[At Gunung Padang] First, the drill cores contained…
![“[At Gunung Padang] First, the drill cores contained evidence--fragments of worked columnar basalt--that more man-made megalithic structures lay far beneath the surface. Secondly, the organic materials brought up in the drill cores began to yield older and older dates--3000 BC to 5000 BC, then 9600…” quote by Graham Hancock](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/86c/graham-hancock-10752_antediluvian_at-gunung-padang-first-the-drill-cores-c_1882620.jpg)
““[At Gunung Padang] First, the drill cores contained evidence--fragments of worked columnar basalt--that more man-made megalithic structures lay far beneath the surface. Secondly, the organic materials brought up in the drill cores began to yield older and older dates--3000 BC to 5000 BC, then 9600 BC as the drills bit deeper, then around 11,000 BC, then 15,000 BC and finally, at depths of 27.5 meters (90 feet) and more, an astonishing sequence of dates of 20,000 BC to 22,000 BC and earlier. [...] The problem is that those dates going back before 9600 BC take us deep into the last Ice Age, when Indonesia was not a series of islands as it is today but was part of a vast antediluvian Southeast Asian continent dubbed "Sundaland" by geologists. Sea level was 122 meters (400 feet) lower then. Huge ice caps 3.2 kilometers (2 miles) deep covered most of Europe and North America until the ice caps began to melt. Then all the water stored in them returned to the oceans and sea-level rose, submerging many parts of the world where humans had previously lived.””
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
Ancient human activity may predate conventional timelines, suggesting advanced societies existed during the last Ice Age.
In simple terms: Humans might have built complex structures far earlier than thought.
Key Takeaway
Consider revising historical assumptions.
Themes
archaeology
ancient history
chronology
Mood
inquisitive
skeptical
Type
historical
speculative
When to use this quote
- academic debate
- archaeological fieldwork
- educational curricula
Key Concepts
anthropology
geology
mythology
Questions to Reflect On
- What alternative explanations exist for the dating anomalies?
- How would confirming such early civilizations change our worldview?
A Different Perspective
Evidence is contested and may be misinterpreted.