Was the development of human culture and civilization entirely different? Was there another humanity before humankind? The history of our civilization is not a straightforward and fully clarified course, as it may seem at first glance. From prehistoric times to the present, there exist myths, findings, traditions, monuments, and phenomena that the scientific quest has not been able to fully clarify to this day. Starting from the earliest myths and monuments of humanity to the modern age, unresolved questions in science pose riddles. Not all supposed mysteries hold up under closer examination - yet our past remains a puzzling story, with remarkably large gaps. The well-known author and journalist Roland Roth embarks on a quest for answers in this exciting and timely non-fiction book.