The Lost Civilization of Lemuria: The Rise and Fall of the World's Oldest Culture

Great book

As every one knows, islands are only the tops of mountains that have sunk under the seas. If you follow the string of island that spread across the Pacific Ocean. You can see how a mountain range could connect East and West. ( The Lost Civilization of Lemuria) could answer the question of who came to America first. This antediluvian civilization seems to have controlled the entire Pacific Ocean. I found this book very interesting and thought provoking . However; I fell I must warn you, to enter this book with an open mind, and be willing to think out side of the box.

OK - I admit I am really intrigued by the possibilities of ancient cultures that both pre-date what has been included in recognized textbooks **and** tweak the comfort levels of lock-step Academe. This book is like a portable encyclopedia in a primer format. It presents inexplicable **facts** with substantiating scientific measurements, all pointing to the existence of quite a large number of people with an impressive level of expertise in a variety of sciences - applied and otherwise - who inhabited a now absent landmass in the vast Pacific Ocean. These people were willing mariners who not only visited but colonized locations too numerous to mention here. Yes, there are artifacts that have been dated scientifically. There are also similarities in the artifacts from wide-ranging contexts that imply a common source. One feature I found very interesting was the attention given to the correspondences in many native languages around the globe (not just the Pacific area), especially related to founding myths and oral traditions, that share common roots and symbols. Other features I liked were the photos and illustrations included and the references for claims and studies.Maybe you are not interested in the possibility of a primordial culture predating anything our academicians have so far endorsed. If, however, you are unaware of ancient weather technology engineered to defuse typhoons, rendering them mere gully-washers sans devastating wind damage, located just where typhoons are birthed, then consider this book. If you never read before that remains of fair-skinned, robust, very tall humans have been located in surprising contexts all around the globe and dated to tens of thousands of years ago, then this book might interest you. These are not fairy tales, traditional myths, or speculative fiction. Open your mind and see where the material in this book leads you.

This is an interesting book by one of the prime authors of books about ancient and lost civilizations. The location of Lemuria was in the Pacific ocean and at the time Frank Joseph copyrighted this book Lemuria was considered the oldest civilization in the world. Since it was first published there has been even older cultures found so we should learn to be careful about labeling anything as the oldest civilization because more and more are being discovered.Mr. Joseph explains the location and portions of Lemuria that is left. It includes many of the pacific islands. He has interviewed many of the natives of these islands, many of them with stories about the down fall of their continent. This is the only recent book on this subject. However, it is not the first. Mr. Joseph gives credit to James Churchward who published a book on this subject some time ago. I was lucky enough to run across this book back then so was familiar with the subject when I purchased Mr. Frank's book. I believe both of these books can be purchased at Amazon and there is enough difference in them that I recommend both of them.

This book is one of the few to provide substantial physical evidence that Lemuria existed. You should definitely read this if you are interested in Lemurian lore. However, I agree with Robert Muniz's review. I too found it odd that the author made "continued emphasis on caucasians as the central agents of early civilization in EVERY location" worldwide. My biggest beef was that he did not provide any evidence that the inhabitants of Lemuria were caucasian, and briefly tried to provide evidence that ALL civilizations worldwide (to include Asia, Africa, and the Americas) were the result of caucasian agents. China was far ahead of Europe for a very long time, and most of the advances European civilization made came from technology obtained from Asia. Joseph repudiates this and states that because one or two caucasian mummies were found in the Gobi desert, the Asian technology came from caucasians, even though there was no such technology in Europe at the time. Such blatant fallacies engenders hints of "white supremacy" throughout the book. Adding further insult to injury, Frank Joseph then wrote an entire chapter around Edgar Cayce's readings of Lemuria and excluded the fact that Cayce stated that the Lemurians were a brown and black race and that the people of Atlantis were of the red (Native American) race.Aside from that, the issue of race really is a SMALL part of the book. The majority is filled with a tremendous amount of archaeological research and travel. Joseph's investigation includes sunken cities off the coast of Japan to mysterious structures/walls made with perfectly cut boulders in polynesia. It will be difficult to find another author who can duplicate the amount of research and travel this author has done. This should be required reading for Lemurian fans.But here are my side notes regarding the "race": It is scientifically proven that polynesians migrated to oceania from Madagascar and that polynesian languages have roots in African languages. This makes Edgar Cayce's theory have weight to it, that the Lemurians were a dark/black race. Recently, scientists have found that chicken bones of Polynesian origin in what is today Chile. The chicken bones match those of the species found in Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga, and SE Asia. Also, the Olmec statues in SE Mexico are distinctly black African in appearance.The native Polynesians were highly spiritual and resourceful. Google "wayfinding Hawaii" and see what awesome astronomers the polynesians were. They were able to navigate across the Pacific and back using just the stars and knowing the feel of the currents and winds. By the way, most people in western cultures have not yet acquired this skill, even today. As such, it is not advertised a lot and is not taught mainstream, yet.It should also be known that in the 13th century a Japanese was shipwrecked in Hawaii and the Native Hawaiians called him the "white chief with an iron knife". For more documentation on how shipwrecked Asians were considered "white" by the polynesians, go to [...] and read about the first foreigners to Hawaii after the polynesians settled there.I am inclined to believe that the evidence links the Native Americans, Asians, Polynesians, and people of African descent to Lemuria. You will not find another book with the amount of archaeological evidence that Frank Joseph has collected here. The brief parts mentioning race were the only parts that were biased."Atlantis: The Lost Continent Finally Found" by Arysio Santos, is another good book that touches briefly on Lemuria.

Love this and so much evidence to plead the case for it.

Described as like new book, much better in person. A lot of thanks.

Joseph has a compelling style to his thesis for Lemuria. Whether. I agree or not will depend on further analysis. I did enjoy his book which will make me read more on similar discussion.

A very very fascinating and truth-algined(IU believe) book, that connects the dots- between various native cultures of the world- and our distant ancestory of Lemuria.

A great book full of so much material . Inter relating the aspects from around the world made it all the better .

Some very interesting points, though I found that the book went from 'dry' to 'fascinating' to 'dry'... Was a bit of a struggle to finish here and there, but definitely worth reading, and very well researched.

A very intense book loaded with information. At times overwhelming. Personally I enjoy being offered possibilities. The subject itself can get easily 'lost' in conjectures

Whilst the information was interesting - a lot was not new. It was also written in a dry academic way that bored u even when the information was new and I rant. U have to be an ardent lover of the Lemuria and all that goes with her to continue this read.