Magicians of the Gods

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Graham Hancock's multi-million bestseller remains a deeply controversial investigation into Earth's lost civilization. Two decades later, Hancock presents a sequel filled with new scientific and archaeological evidence. This evidence suggests that an advanced civilization existed during the Ice Age and was destroyed by global cataclysms between 12,800 and 11,600 years ago. Near the end of the last Ice Age, a giant comet, which had entered the solar system thousands of years earlier, broke into fragments that struck Earth, causing unprecedented destruction. At least eight fragments impacted the North American ice cap, while others hit northern Europe, generating immense heat that melted vast ice areas, destabilizing the Earth's crust and leading to a global Deluge reflected in myths worldwide. A second wave of impacts occurred 11,600 years ago, coinciding with Plato's account of Atlantis's destruction. Survivors, referred to as 'the Sages', 'the Magicians', and 'the Mystery Teachers of Heaven', traveled globally in ships to preserve civilization, settling at key sites like Gobekli Tepe, Giza, and ancient Sumer. They carried a memory of humanity's disconnection from the universe and a warning for the future, as astronomers now believe a hidden fragment of the original comet poses a threat, with encoded messages at ancient sites predicting a 'Great Return' in our time.