dryas. He speculates that survivors of this cataclysm passed on their knowledge to primitive hunter-gatherers around the world, giving rise to all the earliest known civilizations (such as ancient Egypt, Sumeria, and Mesoamerica).
Born in Edinburgh, Hancock studied sociology at Durham University before working as a journalist, writing for a number of British newspapers and magazines. His first three books dealt with international development, including Lords of Poverty (1989), a well-received critique of corruption in the aid system. Beginning with The Sign and the Seal in 1992, he shifted focus to speculative accounts of human prehistory and ancient civilizations, on which he has written a dozen books, most notably Fingerprints of the Gods and Magicians of the Gods.
Hancock's investigations of archaeological evidence, myths and historical documents superficially resemble investigative journalism, but they lack accuracy, consistency and impartiality.[5] Relevant experts define his work as pseudoarchaeology[6][7] and pseudohistory[8][9] because it is biased towards preconceived conclusions by ignoring context, misrepresenting sources, cherry picking, and withholding critical counter-evidence.[10][11] Anthropologist Jeb Card has described Hancock's writings as being paranormal in nature, and his idea of an Ice age civilization as a modern mythological narrative that due to its emphasis on alleged secret and spiritual knowledge (including psychic abilities and communing with souls and "powerful nonphysical beings" via the use of psychedelics), is incompatible with the archaeological scientific method.[12] Hancock portrays himself as a culture hero who fights the 'dogmatism' of academics, presenting his work as more valid than professional archaeology [13] and as "a path to truly understanding reality and the spiritual elements denied by materialist science",[12] though he often cites science in support of his ideas.[14] He has not submitted his writings for scholarly peer review and they have not been published in academic journals.[15]
He has also written two fantasy novels and in 2013 delivered a controversial TEDx talk promoting the use of the psychoactive drink ayahuasca. His ideas have been the subject of several films, as well as the Netflix series Ancient Apocalypse (2022), Hancock makes regular appearances on the podcast The Joe Rogan Experience to discuss his work.
- ^ "Netflix series Ancient Apocalypse: All you need to know about presenter Graham Hancock". The Economic Times (English ed.). India Times. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ Fagan 2006, pp. xvi, 27–28.
- ^ Defant 2017.
- ^ "Atlantis Reborn Again {programme synopsis}". Science & Nature: Horizon. BBC. 2000. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- ^ Hammer & Swartz 2024, p. 87-91.
- ^ Fagan 2006, pp. xvi.
- ^ Costopoulos, André (8 December 2022). "Consider This: Taking a closer look at pseudoarchaeology". University of Alberta. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ Fritze 2009, pp. 214–218.
- ^ Hodge, Hugo (6 December 2022). "Netflix's Ancient Apocalypse series uses 'racist ideologies' to rewrite Indo-Pacific history, experts say". ABC News. Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ Fagan 2006, pp. 27–28.
- ^ Fritze 2009, pp. 218.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Hammer & Swartz 2024, p. 91.
- ^ Regal 2009.