The Sign and the Seal

A journalist tells of his quest to find the Ark of the Covenant, how he traced it to a remote corner of war-torn Ethiopia, and the significance of the Ark and its mysterious disappearance

Autorentext
Graham Hancock was the East Africa correspondent for The Economist and is the author of several previous books on Africa and the Third World. He lives in Devonshire, England.

Klappentext
The dramatic story of the discovery of the most important archaeological find since the opening of Tutankhamen's tomb. On a quest for the ark, archaeologist Hancock journeyed to a remote corner of Ethiopia, where he located the sacred ark in a small church. Photos.

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Contents

Acknowledgements

I Legend

1 Initiation

2 Disenchantment

II Holy Ark and Holy Grail

3 The Grail Cipher

4 A Map to Hidden Treasure

5 White Knights, Dark Continent

6 Resolving Doubts

7 A Secret and Never-Ending Quest

III Labyrinth

8 Into Ethiopia

9 Sacred Lake

10 Ghost in a Maze

11 And David danced before the Ark

IV A Monstrous Instrument

12 Magic...or Method?

13 Treasures of Darkness

V Where is the Glory?

14 The Glory is departed from Israel

15 Hidden History

16 Door of the Southern Countries

VI The Waste Land

17 Supping with Devils

18 A Treasure Hard to Attain

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