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

by Andrew Collins, Gregory L. Little

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.

Genres: Nonfiction, History, Audiobook, Anthropology, Evolution

432 pages, Paperback

First published September 3, 2019

Reviews

[Paul Edward · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is a poorly cobbled together string of thoroughly debunked pseudoarchaeology, mixed in with a sprinkle of faulty interpretations of archaeological research. It made incredible leaps in logic that did not actually match the evidence, and then continued to pile even more on from these flimsy foundations.

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

An intense read, but very interesting.

[Riju Ganguly · Rating 2 out of 5]

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 like preaching. David Rohl, who has also made rather tectonic claims in his new chronologies, presents his findings and arguments following a probability-based and rational approach. Here the arguments were vehement to the point of being rhetorical. That’s NOT how you do it.
2) The speculative jumps taken by the authors, at various stages of their submission, seemed more appropriate for a show involving trapeze. They were breathtakingly audacious and absolutely improbable.
It’s understandable that the exhaustive genetic studies done with respect to samples found in Europe can be exhausting as well as infuriating from the American perspective. Hence this book— which tries to establish an even older and more illustrious ancestry for the so-called 'New World'.
Alas, it only succeeds in compiling lots of speculations with notes etc.

[Federico · Rating 2 out of 5]

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.

While it tries hard to present objective data, and it does point to human hybrids playing a pivotal role in our cultural (and possibly spiritual) development, the writing is some of the worst I’ve encountered. I’ve read other books by this author, so I don’t know what happened here.

[Sandrine · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is just utterly amazing to stay up to date with new finds and insights. We evolved from such diverse and interesting backgrounds it is just so hard to come to grips we all lost track of how to be ‘human’.

[Johnnorton · Rating 3 out of 5]

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 authors. Phonetically nearly identical,as a matter of fact.
I realize it's fashionable to trash all things Biblical and Christian but the resemblance was so spot on as to be obvious.
Enough interesting data to be worth reading, for those curious about unknown human history. Maybe that should be unrecognized.

[Manuel Gómez-Ortigoza · Rating 5 out of 5]

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 inquires on information present in the Bible and in ancient myths of native cultures.
Great reading. Worth material for further debate and discussions.

[Graham Bear · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

[Eric Ohair · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love ut

[Matt Fowler · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not crazy about this one. Seriously leaning into some fringe theories, IMHO.

[S. LEIGH · Rating 5 out of 5]

A bit technical but very educational.