In Empire of Shiva, David Childress, popular author and star of the History Channel’s show Ancient Aliens, brings us the evidence for a global civilization that worshipped the Hindu god Shiva—a civilization that is over 20,000 years old. Childress shows us how Shiva, also known as Shankar, was the main deity of a collection of Hindu Shivites who ranged across continents and oceans. They sought after gold and other metals, jade, obsidian, granite, diamonds and other gems. They also brought numerous plants and animals with them and utilized the many plants in new worlds including magic mushrooms, chocolate, vanilla, maize, potatoes, yams, coconuts and more. These Shiva worshippers came from across the Indian subcontinent, Tibet, Turkey and the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Pacific Islands, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Peru, Madagascar, and other areas. They had huge fleets of oceangoing ships that traversed the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. They also colonized, establishing satellite state cultures in present-day Afghanistan, Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Syria, Ethiopia and Egypt. Chapters include: 20,000-Year-Old Statue of Shiva?; When Shiva Ruled the World; Gobekli Tepe and Shiva; The Land of Shiva-Hiva; Shiva Lands of the Indian Ocean; The Cham-Khmer Shivites; Central America and Shiva; South America and Shiva; Mount Kailash, Tibet and Vimanas; The Endurance of Shiva; more. 16-page color section. September Publication. Pre-Order Now!

EMPIRE OF SHIVA: The Global Civilization By David Hatcher Childress. 384 Pages. 6x9 Paperback. Illustrated. Color Section. Bibliography.