Frank Joseph was the editor in chief of Ancient American magazine from 1993 until 2009. He is the author of several books, including Atlantis and 2012 and Advanced Civilizations of Prehistoric America. He lives in the Upper Mississippi Valley.

“Thrilling. Exhilarating. I literally found myself swept up in the impressive scholarship of Before Atlantis. It is tempting to pronounce this book as Joseph’s masterpiece, but such an accolade somehow implies a finality, the apex of a career. This book is but another major achievement in Joseph’s ever-growing library of brilliant works.”

• Introduction: Godhood or Extinction? 1 Evolutionary Baptism 2 Homo Aquaticus 3 The Cradle of Life 4 Genes Don’t Lie 5 The Ascent of Man 6 Discovery as Heresy 7 Stone Age Sophistication 8 The Mother of Invention 9 Older than Sphinx or Pyramid 10 Stone Age Astronomers in America 11 Red Paint People 12 Sacred Hoops 13 Little Hell 14 Secret of the Stones 15 The First Atlantean 16 Stone Age Déjà Vu 17 After Atlantis An Unconventional Time Line of Our Human and Cultural Origins Notes Bibliography About the Author Index

Frank Joseph was the editor in chief of Ancient American magazine from 1993 until 2009. He is the author of several books, including Atlantis and 2012 and Advanced Civilizations of Prehistoric America. He lives in the Upper Mississippi Valley.

“Thrilling. Exhilarating. I literally found myself swept up in the impressive scholarship of Before Atlantis. It is tempting to pronounce this book as Joseph’s masterpiece, but such an accolade somehow implies a finality, the apex of a career. This book is but another major achievement in Joseph’s ever-growing library of brilliant works.”

• Introduction: Godhood or Extinction? 1 Evolutionary Baptism 2 Homo Aquaticus 3 The Cradle of Life 4 Genes Don’t Lie 5 The Ascent of Man 6 Discovery as Heresy 7 Stone Age Sophistication 8 The Mother of Invention 9 Older than Sphinx or Pyramid 10 Stone Age Astronomers in America 11 Red Paint People 12 Sacred Hoops 13 Little Hell 14 Secret of the Stones 15 The First Atlantean 16 Stone Age Déjà Vu 17 After Atlantis An Unconventional Time Line of Our Human and Cultural Origins Notes Bibliography About the Author Index

Frank Joseph was the editor in chief of Ancient American magazine from 1993 until 2009. He is the author of several books, including Atlantis and 2012 and Advanced Civilizations of Prehistoric America. He lives in the Upper Mississippi Valley.

“Thrilling. Exhilarating. I literally found myself swept up in the impressive scholarship of Before Atlantis. It is tempting to pronounce this book as Joseph’s masterpiece, but such an accolade somehow implies a finality, the apex of a career. This book is but another major achievement in Joseph’s ever-growing library of brilliant works.”

• Introduction: Godhood or Extinction? 1 Evolutionary Baptism 2 Homo Aquaticus 3 The Cradle of Life 4 Genes Don’t Lie 5 The Ascent of Man 6 Discovery as Heresy 7 Stone Age Sophistication 8 The Mother of Invention 9 Older than Sphinx or Pyramid 10 Stone Age Astronomers in America 11 Red Paint People 12 Sacred Hoops 13 Little Hell 14 Secret of the Stones 15 The First Atlantean 16 Stone Age Déjà Vu 17 After Atlantis An Unconventional Time Line of Our Human and Cultural Origins Notes Bibliography About the Author Index