Wow, I can tell just by reading this book that a lot of work went into creating it. I’m not a professional by any means, but I have studied history in my undergraduate degree. And though anthropology has interested me recently, I didn’t expect to be so captivated by a book like this. I consumed it in a little more than one day, despite its length and complexity.
The language is straightforward and to the point, something I admire. It may seem dry to some readers, but I happen to think it was intelligently and thoroughly written across a variety of topics that kept my interest, as someone not involved in a related field of study. The quotes at the beginning of every chapter were also a nice addition, and I liked that the quotes were sourced from various subjects, either science or literature or philosophy. Plus, each chapter was separated by subheadings that made it even easier to read and understand, especially when everything eventually came full circle in the interconnected data and theories.
I loved the whole concept of the entire book, that these ancient cultures from Mesoamerica could be related to or descendants of the people from ancient Northern Egypt. I had never heard of the Olmecs in Mesoamerica, as precursors to the Maya and Aztec civilizations, and I had never heard of the Hyksos people and empire that ruled Egypt and its neighboring countries for so long before apparently disappearing. I learned so much that I didn’t know before reading this book. And I didn’t stop at the text, I even continued reading through all of the endnotes.
This book went into so much detail, from geography and locations to archaeology to mythology and religious rituals, and even thorough comparisons of writing systems, all to compare the cultures of Mesoamerica to those in ancient Egypt and similar places to find a deeply rooted connection that must be more than coincidence. These cultures can’t have had so much in common and still evolved in complete isolation, it wouldn’t make sense. So I am on board the theory that the Hyksos people, the “Purple People” of ancient Northern Egypt could have traveled across the Atlantic, just as they traveled in their trading routes along their empire. It is not only a feasible theory but a believable and practical theory that I hope gets more attention in the future.
I especially appreciated using various Bible passages and accounts to help compare timelines, making the connections between other ancient texts and apparently real people and events throughout history. That made it all the more interesting when I had never truly considered that events recounted in the Bible might have actually had a foundation in the real world. And the notion that varying cultures had such similar mythos and ideas of life and death, right down to having practically the same creation myths is astounding. For separate civilizations to have such a parallel evolution, it must have a deeper meaning, hence the author’s intriguing theory.
Overall, this book was truly fascinating, and I enjoyed every minute of reading the thorough details and accompanying photographs. The author’s intriguing theories and related discoveries have great implications for the future understanding of the Mesoamerican and ancient Egyptian cultures that were not only parallel but seemingly directly connected by their ancestors. I loved reading about all the different methods and data from varying disciplines that went into supporting the author’s theory, and I certainly hope this book, the author, and his theory receive more positive attention and further interdisciplinary research.
I definitely recommend reading this book to anyone in a related field of study, or someone simply interested in history and anthropology and new understandings of the ancient world and its implications for our past and our future as interconnected peoples.
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