Archaeological research has helped us understand the complex story of our species’ past, from the earliest days of humanity to the dawn of civilization and beyond. But some are convinced that important chapters have been overlooked. They say that at the height of the last ice age, often referred to as the Ice Age, an advanced global civilization existed some 20,000 years ago, but mysterious settlements and monuments were submerged by rising sea levels. I think it was destroyed.
Flint Dibble, an archaeologist at Cardiff University in the UK, is doing his best to show that such ideas are not supported by the evidence. Earlier this year, he appeared in joe rogan experience A podcast where we take part in a high-profile debate with author Graham Hancock, who has spent years arguing for the existence of this forgotten society and discusses the idea on his Netflix show. ancient apocalypse.
Dibble spoke. new scientist Why mythical lost civilizations are so enduringly fascinating, why believing in them is so harmful, and how to use the “truth sandwich” to reject the ideas promoted by Hancock and others. About how to persuade people.
Colin Barras: Why do you think the myths of advanced lost civilizations are attracting so much attention?
Flint Dibble: That’s difficult. You need to understand that Graham Hancock’s ideas are not new. It stems directly from…
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