Book · 1992
Hamlet's Mill
An Essay on Myth and the Frame of Time
Why people recommend it
Hamlet's Mill by Giorgio De Santillana and Herta von Dechend is an influential scholarly study examining how ancient myths preserve advanced astronomical and scientific knowledge across generations. On The Joe Rogan Experience, Graham Hancock recommended the book to Joe Rogan during the episode Joe Rogan Experience #1897 - Graham Hancock & Randall Carlson, which aired on June 27, 2024. Hancock described the title as an amazing work written in the nineteen sixties by two professors of the history of science, emphasizing that the text was absolute dynamite. He specifically pointed to the text when discussing how archaic mythological traditions successfully encoded sophisticated observations about the cosmos and celestial mechanics long before modern science formally documented them. The recommendation highlighted the enduring fascination with lost knowledge systems and the hidden scientific literacy embedded deep within humanity's earliest storytelling traditions, capturing the attention of both the host and listeners interested in alternative history and ancient civilizations.
Who recommended it
- Graham Hancock Recommended
Graham Hancock — 1 mention
“there's an amazing book um which I may have mentioned to you before Joe a book called Hamlet's Mill and it was written by two professors of the history of science Georgio de santiana and he of vesan back in the 60s and what book is dynamite”