Eden In The Altai The Prehistoric Golden Age And The Mythic Origins Of Humanity Revised Edition Of Dawn Behind The Dawn A Search For The Earthly Paradise 1992 2nd Geoffrey Ashe by Geoffrey Ashe instant download after payment.

Reveals how humanity's first advanced culture originated in the Altai-Baikal region of southern Siberia
• Explores how this prehistoric culture is the source of the pervasive mythic symbolism of the number 7, found in ancient cosmologies and myths around the world
• Traces the Altaic influence on the Rishis of India, the creation of the Vedas, and the origin of the sacred legend of Mount Meru
• Explains how the Hellenic cults of both Apollo and Artemis originated in southern Siberia as well as the pervasive bear symbolism found throughout the ancient world
Myths of a Golden Age, a paradise at the beginning of human existence, are nearly universal in all cultures. But where was this "Eden" located? Refuting the traditional assumption that the cultures of the Middle East and Mycenae filtered northward into Europe and North Asia, noted historian Geoffrey Ashe instead identifies the northern Altai mountain range and Lake Baikal region of southern Siberia...