Against Ice Age Civilizations
Astral Codex Ten Podcast
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We Check to See if There Were Anthropogenic Lead Emissions in 10,000 BC
Many ancient civilizations mined lead. Some of the lead made it into the atmosphere and settled down again in other places. A Stonehenge or Gobakli Tapi level civilisation isn't ruled out at all. I think there's pretty strong evidence against lost Egypt or Great Britain level ice age civilizations. It wouldn't surprise me if some combination of early non-domestication-involving agriculture and hunting gathering off of very rich lands could create enough sophistication to build a stone hench or a gobecli tepe. But you're not getting England or Great Britain off of that, sorry.
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