Lost Civilisation From 7,500 BC Discovered Off Indian Coast

Ananova ^ | 1-16-2002

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Lost civilisation from 7,500 BC discovered off Indian coast

Archaeologists have found a civilisation dating back to 7,500 BC off India's western coast.

The find is 5,000 years older than any previously unearthed civilisation in the subcontinent.

Researchers uncovered pottery, beads, sculptures, a fossilised jaw bone and human teeth at the Gulf of Cambay site.(DNA tests?)

Previously, the oldest known civilisations were the Harrapan and Indus Valley communities - which date from around 2,500BC.

Murli Manohar Joshi, minister for human resources and ocean development, told The Times of India: "The findings buried 40 metres below the sea reveal some sort of human civilisation, a courtyard, staircase, a bathroom or a temple."

Researchers used carbon-dating techniques. The find was made by the Indian ocean development and archaeology institutes.

Story filed: 12:43 Wednesday 16th January 2002

[SpinyNorman]

The Goa'uld didn't make squat. The Ancients built the Stargates!!

That is a great series!

[SunkenCiv]

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[SunkenCiv]

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[The KG9 Kid]

The Harappan people have always been one of the traditional barbarian hordes in Sid Meier's 'Civilization' games.

I hate the Harappans.

[hinckley buzzard]

Another coastal city covered by the ice melt at the end of the Ice Age?

My thought as well. What could have caused all the CO2 to generate all that global warming?

[fanfan]

Wonderful!

[fanfan]

Graham Hancock talked about this area in ‘Underworld”.

[blam]

Excavations Reveal 7,000 Year-Old Harappan Sites

[fanfan]

I suspect that civilization, like the climate, works in cycles.

Thanks for the link.

[blam]

Climate/catastrophies cycles dictate civilizations.

[blam]

Did Asteroids And Comets Turn The Tides Of Civilization?

[fanfan]

There I go...mixing up cause and effect again.
;-)

When I stop to think about it, this is pretty comfortable time to be alive.

[Fitzcarraldo]

building on the beach is not recommended

[blam]

"When I stop to think about it, this is pretty comfortable time to be alive."

The most comfortable time and place in the whole history of humankind.

I mentioned this at a family gathering this past Thanksgiving. We had been asked to recite one thing we were thankful for...that was mine. I could have been born in Somalia, Darfur or even during the Civil War...or?

How thankful I am.

[SunkenCiv]

Ancient Crash, Epic Wave
NY Times | November 14, 2006 | SANDRA BLAKESLEE
Posted on 11/14/2006 7:07:33 AM EST by Pharmboy
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1738251/posts

Did an Asteroid Impact Cause an Ancient Tsunami?
NYT | Nov 14 2006 | SANDRA BLAKESLEE
Posted on 11/15/2006 11:00:40 PM EST by djf
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1739396/posts

[tcrlaf]

“The findings buried 40 metres below the sea”

Globo-Warmin’ gonna keel us ALL!!!

[cerberus]

Feel free to put me on your lost city/archeology list.

Me too.....I share your interest and greatly enjoy your posts.

[blam]

Done.

[SauronOfMordor]

Remember, sea levels were several hundred feet lower during the last Ice Age. Most people then, like now, lived near the sea, especially near river deltas and sites where rivers and streams emptied into the seas.

I think fish, rather than roast Mastodon, formed the most important source of protein in ancient human diets. Fish is easy to catch with primitive equipment and can be eaten raw or with minimal cooking.