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The Hidden History of the Human Race
AuthorMichael A Cremo
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAnomalous archaeology, human antiquity
Published1994
PublisherBhaktivedanta Book Publishing
Pages322
ISBN0-89213-325-2

The Hidden History of the Human Race is a 1994 book by Michael A Cremo and Richard L. Thompson. It is the condensed, popularized edition of their larger 1993 work Forbidden Archeology.

Overview

The book compiles reports of archaeological and paleoanthropological finds — anomalously old human artifacts and skeletal remains — which the authors argue indicate that anatomically modern humans have existed for many millions of years, contrary to the standard evolutionary timeline. They contend that mainstream science has systematically ignored or suppressed such "anomalous" evidence (a process they term a "knowledge filter"). The work is written from Cremo's "Vedic creationist" standpoint and is regarded by mainstream archaeologists and paleoanthropologists as pseudoarchaeology.

About the author

Michael A. Cremo (born 1948) is an American author and self-described "Vedic archeologist" associated with the Bhaktivedanta Institute of ISKCON. He argues that the antiquity of the human race supports accounts found in the Vedas.

Publication details

  • Authors: Michael A Cremo and Richard L. Thompson
  • Published: 1994 (condensed edition of Forbidden Archeology, 1993)
  • Pages: 322
  • ISBN: 0-89213-325-2

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