"Stopping the Rot" in Archaeology

Social media accout "Whateversnext" ( @Whateversnext1 " Follow-up AND remember what you find", . Joined Twitter December 2020) claims

You [archaeologists] fail to realize now that we have access to historical reports and have the ability to dicuss with each other we have found time and time again that these academics are not honest. They decide the story first and then withhold everything they dont like.    

When challenged to document that, comes out with this extraordinary flow-of-consciousness list of accusations (14 closaely consecutive tweets obviously pre-composed and pasted up in fragments, joined here unedited into a single text):

1/14 You ask what archaeology hides, how it's dishonest, wanting evidence, not vibes? Here's my take with specifics: Göbekli Tepe cover-ups, rigged debunks, myths proven real. Naming names like Surovell. Let's show the rot. 2/14 Making Up Stories: One artifact (0.0000001% of sites) sparks wild tales. Ex: Ian Hodder at Çatalhöyük admits in papers symbols labeled "ceremonial" lack proof, yet taught as fact. Pure overreach, selling guesses as truth. 3/14 Copper Chisel BS: Claim pyramids, Göbekli Tepe built with basic tools. Ex: Zahi Hawass pushes this for Giza; failed replicas (Roger Hopkins’ tests) ignored. Precision cuts hint advanced tech—hiding it? 4/14 Arrogant Blindness: Excavated <1% but claim full history. Ex: Baalbek’s 1,650-ton stones ignored (Jean-Pierre Adam’s Roman claims dodge pre-Roman feats). Degrees mean zilch when making up shit, closing minds. 5/14 Colonial Garbage: “Abandoned” labels erase cultures. Ex: Cahokia mounds called “primitive” until Cyrus Thomas proved Native origins. British Museum keeps looted artifacts, framing non-Western history as lesser. 6/14 Political Twisting: Evidence bent for nationalism. Ex: Turkish gov’t halts Göbekli Tepe digs (Klaus Schmidt found, Lee Clare notes narrative control) to fit “cradle” myth 7/14 Soft Science Cred Chase: No standards, guesses mixed with data. Ex: Ian Hodder admits subjectivity in Antiquity. Hollywood spikes looting (Interpol notes post-Indiana Jones surges), yet they fake rigor. 8/14 Trashing Sites: Digs ruin context. Ex: Roque Joaquín de Alcubierre’s early Pompeii work wrecked layers for quick finds; ICOMOS ethics ignored. Hiding stories for glory, no accountability. 9/14 Media Narrative Push: Science, Nat Geo hype mainstream, bury rest. Ex: C. Vance Haynes pushed Clovis-First despite Tom Dillehay’s Monte Verde (18k yrs, pre-Clovis proof). Alternatives silenced. 10/14 Elite Control: Rich institutions sideline locals. Ex: Great Zimbabwe dismissed as non-African by Karl Mauch, James Bent, Richard Hall till Gertrude Caton-Thompson proved Shona origins (1929). World Archaeology. 11/14 Stuck in Past: Slow on AI/satellites. Ex: LiDAR found Mayan cities (Takeshi Inomata 2018, Ivan Šprajc 2023 Ocomtún), but adoption lagged decades. Remote Sensing studies show tech ignored. 12/14 Bullying Thinkers Like Hancock: Called “fringe” for Göbekli Tepe’s 12k-yr age shaking timelines. Ex: Trees planted over site to “preserve” (Turkish reports), halting digs. Egos trump truth. 13/14 Rigged Debunks: Black Mat (nanodiamonds, Pulse 1B). Todd Surovell’s 2009 PNAS paper skipped protocols —thick samples, no microscopy— to miss evidence; malice, per Carlson. Sunken Continents: David S. Anderson attacked Atlantis careers. 2021 Icelandia confirmed (N. Atlantic) 14/14 Admitted Liars: Shinichi Fujimura (planted Japan artifacts, 2000); Reiner Protsch (faked fossil dates, 2004); James Mellaart (forged Çatalhöyük items, banned). “Internet bad” credentialism is tiresome—every paper, book is online. You protect a BS narrative for cash. They sneer “saw it online?” like it’s junk,  but every paper, book’s there—exposing their lies. Hawass pushes chisel BS, Surovell rigged debunks, Anderson mocked Atlantis, then Icelandia proved it. Their “only we’re smart” hubris is a scam to guard their narrative.

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Conspiracy-Karen Corsetti Attempts to Provoke

Dunning Kruger in full view

Jimmy Corsetti @BrightInsight6 (1.6 million followers) · 1h
Here is the cold hard truth that Archaeologists will HATE me for saying:
Physically excavating Gobekli Tepe is EASY
It’s a literal RUBBLE REMOVAL PROJECT
Nobody cares about preserving a million pot shards
DIG UP THE REMAINING 128 T-PILLARS!
Archaeologists just want to milk funding as long as possible 🤑💯
They’ll rag on me for “reckless”excavation.
Shut up already. You people have utterly failed to do your jobs. You’re not scientists. You’re more or less construction workers hired to DIG UP dirt and rubble 🪏 

"Nobody cares about preserving a million pot shards" he seems not to have grasped what the term pre-pottery Neolithic means in practical terms. As for the "rubble"....

The Reason "They" have Stopped Göbekli Tepe Excavations?

Sirius Rising - Curt Campbell @SiriusCurt Aug 24

"Excavations aren’t stalled because of trees or logistics. They’re stalled because once enough is revealed, the truth is undeniable: Göbekli Tepe encodes the last cataclysm. It was buried deliberately, preserved for this age — the return cycle. What are they afraid we’ll see? The return of Planet X and the pole shift? The bunkers in the mountains? The land grabs through fire? The endless supply lines feeding safe zones? The stone remembers. I’m just trying to help us remember too".   

So, now you know. 

The Public Discusses Archaeology

(Lee Clare)

Archaeologist Lee Clare from the Gobekli Tepe archaeology team had had a huge amount on nastiness and hate directed to him from the Hancockian pseudoarchaeologists on social media, and so decided to withdraw from public discussion with them. Recently, after break of over a year, he decided to attempt to rejoin social media discussions with people curious about the site. No sooner had he done so and the Hancockians jump on him. I was interested in these two, both from accounts that have no other posts. Odd.

Then there are the self-proclaimed 'experts' (this on VetteBoy2002 @BulldogDad2024, Connecticut: "Bulldog Lover, Weightlifter, Astronaut, Corvette Racer, 2A Marksman, WWII Historian, 1/35 Model Assembler, Cornstar") :

and a whole lot of others: 

What kind of discussion and outreach should the excavation team be doing here?

What happened to Dr Dibble in a Nutshell

Rick Hall @Rick_Hallnotbot

[...] Hancocok, in selling his books, challenged any archeologist to debate him on Rogan's show. It was issued as a debate challenge, it was not simply asking for a conversation [...] Flint accepted, he wiped the floor with Hancock and his ideas which there is clear evidence against and the matter was settled.

Then, Graham had a bunch of stooges make up lies about @FlintDibble and Rogan supported this propaganda effort.

To the discredit of Graham Hancock Joe Rogan et al.

 

You see, he's "not just asking questions" after all. Shame.

Actually...

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The damage Pseudoarchaeology does

The damage pseudoarchaeology does with its lies and wild assertions: 

Jason Colavito @JasonColavito 4h
At my son's practice, a group of dads spent the time talking about their love of Joe Rogan's show, especially the "interesting" lost civilizations "they" don't want you to know about, and they're upset that museums "steal" artifacts and dump them in rivers to hide them from us.

What are we doing to correct this? 

Expansion of farming in western Eurasia, 9600 - 4000 cal BC

A useful visual, Condensed and simplified map of the spread of farming in western Eurasia: 

 Gronenborn, D., & Horejs, B. (2025). Map: Expansion of farming in western Eurasia, 9600 - 4000 cal BC (update vers. 2025.1). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16881455

[Click here for better resolutiuon]

So where exactly did Graham Hancock 's imagined "survivors" of a cosmic cataclysm 12900BP hide out, nurturing their "advanced knowledge" and "idea of agriculture" throught the whole Younger Dryas and a fair bit of the early Holocene until they got around to passing them on three millennia or more later?

Atlantean teacher giving the "idea of agriculture" (Grok)

"The Last Natufian" Cosplayer from California and his Gobeklymaps

 Herman Lewis, Archaeological Services, California (YouTube channel Herman Lewis 491 subscribers 32 videos; Twitter: @TheLastNatufian 5,678 Followers) reckons that he has "discovered that Göbeklitepe Tablets map the entire “Fertile Crescent”, Mesopotamia/Egypt/Greek/Roman gods are caricature maps, Lascaux maps Atlantis/Europe, + more!". Here is a pinned tweet:

Herman Lewis @TheLastNatufian Jun 13, 2024

The Daily Göbeklitepe- What it is!
After much thought, I understand why Göbeklitepe is not a settlement. It was a governing body with representatives from the Nations. The Kings, Titans, and “Gods” of old. Not Allah. Names of rulers, their families, and lands…which are the same in many cases (example: Washington).
For the Ancients to hunt, farm, trade, and flourish far and wide…there had to be an understanding: rules, teamwork, expectations, and accountability… Civics!
History is missing the stories of ancient cooperation between the ancient nations and focuses primarily on the turmoil.
The lands have changed hands many times but their shapes have remained much the same since the Ice Age. [...]

His ideas piqued my interest only when he recklessly decided to answer my question: "where exactly did Graham Hancock's imagined "survivors" of a cosmic cataclysm 12900BP hide out, nurturing their "advanced knowledge" and "idea of agriculture" until they got around to passing them on three millennia or more later?" ·

Herman Lewis @TheLastNatufian Aug 19
It’s right there on the map and in the stories…Turkiye and other highlands. The “Vulture Stone” at Göbeklitepe alone maps the dark red area. Farming moved north with the climate. Cheers.

Uh-oh. Another vulture-stone devotee. This was rather a stupid answer to an observation based on a map, the WHOLE POINT OF WHICH was that there was nothing of the 10th to 13th millennia shown on it! In response to his brash assertion,  I pointed out the fact that the blobs on the map begin 9600-8500BCE (so quite a bit later than the "catastrophe" of 12900BP) and that Göbekli Tepe was built between 11.6 and 10.2 KYA, leaving open the question I raised about where this postulated ("post-catastrophe") "Survivor Civilization" was functioning in the one-and-a-half MILLENNIA between 12.9KYA ("YD Impact") and the beginning of PPNB c. 11.5 and 7.0 KYA?

As for his explanation about the answer being "in the stories", I asked what specific "stories" he was referring to? I also asked if he thought the "vulture stone" (Pillar 43 in Enclosure D) at Göbekli Tepe is a map? Why? I pointed out that it would be methodologically incorrect to just interpret a few pictures on one stone in isolation from their surroundings, how does that interpretation relate to the other 12 enclosure D pillars? How do they support the interpretation that this one stone is a map? 

Note that as far as I know, the excavation team at Gobekli Tepe has not yet produced even a preliminary atlas showing photos of the faces of each of the pillars at this site from which one could glean even a preliminary picture of the full repertoire of images in each of the oval enclosed areas. This is a major fail on their part, even the pictures alone (without their considered interpretations) would be of wider interest, to the public as a whole (these excavations have been going on for 25 years and there is a major deficit in proper published information about this site which is beginning to get disquieting).

Mr Lewis failed to answer the question about those "stories" to which he referred that resolve the issue where these "survivors" found their home after the cataclysm.

He did though rather defensively respond about the maps.

       click for higher resolution (Herman Lewis)      

Herman Lewis@TheLastNatufian Aug 19: It’s not “just a few”, I can read them all…but your condescension is noted. There are three sides to D43 and combined map the Levant. The other stones add to it for the entire Fertile Crescent. It’s about resource management and trade, nothing mystical or heavenly. It’s the “Table of Nations” and “all of the animals of the world” come to rest at the top of the Ararat Mountains. Take care.

As far as I am concerned, if someone presents an interpretation of the past based on material remains (as here), there is no "condescension" in asking a perfectly reasonable question about the methodology behind Herman Lewis' assertively-stated interpretation. The single illustration he supplied to elaborate on his idea leaves it still unclear on what he bases this, it is too bad that in addition, the guy simply cannot draw. The bird on the stone looks up, his  looks down and is scrawnier, the scorpion's been rotated by 20 degrees, positioned totally differently from what's on the stone and in relation to the bird, on his drawing, the bird's tail has been distorted relative to the original, etc. etc. In my opinion, what the juxtaposition of these two images shows is that Lewis has not analysed and respected the image (or set out to test his theory) as much as tried to fit it onto a preconception (that it is a map) and tried to force its elements onto a modern map. In addition (leaving aside Ararat!!) to have a "table of nations" he needs to be able to show there were "nations" between 11.6 to 10.2 KYA, where is the evidence? Again, perfectly reasonable points to make on the presentation of evidence. 

Herman Lewis @TheLastNatufian 17h
The Nations are the animal regions like the Scorpion…and they are Tablets of Nations. Like I said, I can’t understand map reading for you. Besides, you seem to have all the answers to your own questions so I’ve wasted time replying to you. Won’t happen again.

Attached to this was a photo montage showing the scorpion overlaid on a region of hilly land where if you squint and ignore the other features, several converging tributary valleys "look like" the bent right legs of the creature and parallel valleys running off a scarp "look like" the left legs anbd a row of hills like the tail.

Also attached was a map with an unexplained mishmash of geometric shapes drawn over it. What it is supposed to "prove" is anyone's guess.

In the lack of their author supplying any alternative explanation, it seems that the author has picked out features of the image of the stone and (what he sees as) individual elements are represented by ovals and squares drawn "somewhere" on a modern relief map. It seems it is these that the author then for some reason calls "nations". On this basis, he says that the slabs he used as the single source for the shapes on the map ARE therefore "tables of nations". If that is a correct interpretation of what this guy is saying (and feel free to check out his YouTube channel where there are hours of videos on this) that'd just be plain bonkers, however one wants to look at it. It is not a matter of my "not being able to read a map" (as Lewis intimates), it is his [undefined] methodology that raises questions. Especially as, as I pointed out, the positions of the ovals on the map do NOT correspond in detail to the position of the figures on the stones. In order to even begin to assess this, we need to see a detailed correspondence analysis. We also need him to lay out the archaeological correlates of his postulated "nations". By what means are they definable?

One very obvious pointer to the flaws in teh argumentation is that the scorpion [32°45'30.36"N 36°40'36.84"E according to Mr Lewis] is inexplicably shown a different SIZE and a different POSITION on the two maps he posted in the same thread on the same day AS WELL AS being in a different relation to the projecting bit of the bird symbol. 

Mr Lewis: 

I guess it is easier than answering real questions about his pseudoarchaeological fantasies.


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The Racist Roots of Atlantis-Hunting

veritas et caritas ( @caritas_et) from Melbourne (25.5K subscribers) has just published a new video called " Is Atlantis hunting racist? No, but some racists are drawn to its racist roots"

Published on You Tube by veritas et caritas Aug 19, 2025

This is a really helpful resource, disentangling some concepts missed by the knee-jerk "pity me" victim playing of Graham Hancock and his followers. It has to be said that it is a bit difficult to follow as it is a bit text heavy. But this one (anté-rieurs) was well-caught indeed and shows the problems some other monolingual YouTubers might have with machine translation!

While on the subject of sixteenth century use of the texts of "Timeus" and "Critias", Sir Thomas More's pastiche of it in his satirical "Utopia" {literally "nowhere-place": from the Greek οὐ τόπος} makes it clear that he and his educated readwers of the time knew full well that the story of Atlantis was an allegory. 

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Illustration for the 1516 first edition of Utopia (Wikipedia).

Hancock in a Nutshell

 

John Hoopes

December 2025: Another Money-Spinning Meet of YouTubers

They are coming fast and furious.

Not a single one of them is from the European Union, and not a single archaeologist (or specialist in much anything) is scheduled to talk. Pseudoarchaeology has become so much a phenomenon of Trump's MAGAmerica.

Apparently this "seminar" (sic) will be held at the Scottsdale Resort of the Embassy Suites by Hilton, a rather heavy building with dreary early 80s feel decor. No final publication of the papers is mentioned. From the website:

Join us for Unveiled Secrets: “The Future of Our Past” at the Scottsdale Quest for Ancient Civilizations, December 5–7, 2025, as we launch the Ultimate Ancient Mysteries Event Series. This groundbreaking series grew from building with decor of early 80s feel. the Graham Hancock gathering in April 2025, where a powerful alliance of creators, explorers, and thought leaders with audiences in the millions came together. Now, in collaboration with Michael Collins (Wandering Wolf Productions) and Jimmy Corsetti (Bright Insight), we’re carrying that energy forward — building on the deep sense of community and kinship that blossomed in Sedona.

Experience the Ultimate Ancient Mysteries Event Series
Embark on an extraordinary journey into lost knowledge, ancient technologies, and humanity’s forgotten origins — brought to life by some of the world’s foremost voices in alternative archaeology, ancient civilizations, and consciousness research.

Co-produced by Robert Dakota of World ViewZ Media in partnership with Mike Collins of Wandering Wolf Productions, and featuring David Hatcher Childress, Jimmy Corsetti, William Henry, Michael Collins, Dan Richards, Oana Ghiocel, Gary Buechler Forbidden Frontiers / Nerdrotics, Will Brown, Hugh Newman, AJ Gentile The Why Files, and more renowned explorers of our hidden past.

In April 2025, we hosted our most successful event yet with Graham Hancock, sparking a wave of excitement and forging powerful new partnerships. A collective of influential allies — creators and thought leaders with audiences in the millions — emerged from this gathering. Now, we’re thrilled to unite with Wandering Wolf Productions and Jimmy Corsetti to keep this momentum alive and build on the incredible sense of family and kinship that blossomed in Sedona.

"@HistContent"

 
The social media account '@HistContent' (Twitter: 37.8K posts Joined August 2011 but with increasede activity since July 2024) has a community of 29.3K followers with subscriptions for exclusive content. It describes itself as "a space to explore, discuss, and celebrate the rich tapestry of our past". The account focuses on sharing archaeological finds and mini history videos, with posts about historical events, artifacts, and cultural phenomena, often accompanied by visuals or links to further content "with an emphasis on ancient civilizations and cultural symbols".

There is no publicly available information in the provided data or general web sources that explicitly identifies the individual(s) or organization behind @HistContent or their actual background and qualifications (if any). It may be a single random content creator or a small team focused on media production.

Posts highlight specific historical sites and cultures, such as the Temple of Bacchus in Baalbek and the ancient empire of Babylon. For example, a post on July 2, 2024, promoted a video titled "Secrets of the Temple of Bacchus in Baalbek," and another on July 1, 2024, announced a premiere for "Enigmatic Babylon: Secrets of the Ancient Empire.". The account also addresses the historical and cultural significance of symbols, notably the swastika. A post on May 8, 2025, discussed "Reclaiming the Swastika: A Symbol of Good Fortune in Global Historical Context," exploring its pre-20th-century origins before its association with Nazism. Another post on July 11, 2025, posed the question, "Can a sacred symbol, twisted into pure hate, ever be redeemed?". The account shares content about broader historical discussions, occasionally responding to other accounts or sharing threads that challenge conventional timelines or interpretations of history. For instance, a thread on August 2, 2024, titled "The Timeline is Wrong," indicates its focus on revisionist or alternative historical perspectives.

Posts often aim to unveiling selected "mysteries and marvels" of history, encouraging followers to question conventional chronologies or interpretations by experts.


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Clickbait-Farming Explained: @HistContent

On social media the user "my name is ozymandias" (@THEWelshUgandan), a welsh archaeologist, explains a mechanism, using an actual example:

"here is how the @HistContent grift works.
1. Create a page containing both archaeological and pseudoarchaeological content, all derived from other people's work.
2. Gain attention by calling archaeologists, arrogant and lacking humility and respect.
3. Get called out".

followed by:

"4. Post about how you aren't interested in the pointless drama YOU just created, and how you've enjoyed blocking all those archaeologists to get the pseudos inside

5. Suddenly realise you've no archaeologists left to ask questions of, so unblock some to interact with"

then

"6. Post meaningless reply (much less visible than a post) where you say you want mutual respect

Yeah. That ain't gonna fly

And all that for a few more clocks and followers. What a duplicitous moron."

And so it goes on. How to deal with outreach in the shadow of this algorithm? 

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Mystifying the Past: Peruvian Walls

 Here is a very nice photo on social media of a very nice wall but it seems there is not enough interest in that as such. So... (Anyextee @Anyextee ·Aug 6) "Of all the ancient mysteries around the world, nothing compares to the polygonal stonework of Peru. For me, it’s more mind-bending than anything I’ve encountered in Egypt [...]").

Wall at Sacsayhuaman (Anyextee)

Why is the categorisation always a clickbait "mystery" (or "enigma")? It is aesthetically pleasing, and I bet when they finished it, all the blokes in the erection gangs had a big get together, invited their wives, kids and mates to come to admire their achievement and proudly showed them "the ones I did". Are "doing a job well/carefully" or "pride in one's work" really now SUCH foreign concepts to us today that we have to make up nonsense to explain why a lot of effort was put into them to get them 'just right' and thus they look so good?

With reference to all the nonsense about "stone softening plants" (how do you lift a floppy stone that size?), I'll just put up her this photo from the same website:

Sacsayhuaman, showing clear traces of shaping by pounding (Anyextee)

and this one from Tarawasi (Tarahuasi) in the Andes mountains between Saqsaywayman and Machu Picchu for its attractiveness of the flower pattern: 

Tarawasi (Instagram)

I'm surprised none of the pseudoarchaeologists has pointed out the "amazing mystery" that this flower has eight petals - like Dryas octopetala,* the marker species of the Younger Dryas episode !

*Mountain Avens, Eightpetal Mountain-Avens, White Dryas (or White Dryad). I have two growing on my balcony, finished flowering a couple of weeks ago.

Graham Hancock - Flooded Kingdoms Of The Ice Age

 Graham Hancock - Flooded Kingdoms Of The Ice Age Episode 2

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Posted on You Tube by Indian Sanskriti ( 15,666 views May 27, 2014)

"People throughout the world retain the memory of earlier great spiritual civilizations that existed long before our current reckoning of history. Myths of Atlantis and Lemuria, stories of great floods and antediluvian kingdoms exist in all the ancient literatures of the world. These include Jewish, Greek, Egyptian, Babylonian, Hindu, Chinese, and Mayan traditions to name but a few. 

The ancient Egyptians and Sumerians-- whom we credit with the founding of civilization--saw themselves only as offshoots of earlier more enlightened, pre-flood cultures. They looked in wonder and awe to such bygone ages, a curious response if they indeed were the real inventors of civilization! Yet this memory is much deeper than any literary records. It is engrained in our human psyche as a collective or racial imprint. Many indigenous and aboriginal peoples retain such knowledge and poets and novelists of all types reflect it in their visions. 

This is why stories of ancient mysteries are always so captivating. They remain popular in spite of the many efforts to deny them. Orthodox archaeology has long tried to dismiss such flood stories as mere fantasy, or reduce them to more recent and smaller events. Yet we do have clear evidence of a great flood at the end of the last Ice Age around 10,000 years ago, which generally agrees with ancient chronologies like that of Plato's Atlantis."

First episode of the three-part 2002 documentary series Underworld - Flooded Kingdoms Of The Ice Age

S1.E1 ∙ Malta and Bimini
S1.E2 ∙ India's Sunken Cities
S1.E3 ∙ Japan's Lost Lands

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"Forgotten History" and "Forbidden Truth" - Really?

             Twitter profile             

Purveyor of the usual pseudoarchaeology crap about "forgotten history" and "forbidden truth" William Smith "History researcher and investorgator (sic!) Award-winning filmmaker" -    @4biddntruth @4gottenHist on Twitter Joined March 2025 active to present. You Tube  https://www.youtube.com/@4gottenHist...  begun April 2025 .107 subscribers 4 videos.(Richat Structure, Great Pyramid, underwater Dwarka x2) .......

Hello i'm William Smith an Investigator of Lost Ancient History an Its Mysteries. I’m an independent researcher driven by a deep curiosity about the ancient world and the secrets it still holds. From submerged cities to unexplained ruins, I explore the forgotten chapters of human history that challenge conventional timelines and beliefs.

About Me
Self-educated with countless hours of dedicated research into the mysteries of lost ancient civilizations. Passionate about connecting myth, archaeology, and historical anomalies to uncover hidden truths.

.His social media account features what looks like a HomeDepot plaster "Thoth" relief on one side and a representation of the stolen "Emerald tablets" allegedly looted from Giza on the other. Hardly inspires confidence. 

In what way is "history", per se, forgotten? Surely history is written from sources, and if the sources exist to write it, there IS a record, and so it is not "forgotten:. Likewise what "truth" about the past is "forbidden"? I think he needs to supply some examples of what he knows (and how) that is "forbidden" to the rest of us. 

Looks to me like another YouTube grifter, trying to make up cherry-picked "mysteries of the past" (ignoring the real evidence and the bulk of the scholarly literature) to exploit for personal monetary gain generated by bamboozling readers and "mystifying" the past. 

The Man in the Street Knows the Archaeologists Don't Know

 

John Muzic (@JMuzc7) Aug 3

The newest parts of Gobekli Tepi are 12,000 years old. There are nearby sites that as you know have apparently been dated to 16,000 years old. The Turkish government is now trying to hide all this and bury the site. There could be even older sites that are still buried and still uncovered.

Even those are recent compared to what has been found off the coast of Japan or in the Caucasus mountain region, or in Bosnia. The buried pyramids in Bosnia could be anywhere between 50 to 150,000 years old, and there have been recovered ruins and artifacts in the mountains of the small country of Georgia that look like proto ancient Persian Zoroastrian, and artifacts that have been dated to at least 55,000 years old.

We Homo sapiens could be anywhere between 350-850,000 years old... so (since it only takes 10 to 12,000 years to go from caveman to AI quantum computers and spacecraft and robots), then there could've been very advanced civilizations that go back several hundred thousand years or more. Some are probably not Homo Sapien but still human, but just a different type of human that was a lot smarter and larger than us. It's very possible that we still have a small fraction of a percentage of their DNA still in us, since so many people from all over the world back then were probably sleeping with each other and intermarrying with each other and traveling all over the world.

Nickolas J. Fincher @FincherNickolas · 23h

Because the narrative that we're the first civilization with technology is a lie to ensure we'll remain divided into classes of people so the wealthy can support their propaganda that everyone else can't survive without them.

So, how - specifically - does that work? I wonder if he could elaborate on what he thinks the connection is. In what way is it relevant?