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minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoI often wonder how many relatively advanced civilizations might have existed of which all trace was wiped away by time.
minus-squareNounsAndWords@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoI think about this a lot. Modern homo sapiens have been around for ~160,000 years. Recorded history starts around 5,000 years ago. I cannot comprehend the amount of human history we will simply never know.
minus-squareAdmiralShat@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoThe vast majority of all human culture to ever exist is forgotten already.
I often wonder how many relatively advanced civilizations might have existed of which all trace was wiped away by time.
I think about this a lot. Modern homo sapiens have been around for ~160,000 years. Recorded history starts around 5,000 years ago.
I cannot comprehend the amount of human history we will simply never know.
The vast majority of all human culture to ever exist is forgotten already.