About the author
Michael Tellinger is a South African author and public figure known for promoting alternative theories of human origins and ancient African history, and for founding the Ubuntu movement, which he presents as an alternative economic and social system. His book Slave Species of the Gods: The Secret History of the Anunnaki and Their Mission on Earth (Bear & Company, 2012) builds on Zecharia Sitchin's Anunnaki hypothesis, arguing for an engineered origin of humanity reflected in ancient texts and genetics. African Temples of the Anunnaki extends this work to southern Africa, presenting circular stone ruins and other structures there as evidence of an advanced civilization predating Sumer and Egypt. Tellinger's writing sits at the fringe of archaeology and genetics, aimed at readers drawn to ancient-astronaut and lost-civilization theories rather than at mainstream historians or scientists.
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“This text provides a radical reimagining of human history, grounded in Tellinger’s interpretation of Sitchin’s work regarding the Anunnaki and their mission. While it presents a cohesive internal logic for those already…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Slave Species of the Gods: The Secret History of the Anunnaki and Their Mission on Earth
“Tellinger presents a highly speculative thesis that may alienate conventional archaeologists due to its dismissal of standard dating methods. However, enthusiasts of alternative history will appreciate the detailed aerial…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on African Temples of the Anunnaki: The Lost Technologies of the Gold Mines of Enki
