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Joe Rogan's Best Ancient Civilization Podcasts

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During the Ice Age, Europe and North America were inhospitable, pushing early civilizations towards the equator, challenging traditional views of human history and the presence of lost civilizations in locations like the Amazon rainforest and the Sahara. Evidence from sites like White Sands, New Mexico, Gobekli Tepe, and Mohenjo-Daro raises questions about ancient civilizations' capabilities and the potential cataclysms that may have reset human history.

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  • Evidence suggests human presence in the Americas dates back further than previously thought, challenging the Clovis first idea and reshaping our understanding of early migrations.
  • The presence of advanced agricultural practices in the Amazon, along with the discovery of geoglyphs and potential undiscovered structures, hints at the possibility of a lost civilization in the region, sparking intrigue and reevaluation of historical narratives.

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  • What challenges the traditional Clovis first idea?

    Footprints in White Sands, New Mexico.

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Ancient Mysteries of the Americas and Beyond

  • Europe and North America were inhospitable wildernesses during the Ice Age, pushing people to gravitate towards the equator.
  • Traces of a lost civilization are expected in the tropics, not in regions like the UK, where Stonehenge and Stone circles are not old enough.
  • The Clovis first idea suggested that the Clovis people were the first Americans, but new evidence indicates human presence in the Americas before 13,400 years ago.
  • Footprints in White Sands, New Mexico, date back 23,000 years, challenging previous beliefs about human presence in the Americas.
  • The Sahara was once fertile during the Ice Age, with river systems and lakes, potentially nurturing a lost civilization.
  • The Sphinx's age is debated, with geological evidence suggesting it is much older than traditionally believed.
  • The Sphinx's head is considered too small for its body, indicating it may have been a lion monument originally.
  • The Sphinx's alignment with the Spring Equinox and gazing at the constellation of Leo suggest a much older age than commonly accepted.
  • The Amazon's Terra Preta soil, deliberately created by ancient populations, indicates advanced agricultural practices in the region.
  • Geoglyphs in the Amazon, similar to the Nazca lines, reveal ancient structures and geometrical forms, challenging previous views of the region's history.

13:53

Lost Civilization: Amazon's Atlantis and Ancient Mysteries

  • Researchers from the University of Helsinki and Brazilian archaeologist El ranzi believe there are thousands of undiscovered structures under the Amazon rainforest canopy.
  • The Amazon rainforest is a potential location for a lost civilization, akin to Atlantis.
  • The concept of Atlantis has intrigued many, especially after discussions with Randle Carlson and Graham Hancock about the Younger Dryas impact theory.
  • Evidence suggests a cataclysm around 11,000-12,000 years ago reset civilization, leading to a reevaluation of human history.
  • Atlantis, an advanced civilization, was described as an empire of 10 kingdoms with a capital city of concentric circles of water and land, ultimately destroyed by a cataclysm.
  • The story of Atlantis originated from Solon, who learned it from ancient Egyptians, adding to its mystery.
  • The Eye of Africa, or the Eye of the Sahara, is a mysterious structure 250 miles inland in the barren desert of Mauritania, possibly once underwater.
  • The concentric circles of the Eye of Africa suggest a connection to the sea to the south, raising questions about its history.
  • Gobekli Tepe, an 11,600-year-old site, challenges previous beliefs about ancient civilizations' capabilities, transitioning from hunter-gatherer to agricultural societies.
  • Gobekli Tepe's construction may have been a project to mobilize the community during a time of chaos, introducing new technology and societal shifts.

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Mystery of Mohenjo-Daro's Nuclear War

  • Mohenjo-Daro in the Indus Valley shows evidence of a nuclear war, with buildings turned to glass, bodies still laying in the streets, and radiation levels higher than background.
  • The bodies found in Mohenjo-Daro are not broken apart, indicating a high-temperature event that didn't cause physical trauma like impact would have, leading to speculation of radiation sickness.
  • Conventional archaeologists label the event as a mythical massacre, avoiding a definitive explanation for the catastrophic destruction seen in Mohenjo-Daro, leaving the cause of the devastation still unknown.
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