Re: Post-ice-age Sapiens
From: Curious (andropolous_at_gr.org)
Date: 02/25/05
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Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 01:43:39 -0600
your post is very interesting. I want to research a few things and will be
back
but its very worthwile theory imho.
jw
Ghazan Haider wrote:
> I was reading up on the Harrappan civilization in the Indus, and it is
> striking how so many civilizations started leaving proof of their
> existance at about 7000BC. That was also approximately the time of
> earliest Egyptian Pharohs, creation of the English channel and
> stonehenge etc.
>
> The last ice age receded ~11000 years ago which should be 9000BC. So
> we generally evolved during an ice age, and it might be safe to say we
> evolved to defeat the cold. Why is it then we're such hairless
> creatures compared to other primates? Have we EVOLVED to wear clothes?
> (if thats true, going full au natural is the least natural way)
>
> The earliest signs of civilization appeared between 9000BC and 4000BC
> at various places, on various continents. It is as if civilizations
> developed simultaneously everywhere while being disconnected from each
> other... the Dravidian writings in Harappa, Egyptian and Incan
> Hyroglyphs, other Chinese and European civilizations etc. So it seems
> all Homo Sapiens spread away from the same source during the Ice Age,
> with the potential for civilizations, and not realizing the potential
> until the ice receded, in which case, within 2000-6000 years, they
> were all writing on tablets, building cities, growing plants and
> trying to communcate with each other.
>
> I would imagine farming, raising cattle would be difficult during the
> ice age, which is why they were all nomads at the time, with small
> populations, yet travelling vast distances.
>
> They had a few major settlements throughout Europe and Asia, from
> which the populations exploded, and more importantly the Aryans
> migrated through Persia into Indian subcontinent, creating the present
> general population distribution... Each region developed its own
> Neolithic age without contribution from another. This really begs the
> question if the development or potential of a civilization is an
> inherent part of the modern mans mind. If you place a group of kids
> who have learned nothing, not even speech on a remote island, will
> they a few generations later, be sending out ships with armies on
> board to discover and colonize other lands???
>
> It is also something to wonder if the timeline from the entry of any
> community of modern man into the Mesolithic age, to landing on the
> moon is approximately 12000 years, or does that depend heavily on
> resources, living space, or genetic homogenity, which should help
> develop larger nations.
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