Despite being enmeshed in a culture steeped in technology and science, the magic and mysteries of the Ancient World still haunt our imagination. Through architecture, artifacts and deeds, ancient cultures speak to us across thousands of dusty years - from the labyrinthine palace of Knossos on Crete and the lofty pyramids of Egypt to the remotest jungle temples of Peru and the megalithic mystery of Stonehenge. "Hidden History" brings together a fascinating selection of these ancient enigmas, arranging them into three sections: Mysterious Places, Unexplained Artifacts and Enigmatic People. You'll discover fascinating facts about: the Great Sphinx - Mysticism and archaeology collide in the ongoing debate over this enigmatic monument; Mystery Hill - Who built the intriguing megalithic complex lying 40 miles north of Boston? The Antikythera Mechanism - an ancient Greek computer found beneath the Aegean Sea; the Giant Hill-Figures of England - the Uffington White Horse and other huge chalk figures cut into the English countryside thousands of years ago; and, Newgrange - hundreds of years older than the Giza Pyramid and Stonehenge. Who were the builders of this Irish megalithic monument?
The book discusses not only ancient history's major mysteries, but, also, some of the puzzles of alternative history - like the "Coso Artifact," the possibility of ancient flight and the mysterious "Voynich Manuscript" - as well as mysterious peoples from the Magi and the Druids to the Knights Templar and the Green Children.