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The Lost Continent of Mu by James Churchward is a classic and controversial work that explores the theory of a vanished prehistoric civilization said to have existed in the Pacific Ocean. First published in 1926 (and later revised in 1931), the book presents Churchward’s belief that Mu was the original cradle of human civilization.
According to the author, Mu was a vast continent covering a large portion of the Pacific, home to an advanced and highly developed society tens of thousands of years ago. He claims that this civilization possessed sophisticated knowledge of science, architecture, and spirituality, and that many later cultures—such as those of Egypt, India, and the Americas—were descendants of Mu’s colonies.