Part I introduces the reader to Hancock’s idea of the inundation of a lost civilisation, starting with the story of the Indian site of Poompuhur where a possibly man-made ancient structure lies hidden at the bottom of the Bay of Bengal.
Let’s take a look at each part in a little more detail. Separating these last two parts is Part V, which changes the pace of the book for a short while by taking a look at anomalies in ancient maps of the world. Part IV covers the megaliths of Malta, while in Part VI the focus moves to Japan, Tiawan and China. Parts II and III are on Hancock’s investigations into the historical and oceanic mysteries of that often neglected land, India. Part I, ‘Initiation’, is basically an introduction to the story and subject matter. However, Hancock makes the job a little easier for the reader by breaking the book into six parts, based on geography and subject matter. UNDERWORLD weighs in at close to 700 pages, and consists of 30 chapters – truly a daunting prospect for the casual reader (although certainly offering value for money). By searching in the seas around coastal areas, Hancock believes that evidence of these civilisations will come to light. UNDERWORLD is based on the premise that if there was a ‘lost’ civilisation in the depths of antiquity, it is probable that they lived in coastal areas, and would therefore have been inundated by rising sea levels in and after the Ice Age. The book takes the form of a ‘travelogue’, travelling to various parts of the world, discussing historical mysteries and visiting mysterious sites, searching for a lost civilisation…sound familiar? However, this time Hancock moves off land and into the formerly concealed depths of the coastal seas of the world. The reason I sound this warning is because UNDERWORLD (available from Amazon US and UK) is the closest thing (in style at least) that Hancock has done to FOTG.
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