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My Take
Graham Hancock is someone I find genuinely entertaining to read while disagreeing with almost everything he argues. His lost-civilization theories, the advanced Ice Age society wiped out by comet impacts, are pseudoscience, and mainstream archaeology has roundly rejected them. But I will not pretend his books are not compelling page-turners, or that his Netflix series did not get a lot of people newly curious about the ancient past. My honest take is to enjoy him as a storyteller and a provocateur, not as a guide to actual history. He is a phenomenon worth understanding, just keep a healthy skepticism close at hand.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Graham Hancock
- Name (Japanese)
- グラハム・ハンコック
- Reading
- ぐらはむ・はんこっく
- Born
- August 2, 1950 (age 75)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Tiger
- Origin
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- journalist / writer / documentary participant / non-fiction writer
2. Background
- University
- Durham University
Awards & achievements
- 1991 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Graham Hancock born?
Born August 2, 1950 (age 75).
Where is Graham Hancock from?
Graham Hancock is from Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
What does Graham Hancock do?
Graham Hancock works as journalist, writer, documentary participant, non-fiction writer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.