- NEW!
by Im Alec has abandoned this account on August 9th, 2009
No. Such a civilisation would (a) have used up all the oil before we got to it, and (b) left marks that modern archeology would recognise with no doubts.
by Anonymous T. Jackson on August 9th, 2009
Yes. Except for electricity, internal combustion, optics, Styrofoam, marshmallows, ShamWow.
by boogysplit on August 9th, 2009
I have thought about that....remnants have shown existance of possible flight, in ground irrigations, and even batteries! And dont even get me started on the possibilities of the pyramids.
by Jim in a Nautilus COAT on August 9th, 2009
I think the evidence is powerful that no such civilization existed on Earth since the planet's formation. If it had, it would have done the same as this technological civilization leaving evidence worldwide. No localized cataclysm could have wiped out all traces of it.
Now, if we want to theorize a universe formed by a Big Bounce instead of a Big Bang, maybe there were many before the last bounce.
How many years did the punic wars last?
by Answerbag Staff on April 20th, 2011
| 1 person likes this
Who was the ruler from Babylon who created a code of conduct?
by Answerbag Staff on May 28th, 2010
| 1 person likes this
Were dinosaurs just the feral giant dairy herd of a previous civilization?
by Ombliss22 on November 25th, 2011
| 1 person likes this
How many years did the punic wars last?
by Answerbag Staff on May 18th, 2010
| 1 person likes this
Do you think that the Phoenicians (Canaanites) got a bad reputation by biblical slander?
by Nightkeeper on October 3rd, 2011
| 1 person likes this
You're reading Do you believe that there ever was an age in the remote past which was scientifically as advanced as ours, if not more so; but all that ancient science was lost in some natural or man-made catastrophe, and that we had to "discover" it all over again?
Your favorite Q&A site is on Facebook! Become a fan to connect with the ever-growing community of Answerbaggers, share your thoughts and find out what Answerbag's up to next!
Comments
But there have been records of calamitous wars fought in ancient India, whose descriptions have been interpreted by modern scholars as suggestive of possible nuclear warfare which annihilated the then extant civilisation. It is said to have happened so remote in history that it has now passed into folklore or legend.
by Wisdom Tooth on August 9th, 2009
Link, please? I have yet to see such a thing pointed to by what I would regard as reputable scientists. Given the way in which radioisotope dating is now a central part of both archeology and geology, the evidence would be very easy indeed to detect - a five minute no-brainer. We don't need documentation or oral history to detect something as significant as nuclear warfare - or even large smelters. The pollution generated by our current civilisation will be detectable for tens of millions of years, long after all books have rotted away.
by Im Alec has abandoned this account on August 9th, 2009
To find a link might take some time. I'll look for it and get back to you.
by Wisdom Tooth on August 9th, 2009