Thought provoking & well cited. Recent editions include updated carbon dating info. Phenomenal eye-opener that destroys misconceptions about “barbaric” cultures and shows just how barbaric we humans can really be. Reveals how much the current “civilized” religions owe these “primitive” mythological structures. Tightly packed with mind-blowing connections that it took me almost a year to finish it the first time. Read, stop, stare, “whoa,” repeat.