#449 – Graham Hancock: Lost Civilization of the Ice Age & Ancient Human History
Graham Hancock a journalist and author who for over 30 years has explored the controversial possibility that there existed a lost civilization during the last Ice Age, and that it was destroyed in a global cataclysm some 12,000 years ago. He is the presenter of the Netflix documentary series “Ancient Apocalypse”, the 2nd season of which has just been released. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep449-sc See below for timestamps, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. CONTACT LEX: Feedback – give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/survey AMA – submit questions, videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/ama Hiring – join our team: https://lexfridman.com/hiring Other – other ways to get
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Graham Hancock a journalist and author who for over 30 years has explored the controversial possibility that there existed a lost civilization during the last Ice Age, and that it was destroyed in a global cataclysm some 12,000 years ago. He is the presenter of the Netflix documentary series “Ancient Apocalypse”, the 2nd season of which has just been released. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep449-sc See below for timestamps, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc.
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EPISODE LINKS: Graham’s Website: https://grahamhancock.com/ Ancient Apocalypse (Season 2): https://netflix.com/title/81211003 Graham’s YouTube: https://youtube.com/GrahamHancockDotCom Graham’s X: https://x.com/Graham__Hancock Graham’s Facebook: https://facebook.com/Author.GrahamHancock Fingerprints of the Gods (book): https://amzn.to/4eM3QXC__
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OUTLINE: (00:00) – Introduction (09:58) – Lost Ice Age civilization (17:03) – Göbekli Tepe (29:07) – Early humans (34:07) – Astronomical symbolism (45:36) – Younger Dryas impact hypothesis (1:03:55) – The Great Pyramid and the Sphinx of Giza (1:24:29) – Sahara Desert and the Amazon rainforest (1:33:49) – Response to critics (1:57:56) – Panspermia (2:05:22) – Shamanism (2:29:22) – How the Great Pyramid was built (2:36:41) – Mortality
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