End of the Ice Age and Human Civilization
Ruminations about my shift in perspective about ancient human history. Remember the story of Noah's Ark? As mentioned in the Bible, God instructs Noah to construct a boat and to save the species of the earth from a great flood. This story has counterparts in all parts of the world such as the Sumerian epic of Gilgemesh, the story of the Manu & the Pralaya in ancient Indian texts and also in Native American fables. Imagery of Noah's Ark The shared narrative of an ancient great flood , is peculiarly amazing considering the geographical spread. Is it possible that these flood myths have a factual basis? We need to go back to 12000 years ago, to the fag end of the last ice age . During the ice age, large swathes of North America and Europe were covered with ice sheets 2 miles thick . The earth at the time of the last ice age looks stunningly different, sea levels were low by almost as much as 400 feet. Earth during the Ice Age I...