We’re Probably Not the First Civilization… Here’s Why

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It’s possible that lost civilizations flourished during ancient pre-history. Let me show you why…

By using evidence from the scientific literature, I’m going to show that lost ancient civilisations aren’t just possible, they’re arguably more likely than not…

Let me know what you think in the comments, and thank you for watching!!

The previous video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-smG35guio&ab_channel=MichaelButton

Sources:

Neolithic Revolution:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353121310_The_Neolithic_Revolution_agriculture_sedentary_lifestyle_and_its_consequences

https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms3486

Oldest AMH Remains:

https://www.nature.com/articles/nature22335

Glacial Maximum Vegetation:

https://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue11/rayadams_toc.html

Green Sahara:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590332220301007

Agroforestry in the Amazon:

https://theecologist.org/2019/oct/17/agroforestry-amazon#:~:text=This%20comes%20despite%20research%20suggesting,on%20the%20rainforest%20around%20it.

Ocean Farming:

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-antiquity/article/abs/ancient-shellfish-mariculture-on-the-northwest-coast-of-north-america/8C46617D1889ACB39E0831108AEEC0F5?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Material Degradation:

https://medium.com/common-sense-world/the-future-of-archaeology-how-long-will-the-traces-of-modern-civilization-last-594b4b1e0d0e

https://eridirect.com/blog/2015/11/how-long-does-it-take-electronic-waste-to-decompose/#:~:text=Flimsier%20metals%2C%20like%20tin%20can,500%20years%20to%20break%20down

https://www.forgerecycling.co.uk/blog/how-long-it-takes-everyday-items-to-decompose/

https://www.clickmetal.co.uk/cms/page/view/page_id/30#:~:text=How%20long%20will%20stainless%20steel,completely%20breakdown%20into%20natural%20elements

Campi Flegrei Supervolcano:

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0065839

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/276079531_Campanian_Ignimbrite_volcanism_climate_and_the_final_decline_of_the_Neanderthals

Heinrich Events:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0012821X96002178?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Megadroughts:

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0703874104

Wolfe Creek Impact

https://www.uow.edu.au/media/2019/new-study-reveals-secrets-of-wolfe-creek-crater.php?utm_source=chatgpt.com

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