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Ancient Apocalypse: Comet Destroyed Advanced Civilization
| Record | OBS-0776 |
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| Category | Unsorted/Other |
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| Status | UNPROVEN |
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| Summary | Graham Hancock's theory, presented in the Netflix series Ancient Apocalypse, claims a comet strike destroyed an advanced civilization around 12,000 years ago, inspiring the Atlantis myth. He argues survivors spread knowledge globally. Archaeologists reject this as lacking evidence. |
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| Origin | Promoted by Graham Hancock in his books and the 2022 Netflix series 'Ancient Apocalypse'. |
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| Claimed | - A giant comet crashed on Earth and triggered floods that destroyed a sophisticated culture.
- Survivors spread science, technology, and agriculture to hunter-gatherers worldwide.
- Mainstream archaeologists have covered up this history.
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| Evidence / consensus | Archaeologists and geologists find no evidence for a global cataclysm or a lost advanced civilization. The claims are considered pseudoscience. |
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> OBSERVER NOTE:
Hancock's narrative is a modern retelling of the Atlantis myth, unsupported by empirical data. Filed as a contemporary fringe claim.
Sources
- Lost city of Atlantis rises again to fuel a dangerous myth | Archaeology | The Guardian
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Listing does not imply the Observer endorses their claims.