{"id":44390,"date":"2023-02-02T18:21:53","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T17:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dasgoetheanum.com\/?p=44390"},"modified":"2023-02-02T18:21:57","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T17:21:57","slug":"following-the-myth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dasgoetheanum.com\/en\/following-the-myth\/","title":{"rendered":"Following the Myth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In 1994, when Klaus Schmidt discovered the buildings of G\u00f6bekli T\u00e9p\u00e9 on the Turkish-Syrian border and dated them to 11,000 BC, the academic picture of human prehistory and early history began to wobble.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00abOur history begins much earlier,\u00bb says filmmaker Graham Hancock. In the charged Netflix series \u2039Ancient Apocalypse,\u203a he goes in search of highly developed civilizations from the last Ice Age. While today’s classical and ancient studies separate myth from science, Hancock digs into stories and myths for clues to lost civilizations. In fact, there are traditions from around the world with references to prehistoric catastrophes, comparable to the biblical flood, and creation myths about higher beings. The mythical search for traces and treasures seem to be an alternative to Yuval Noah Harari’s rational historiography. In a mixture of detective work and adventure travel, Hancock develops conjectures to relate the increasingly rich archaeological findings of the last 30 years to myths. Thus, at the beginning, the series takes us to Java, where 50,000 basalt columns have been piled up to enormous elevations, and where there are buildings estimated to be up to 7,200 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Graham Hancock, Photo: Netflix<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

The public discussion shows a familiar picture with\u00a0\u2039archaeologists\u203a\u00a0and classical scholars competing against mythically inspired trackers. The Guardian newspaper put Hancock in the category of \u2039conspiracy theorist\u203a: \u00abBelieving that ultra-intelligent creatures helped build the pyramids is one thing, but where does it end?\u00bb<\/span>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bestselling author Hancock is doing more serious work than\u00a0the authors\u00a0Charles Berlitz or Erich von D\u00e4niken were doing in the 80s. Therefore, it is hoped that through Hancock’s storytelling lessons, which have been broadcast worldwide, historical scholarship will open itself to recognizing spiritual inspiration and revelation as part of human history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Translation<\/strong> Monika Werner
Photo<\/strong> Hulki Okan Tabak<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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