Graham Bruce Hancock was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He moved to India with his parents at the age of three, where … See more

As a journalist, Hancock worked for many British papers, such as The Times, The Sunday Times, The Independent, and The Guardian. He co-edited New Internationalist magazine from 1976 to 1979, and was the East Africa … See more

A central thesis in many of Hancock's writings beginning with Fingerprints of the Gods is that, contrary to the consensus of mainstream archaeologists that the earliest known civilizations arose independently, there was a… See more

Hancock gave a TEDx lecture titled "The War on Consciousness", in which he described his use of ayahuasca, an Amazonian brew containing a hallucinogenic compound DMT, and argued that adults … See more

In 2009, Roland Emmerich released his blockbuster disaster movie 2012, citing Fingerprints of the Gods in the credits as an inspiration for the film, stating: "I always wanted to do a biblical flood movie, but I never felt I … See more