[SunkenCiv]

The cradle(s) of civilization are offshore and submerged.

[Jim W N]

The cradle(s) of civilization are offshore and submerged.

So say you.

I'll go with the Biblical account of the genesis of things.

[nagant]

The cradle(s) of civilization are offshore and submerged.
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Correct. We hype the accomplishments of ancient Pacific navigators. I mean look at the ocean expanses they had to traverse. Well 10,000 years ago Pacific ocean reaches weren’t quite that expansive.