Ancient Civilizations

Graham Hancock interviews Michael Button, a fresh new voice on the ancient mysteries scene whose ideas and questions have sparked the interest of a fast-growing international audience. Check out Michael's YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelButton1/videos And join Michael and other speakers 5-7 December 2025 for the Quest for Ancient Civilizations conference, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, details here: https://www.worldviewzmedia.com/seminars/p/quest-for-ancient-civilizations Original YouTube video: Is Civilization OLDER Than We Think? Graham Hancock & Michael Button https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydTh2GuOOG8 See also: The Coming Geomagnetic Pole Shift https://www.sunfellow.com/magnetic-pole-shift/ Ancient Civilizations & Earth Disaster Cycles https://rumble.com/c/AncientCivilizationsEarthDisasterCycles

On September 26, 2025, Michael Button @MichaelButtonX writes: "New discovery suggests Homo sapiens emerged half a MILLION years earlier than we thought. It also raises the possibility that Homo sapiens first emerged outside of Africa." Source: https://x.com/MichaelButtonX/status/1971581588870996127 See also: The Coming Geomagnetic Pole Shift https://www.sunfellow.com/magnetic-pole-shift/ Ancient Civilizations & Earth Disaster Cycles https://rumble.com/c/AncientCivilizationsEarthDisasterCycles

Vast Underwater City Discovered Near 'Resting Place Of Noah's Ark' Rewrites Bible Story Known To Millions By Stacy Liberatore U.S. Science & Technology Editor August 6, 2025 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14976021/underwater-city-turkey-Noahs-Ark-rewrites-Bible.html An ancient underwater city beneath Turkey's Lake Van could potentially reveal secrets that challenge the origins of Noah's Ark. The sprawling ruins lie 85 feet below the surface near the town of Gevaş, just 150 miles from Mount Ararat, the mountain traditionally believed to be the final resting place of the biblical boat. Geological evidence suggests that the ruins were submerged 12,000 to 14,500 years ago, when a Mount Nemrut eruption blocked the Mirat River, and caused massive flooding during the Younger Dryas, a period of extreme climate upheaval. While mainstream scholars dismiss the theory, many independent researchers believe this disaster wiped out an advanced civilization, one so ancient that it may have inspired the earliest versions of the Great Flood story. 'As far as I'm aware, any civilizations in the last 6,000 years did not have the technological means to create the type of stonework we're seeing here,' said independent researcher Matt LaCroix, who spoke about the discovery on the Matt Beall Limitless podcast. LaCroix and an international dive team are preparing to explore the site in September using advanced imaging tools to map the ruins, which he believes could help rewrite humanity's timeline. The underwater complex spans more than half a mile, featuring a stone fortress flanked by circular temples with precisely carved masonry. There is also a capstone engraved with a six-spoked 'Flower of Life' symbol, an ancient motif also found at sacred sites in Peru and Bolivia. Discovered in 1997 by Turkish underwater filmmaker Tossen Salin while studying Lake Van's unusual micro-invertebrates, the ruins have remained largely unknown to the public. While archaeologists confirm the structures exist, many attribute them to the Urartian period around 3,000 years ago, or even to the medieval era. But they have admitted that the site has yet to be fully studied or definitively dated. LaCroix, however, said in a July episode of the podcast that geological data told a different story. He explained how soil sampling and analysis of Mount Nemrut show clear evidence of a massive eruption around 12,000 years ago. As a result, Lake Van's water level rose dramatically, over 100 feet, according to some estimates. Because stone cannot be carbon-dated, researchers hope to find organic material, such as sediment layers or artifacts, which could confirm the age of the ruins. But collecting such evidence underwater poses major challenges. The site’s sophisticated stonework, with tightly interlocking blocks, angular joints, and no visible binding agents, appears to rival the engineering seen in megalithic sites like Sacsayhuamán in Peru. 'You can see that the temple has been significantly damaged, said LaCroix. 'All the stones on the top have broken off except those at the edges. The site resembles Peruvian masonry, with precisely angled stones forming triangular joints, and only the front appears flat. It's beautiful and would have been perfectly carved.' He believes the shared architectural features, symbolic motifs, and astronomical alignments across sites in Turkey, South America and Asia suggest the existence of a long-lost global civilization. Scholars have long acknowledged that the biblical flood story likely evolved from earlier Mesopotamian texts. Ancient cuneiform tablets from Sumerian, Akkadian, and Babylonian cultures, such as the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Atrahasis, and the Eridu Genesis, describe a massive flood sent to destroy early civilization, and a chosen man who builds a vessel to save life on Earth. In these tales, the survivor is called Ziusudra or Utnapishtim, names predating Noah by thousands of years. Excavation logs from Shuruppak, Iraq, believed to be the home of this early flood survivor, show a distinct flood layer above ancient Sumerian ruins. These records, uncovered at the Penn Museum, provide physical evidence of a catastrophic event similar to those described in the ancient texts. Even the Babylonian Map of the World, the oldest known map, marks the Ararat region near Lake Van as a place of ancient significance, possibly linked to tales of a lone survivor who emerged after a global deluge. LaCroix argues that the biblical version is not being dismissed but rather reframed in its historical and cultural context. He told Beall to picture a thriving civilization along Lake Van, building temples and structures on stable, elevated ground they believed would last forever. The lake’s water level was stable for millennia, until the eruption of Mount Nemrut changed everything. 'It’s not that Lake Van would have had to have been 85 feet lower,' said LaCroix. 'It would have had to have been more like 100 feet lower or more, because these ruins are at 85 feet deep. So, what could account for a lake rising over 100 feet?' See also: The Coming Geomagnetic Pole Shift https://www.sunfellow.com/magnetic-pole-shift/ Ancient Civilizations & Earth Disaster Cycles https://rumble.com/c/AncientCivilizationsEarthDisasterCycles

Michael Button writes: This video is an attempt to summarise much of that evidence in a digestible format, whilst also pointing to more in-depth examinations and discussions, for those who are interested. This video in no way claims to be proof of a lost ancient civilisation, but rather a brief overview of some of the key talking points that has led this theory, or variations of it, to become hugely popular in recent years. Let me know what you think in the comments, and thank you for watching!! Sources: Genetics Evidence of links between early South Americans and Australasia: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2025739118?utm Linguistic Evidence of links between early South Americans and Australasia: https://www.sino-platonic.org/complete/spp133_precolumbian_voyages.pdf?utm https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-64877-9 https://oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/f19578fa-00aa-4f89-a26b-6e7997d1a745/content?utm UnchartedX Lost Technology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KUDu40BC5o&t=1053s&ab_channel=UnchartedX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZFN29FdCM0&ab_channel=UnchartedX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQwWtEHE5FE&ab_channel=UnchartedX If you enjoyed this video, please consider subscribing to my channel! Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/MichaelButton1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelButton1 If you (for some reason) want extra content, join my FREE email list below: https://michael-button.kit.com/signup Original Videos: Rumble: https://rumble.com/v6vnzu1-evidence-for-lost-ancient-civilization-is-growing-.html YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pPaqnHcMmw ................... The Coming Geomagnetic Pole Shift https://www.sunfellow.com/magnetic-pole-shift/ Ancient Civilizations & Earth Disaster Cycles https://rumble.com/c/AncientCivilizationsEarthDisasterCycles Sunfellow Preparedness https://rumble.com/c/sunfellowpreparedness Preparedness, Self-Sufficiency, Living Off The Grid https://rumble.com/playlists/V_xAnHUGy_Y Sunfellow Health & Healing Resource Page https://sunfellow.com/sunfellow-health-healing-resource-page/ Holistic Health Playlist https://rumble.com/playlists/SFPvKSMoiM8 Sunfellow Health & Healing On Rumble https://rumble.com/c/sunfellowhealthhealing

Michael Button: What If We’re NOT the First Human Civilization? Original YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-smG35guio To support Michael: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRDZ_t_-uHLsz_Otq6iOgyg/join Join Michael's Mailing List: https://michael-button.kit.com/signup Follow Michael on X: https://x.com/MichaelButtonX Follow Michael on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelbuttonx/ ................ See also: The Coming Geomagnetic Pole Shift https://www.sunfellow.com/magnetic-pole-shift/ Ancient Civilizations & Earth Disaster Cycles https://rumble.com/c/AncientCivilizationsEarthDisasterCycles Sunfellow Preparedness https://rumble.com/c/sunfellowpreparedness Preparedness, Self-Sufficiency, Living Off The Grid https://rumble.com/playlists/V_xAnHUGy_Y

Michael Button writes: For nearly 9,000 years, the Sahara had one of the most stable and hospitable climates on Earth. It may have been one of the best places to live on the entire planet. We think of the Sahara as a vast, lifeless desert -- a sea of sand stretching from horizon to horizon. But not too long ago, it was the exact opposite. The Sahara was green. Lush. Alive. Despite its vast size, over 9 million square kilometers, only a tiny fraction of it has been archaeologically surveyed, let alone excavated. Some estimates suggest that less than 1% of the Sahara has been properly explored using modern archaeological methods. So isn’t it at least plausible that we’re missing something? That perhaps an entire civilisation -- or even multiple civilisations -- once thrived here, only to be erased by time and sand? If an advanced culture did once exist here, climate collapse could have buried its remains under dunes that stretch for hundreds of miles. Stone structures, cities, even inscriptions—preserved, but hidden. Original YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6jkBmRBR7U ... Sources used in video: African Humid Period The Sahara Desert Used To Be A Green Savannah – New Research Explains Why https://theconversation.com/the-sahara-desert-used-to-be-a-green-savannah-new-research-explains-why-216555 African Humid Period https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_humid_period North African Humid Periods Over The Past 800,000 Years https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-41219-4 Rainfall Regimes Of The Green Sahara https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.1601503 ... To support Michael: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRDZ_t_-uHLsz_Otq6iOgyg/join Join Michael's Mailing List: https://michael-button.kit.com/signup Follow Michael on X: https://x.com/MichaelButtonX Follow Michael on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelbuttonx/ ................ See also: The Coming Geomagnetic Pole Shift https://www.sunfellow.com/magnetic-pole-shift/ Ancient Civilizations & Earth Disaster Cycles https://rumble.com/c/AncientCivilizationsEarthDisasterCycles Sunfellow Preparedness https://rumble.com/c/sunfellowpreparedness Preparedness, Self-Sufficiency, Living Off The Grid https://rumble.com/playlists/V_xAnHUGy_Y

Mike Collins (Wandering Wolf) writes: "Göbeklitepe and Why it Matters: A presentation by Graham Hancock on the world's most important archaeological site followed by a conversation, hosted by Graham, with Jimmy Corsetti (@BrightInsight) and Mike Collins (@WanderingWolf) This presentation was filmed on Sunday 20 April 2025 as part of an event themed THE FIGHT FOR THE PAST held in Sedona, Arizona, over Easter weekend 2025 and organized by World ViewZ Media. Graham Hancock gave a series of presentations, sometimes joined by others for on-stage conversations, at the Sedona Performing Arts Center. We'll be releasing the videos of several more of those talks here, not necessarily in the order they were given, over the coming weeks." CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:42 Göbeklitepe today 07:20 Karahan Tepe 10:00 Pillar 43 17:18 The Sages & the Handbags 19:43 The Scorpion and the Bird 23:00 Baalbek 25:33 Origins of megalithic architecture 26:48 Egypt, Turkey & South America tour 27:55 Discussion with Mike and Jimmy Original YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLsQjRhyM7c Production: World ViewZ Media LLC Founder & Executive Producer: Robert Dakota Co-Founder & Co-Producer: Yuko Ito https://www.worldviewzmedia.com Video: Sedona Media Services - Angelo LaMarco Audio: Jeremy Ferguson Location: Sedona Performing Arts Center Post-production: Luke Hancock | https://lukehancock.com/ For tour info, interviews, speaking, licensing footage, contact info and more: https://wanderingwolfproductions.com ................ The Coming Extinction-Level Geomagnetic Pole Shift https://www.sunfellow.com/magnetic-pole-shift/ Ancient Civilizations & Earth Disaster Cycles https://rumble.com/c/AncientCivilizationsEarthDisasterCycles Sunfellow Preparedness https://rumble.com/c/sunfellowpreparedness Preparedness, Self-Sufficiency, Living Off The Grid https://rumble.com/playlists/V_xAnHUGy_Y

On June 27, 2025, Jay Anderson writes: "I won the award for best new speaker at the Cosmic Summit, I did a presentation on several anomalies through history that challenge our consensus models for human development, and this is the presentation, hope you enjoy!" Original YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlD9hNO2op8 Gain Early Access to Content & Jay's Private Discord Server https://www.patreon.com/ProjectUnity Buy Jay A Coffee (Support Project Unity) https://buymeacoffee.com/projectunity Support Jay with a donation through PayPal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ProjectUnityPay Follow Jay on X https://twitter.com/TheProjectUnity Contact Jay [email protected] See also: The Antikythera Cosmos https://rumble.com/v6t43kd-the-antikythera-cosmos.html The Antikythera Mechanism https://rumble.com/v6t34b3-the-antikythera-mechanism.html The Coming Extinction-Level Geomagnetic Pole Shift https://www.sunfellow.com/magnetic-pole-shift/ Ancient Civilizations & Earth Disaster Cycles https://rumble.com/c/AncientCivilizationsEarthDisasterCycles Sunfellow Preparedness https://rumble.com/c/sunfellowpreparedness Preparedness, Self-Sufficiency, Living Off The Grid https://rumble.com/playlists/V_xAnHUGy_Y

Jimmy Corsetti writes: "Astonishing NEW details have been uncovered involving the Lost Ancient City of Atlantis, and the Eye of The Sahara. These details are so significant that the Richat Structure should without a doubt, be considered the most likely location of the lost capital city of Atlantis." Original YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo_fMcSLp7Q Rumble https://rumble.com/c/BrightInsight X https://x.com/BrightInsight6 Jimmy Corsetti on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/BrightInsight Locals https://brightinsight.locals.com/support SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/bright-insight Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bright_insight/ Odysee https://odysee.com/@BrightInsight:c TikTok https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM8u3XBhL/ Tip Jimmy Corsetti on Venmo! @bright_insight See also: The Coming Extinction-Level Geomagnetic Pole Shift https://www.sunfellow.com/magnetic-pole-shift/ Ancient Civilizations & Earth Disaster Cycles https://rumble.com/c/AncientCivilizationsEarthDisasterCycles Sunfellow Preparedness https://rumble.com/c/sunfellowpreparedness Preparedness, Self-Sufficiency, Living Off The Grid https://rumble.com/playlists/V_xAnHUGy_Y

On April 14, 2025, Wandering Wolf writes: I've traveled to hundreds of ancient sites around the world and what I've found after 10 years of documenting is shocking and disappointing. From Gobekli Tepe's tree controversy, Angkor Wats cutting up of modern stones, the complete covering of Teotihuacan in concrete, encasing the Sphinx in modern stone or the amount of fake plaster and concrete recreations found everywhere, there is a lot going on with archaeology that no longer lines up. Archaeologists are either complicit or ignorant. Either way, it may be past time to take things back down to the studs and rebuild all over again. Don't miss out on my recent Gobekli Tepe video focused on breaking down all of this specifically at this site and digs further into the shady business deals and handshakes being made behind the scenes to prioritize money through tourism over excavation and history. Original YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJQjlWp9FzY Website: https://wanderingwolfproductions.com See also: Graham Hancock - What It Takes to Pursue Your Passion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hKeluLURYo The Coming Extinction-Level Magnetic Pole Shift https://www.sunfellow.com/magnetic-pole-shift/ Magnetic Pole Shift videos on this Rumble channel: https://rumble.com/playlists/GbpFmMmx5ng Preparedness, Self-Sufficiency, Living Off The Grid https://rumble.com/playlists/V_xAnHUGy_Y