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#449 – Graham Hancock: Lost Civilization of the Ice Age & Ancient Human History
Lex Fridman Podcast
Embrace Change: Nature's Rapid Transformations
Human populations experienced significant disruption during the Younger Dryas, a period marked by a sudden and drastic drop in global temperatures around 12,800 years ago. This event caused conditions as cold as the peak of the Ice Age, following a brief interlude of warming. Notably, despite the expectation of falling sea levels, a sudden rise occurred at the onset of this freezing phase. The following long, frozen epoch lasted until approximately 11,600 years ago, during which the Clovis culture in North America and iconic megafauna like mammoths and saber-toothed tigers disappeared. This illustrates how rapidly changing climate conditions can reshape ecosystems and human societies.
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