'Advanced' ancient civilization fell victim to comet 13 K years ago

New evidence suggests that an advanced ancient race on Earth fell victim to a comet 13000 years ago.

Graham Hancock, the author of a controversial 1995 book titled 'Fingerprints of the Gods,' has found proof to support his claim, the Mirror reported.

The former journalist him had pointed to this lost civilization existence, but despite his book selling around three million copies, he was ridiculed by academics, and a BBC Horizon programme had even aimed to demolish his theory.

Now, 20 years later, Hancock is set to publish a 500-page sequel titled 'Magicians of the Gods,' which has the "smoking gun" to prove his critics wrong.

It contains a series of geophysics and geological papers containing proof that Earth was indeed hit by a comet about 12,800 years ago. The comet has been masked because it struck ice and did not leave a crater.

The new book will be published in September.