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Ancient Man: A Handbook of Puzzling Artifacts Hardcover – January 1, 1977

by William R. Corliss (Compiler)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 15 ratings
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Nearly four hundred articles and archaeological investigations probe the enigmatic artifacts of prehistoric man including pyramids, mounds and engineering structures as well as tools, flints, pictographs, drawings, skeletons, and fossils
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    786 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Sourcebook Project
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1977
  5. ISBN-10
    0915554038
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0915554034
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sourcebook Project; First Edition (January 1, 1977)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 786 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0915554038
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0915554034
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.8 pounds
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 15 ratings

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Stephen E. Hughes
5.0 out of 5 stars astounding and delightful
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2013
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Professor William Corliss spent his lifetime collecting, studying , categorizing and reporting a host of unexplained aspects of Humankind. From Archeology to Biology, from electromagnetics to the universes. He has a colorful encyclopedia of volumes of profound works based on concert investigation and sources. Sadly overlooked by far too many. His books are a treasure trove of Sherlock Homes investigations that will bewilder, astound, delight and enthrall you.
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Idaho
4.0 out of 5 stars Well worth your time.
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2000
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I first was introduced to W. Corliss when I read the Handbook of Unusual Natural Phenomena. At that time, I was sold on this resource. Corliss takes no stand, he merely reports the facts at hand according to the many reports by various researchers. I was particularly fond of the lack of parapsychic claptrap and UFO BS. This series is an honest evaluation of unexplained anamolies of many types. Each volume is complete unto itself, and fascinating. Every person who asked what I was reading was intrigued. To be uninterested in the subject is hard to understand if you have any spark of imagination and scientific inquiry of your own. Anyone with an active and alert mind will find something to take with them forever... Read them all, if you can find them...I am still looking for three more in the series...Why have they not been reprinted? Beats me...This volume covers ancient structures I never dreamed existed....from the tiny to the huge...ancient undeciphered writings, things out of place, and some are treated from both sides, belief and denial of their validity...Easy reading, and a hefty volume. A real page turner for me....If you love a mystery, take on this book..it contains hundreds of real ones....
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Frugal
5.0 out of 5 stars Archeaological Mysteries
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2014
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This book is a fabulous compendium of little known archaeological facts. A fascinating read for amateur and professional alike. Highly recommended.
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Evelyn T
5.0 out of 5 stars awesome
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2017
Very interesting information, awesome read
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Arthur Jackson
5.0 out of 5 stars A review of Ancient Man: A Handbook of Puzzling Artifacts
Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2014
Seller was on time and the product was in condition as advertized. Author William R. Corliss must be the most single minded person in the world. The number of articles he has dug out of periodicals both old and new is staggering, he must never leave the library. I have several more books by this author on order and I read each one as soon as it comes in the mail.
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Concerned Citizen
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Starting Point for more research
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2010
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I found this book to be mostly interesting and informative. However, due to the time when these discoveries were made (most occurring during the late 1800's until the writing of the book in the 1970's), it is difficult to learn any more about them. I was able to find some information about the large stone formations, but as for the discovery of the Tower of Babel, I found nothing except the original excerpt that the author cites in his book. This makes it a little frustrating to say the least. It seems amazing in the age that we live in today where information is readily available and almost overwhelming at times in abundance, that there should be any hindrance in finding information on discoveries that support the bible, yet that is how it appears to be.

I suppose the obscurity of the findings makes it difficult to discover a lot of information on some of these objects, but this does not help if you have an inquisitive nature and want to learn more.

I do feel it is worth reading, but would have liked to have an updated edition that had additional information on some of the discoveries.
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Timothy Fohl
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2015
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Fascinating snippets of archaeological information.
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B. Belschner
3.0 out of 5 stars Read this book with a bucketful of salt
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2014
This book is simple, yet rare. It's a compilation of hundreds of fascinating newspaper and journal articles from the 19th century until the 1970s on the subject of puzzling ancient artifacts. Some of them are just unsubstantiated tabloid reprints from the 1890s, but some are genuine archaeological finds ...and others are in a sort of grey area between. Read this book with a bucketful of salt.
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R Soper
5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing amount of knowledge from a very dedicated researcher
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 25, 2015
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An amazing amount of knowledge from a very dedicated researcher. We only know a fraction of what went on in very ancient times. A good if pedantic read.
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