Underground! The Disinformation Guide to Ancient Civilizations, Astonishing Archaeology and Hidden History

by Preston Peet

Where did "modern" civilization begin? What lies beneath the waves? Do myths describe interstellar impact? How'd they lift that stone? Was the Ark of the Covenant a mechanical device? Were there survivors of an Atlantean catastrophe? Who really discovered the "New" World?

"Hidden history" continues to fascinate an ever wider audience. In this massive compendium, editor Preston Peet brings together an all-star cast of contributors to question established wisdom about the history of the world and its civilizations. Peet and anthology contributors guide us through exciting archeological adventures and treasure hunts, ancient mysteries, lost or rediscovered technologies, and assorted "Forteana," using serious scientific studies and reports, scholarly research, and some plain old fringe material, as what is considered "fringe" today is often hard science tomorrow.

Contributors include: Graham Hancock (Fingerprints of the Gods, Underworld), David Hatcher Childress (Lost Cities and Civilizations series), Colin Wilson (From Atlantis to the Sphinx), Michael Cremo (Forbidden Archeology), William Corliss (Ancient Infrastructures), Robert Schoch (Voyages of the Pyramid Builders), John Anthony West (Serpent in the Sky), Michael Arbuthnot (Team Atlantis), Erich Von Daniken (Chariots of the Gods), and many more.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Reference, Science, Alternate History, Ancient History, Counter Culture

360 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2005

About the author

Preston Peet is a writer, editor, photographer, musician, actor, DJ, activist and adventurer. A regular contributor to High Times magazine and website, the editor of the controversial website DrugWar.com, and a columnist for the New York Waste, he lives in Manhattan with his other half and 10 rescued cats.

Reviews

[Jenn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oh, how I love a good conspiracy book. It's like a good science fiction novel, with the added frisson that someone out there actually believes it. Plus, you can play spot the logical fallacies! The Disinformation books are a good clearinghouse for ideas that are not "mainstream," and this is one of their better ones. The articles run the gamut from "Quite plausible" to "Wonder what drugs they've been taking?" I particularly enjoy the ones that start off very realistic and then make a wonderful left turn deep into loony land. Also, just FYI, Von Daniken is still out to prove aliens landed here in prehistory, dammit!
That being said, there are arguments in here so painful to read that they will make anyone with a firm grip on reality want to stab themselves in the eye. So reader beware.

[Jeremiah Genest · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice compendia of fringe archaeological adventures and treasure hunts, ancient mysteries, lost or rediscovered technologies and assorted forteanal. Contributors include: Graham Hancock (Fingerprints of the Gods, Underworld) David Hatcher Childress (Lost Cities and Civilizations series), Colin Wilson (From Atlantis to the Sphinx), and many more.

[Marc · Rating 1 out of 5]

Hilariously poor addition to the Disinformation roster. One has no option but to read the disgracefully poor apology for intelligent design that opens the book as satire of the most mordantly black kind.

[Nick Mather · Rating 2 out of 5]

I've enjoyed some of the other books in the Disinformation series, but found this one wanting. A few of the articles were thought-proving and well reasoned, but there were too many selections that seemed to be nothing but wild speculation.

[Coni · Rating 4 out of 5]

an excellent collection of fascinating essays