The Hidden History of Noah's Flood - Paperback
Pay over time for orders over $35.00 with
Offers & Perks
Earn 26 points with this purchase
Added to your rewards balance after checkout.
100 points welcome bonus
Create an account and start with extra points.
What if Noah's Flood was not the beginning of the story, but the last surviving memory of something far older?
Across the world, ancient peoples remembered a time before the waters: a lost age, a broken order, a world of kings, warnings, sacred knowledge, drowned lands, and survivors who carried civilisation through catastrophe. In Mesopotamia, the flood was not vague legend. It was written into the Sumerian King List, preserved in the stories of Ziusudra, Atrahasis, and Utnapishtim, and later transformed in the biblical account of Noah. Beneath those texts lie real cities, flood deposits, river plains, submerged coastlines, and a much older question: what kind of disaster was powerful enough to divide human memory into before and after?
Hidden History of Noah's Flood follows the trail through myth, archaeology, geology, and ancient scripture, from Ur, Kish, Shuruppak, Eridu, and Nippur to Doggerland, the Persian Gulf basin, the Black Sea, India, Greece, the Pacific, and the Americas. It does not reduce the flood to simple myth, nor force every tradition into one neat event. Instead, it asks whether the flood stories preserve layered memories of real catastrophe, lost homelands, broken civilisations, and warnings that were never meant to be forgotten.
This is an investigation into mud, tablets, drowned worlds, sacred survival, and the hidden memory beneath one of humanity's oldest stories.
Ben has devoted the past 17 years to writing and researching the vast and enduring legacy of Ancient Egypt. His work delves deeply into the field of Egyptology, with a particular focus on the temples, sacred landscapes, and inscriptions that line the Nile Valley. Over the years, he has meticulously studied how these monuments reveal the beliefs, rituals, and daily lives of the ancient Egyptians, weaving his findings into a body of writing that connects past discoveries with modern scholarship. Beyond the written word, Ben has led more than 30 expeditions to Egypt, allowing him to engage directly with the archaeological sites and inscriptions he studies. These journeys have given him a rare perspective, blending academic insight with firsthand exploration, and fueling his lifelong passion for uncovering the mysteries and wonders of one of the world's greatest ancient civilizations.
Contributor(s)
Author
Free shipping on orders over $75. Standard shipping takes 3-7 business days. Eligible items may be returned within 30 days of delivery. Conditions apply.