The truth about ancient Mecca. Spoiler alert: it didn't exist.

Did an ancient Mecca exist? What is the ancient evidence? Why is there no trace of this supposed city in ancient times?
This is a remake of an older video, which can be found here: https://youtu.be/eI4-5fS9x9k but it was from another account that no longer exists. I've edited out much of what depended on later Islamic tradition.

Music: Buddha's Lounge: Dune - Beautiful Middle Eastern Music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kOzfHzDkTs
0:00 — Hewar - "Needless To Say"
6:35 — Dhafer Youssef - "Blending Souls & Shades (To Shiraz)"
Song
Needless to Say
Artist
Hewar
Album
Hewar: Letters to a homeland
Licensed to YouTube by
NaxosofAmerica (on behalf of Dreyer Gaido); UMPG Publishing, and 2 music rights societies

Song
Prelude (Live)
Artist
YANNI
Album
Yanni Live!: The Concert Event
Writers
Yanni
Licensed to YouTube by
Live Nation Video Network (on behalf of YANNI INC.); ASCAP, LatinAutorPerf, UMPG Publishing, Sony ATV Publishing, and 7 music rights societies

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