Denisovan Origins, Andrew Collins
Denisovan Origins, Andrew Collins
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Denisovan Origins
Hybrid Humans, Göbekli Tepe, and the Genesis of the Giants of Ancient America

Author: Andrew Collins, Gregory L. Little

Narrator: Micah Hanks

Unabridged: 10 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/03/2019


Synopsis

Reveals the profound influence of the Denisovans and their hybrid descendants upon the flowering of human civilization around the world

• Traces the migrations of the sophisticated Denisovans and their interbreeding with Neanderthals and early human populations more than 40,000 years ago

• Shows how Denisovan hybrids became the elite of ancient societies, including the Adena mound-building culture

• Explores the Denisovans’ extraordinary advances, including precision-machined stone tools and jewelry, tailored clothing, and celestially-aligned architecture

Ice-age cave artists, the builders at Göbekli Tepe, and the mound-builders of North America all share a common ancestry in the Solutreans, Neanderthal-human hybrids of immense sophistication, who dominated southwest Europe before reaching North America 20,000 years ago. Yet, even before the Solutreans, the American continent was home to a powerful population of enormous stature, giants remembered in Native American legend as the Thunder People. New research shows they were hybrid descendants of an extinct human group known as the Denisovans, whose existence has now been confirmed from fossil remains found in a cave in the Altai region of Siberia.

Tracing the migrations of the Denisovans and their interbreeding with Neanderthals and early human populations in Asia, Europe, Australia, and the Americas, Andrew Collins and Greg Little explore how the new mental capabilities of the Denisovan-Neanderthal and Denisovan-human hybrids greatly accelerated the flowering of human civilization over 40,000 years ago. They show how the Denisovans displayed sophisticated advances, including precision-machined stone tools and jewelry, tailored clothing, celestially-aligned architecture, and horse domestication. Examining evidence from ancient America, the authors reveal how Denisovan hybrids became the elite of the Adena mound-building culture, explaining the giant skeletons found in Native American burial mounds. The authors also explore how the Denisovans’ descendants were the creators of a cosmological death journey and viewed the Milky Way as the Path of Souls.

Revealing the impact of the Denisovans upon every part of the world, the authors show that, without early man’s hybridization with Denisovans, Neanderthals, and other yet-to-be-discovered hominid populations, the modern world as we know it would not exist.

About Andrew Collins

Andrew Collins is a science and history writer who investigates advanced civilizations in prehistory. He is the co-discoverer of a massive cave complex beneath the Giza plateau, now known as “Collins’ Cave.” The author of several books, including Origins of the Gods and Göbekli Tepe: Genesis of the Gods, he regularly appears on radio shows, podcasts, and TV series, including Ancient Aliens, The UnXplained with William Shatner, and Lost Worlds. He lives in Essex, England.

About Gregory L. Little

Gregory L. Little, Ed.D., is the author of over 30 books, including Edgar Cayce’s Atlantis and The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds and Earthworks. His research has been featured on the National Geographic Channel, MSNBC, Discovery, and the History Channel. He lives in Collierville, Tennessee.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Riju on June 13, 2024

This was a very weird read. First the pro-s. 1. The authors don't try ro 'dumb down' the archaeological, anthropological, and genetic ideas. That's wholeheartedly praiseworthy. 2. They try to utilise latest concepts to formulate their own hypothesis. Now the con-s. 1) The writing, although lucid, seemed......more

Goodreads review by Johnnorton on December 20, 2024

A pretty good book though there are some serious leaps made into the motivations and belief systems of the subject from a few scraps of bone and a small amount of art. I noticed many similarities between the regional names of these beings and Biblical sources that seem to have completely escaped the......more

Goodreads review by Federico on December 28, 2024

This book contains some likely groundbreaking research on the influence of Denisovans and Neanderthals on modern humans. But sadly, all of that is buried beneath a dry and terribly confusing writing style, the author’s Cygnus obsession (not every bird is a swan), and a handful of unjustified claims.......more

Goodreads review by Manuel Gómez-Ortigoza on April 23, 2022

a very disturbing read. Disturbing in the right way. it leaves the readers mind full of questions This book is a discussion in the right direction to uncover and clarify the original human migrations that settled the American continent. The information provided about giants opens another chapter for......more

Goodreads review by Graham on February 28, 2022

I liked this book. It was complicated yet fascinating. This book requires patience and perhaps some prior knowledge of the subject. The conjecture is fascinating and feasible . However only time will tell if it is proveable.......more


Quotes

“Collins and Little are the perfect team to address one of humanity’s greatest enigmas. . . . From giant skeletons to the mysterious mound builders of ancient America, this team assembles the lost pieces of the human time line.”

“Andrew Collins and Greg Little are two of the most respected writers in the ancient mysteries subject. They team up to provide a comprehensive account of the enigmatic Denisovans and their impact on the emergence of modern human society. If they are correct in their findings, as I very much suspect they are, then they have discovered a missing chapter in our knowledge of the emergence of civilization, both in the ancient world and--as I put forward in my own book America Before--in the Americas.”