From: officialflagrant
The Younger Dryas period marks a tumultuous transitional phase between the last glacial maximum and the current Holocene epoch [34:32:00]. This era, spanning from approximately 12,800 to 11,600 years ago, witnessed abrupt and violent changes to Earth’s climate and environment [35:01:00].
Evidence of a Cataclysm
Scientific understanding of the Younger Dryas has significantly advanced in recent decades, particularly through the analysis of ancient artifacts and their implications for historical timelines and ice core data from Antarctica and Greenland [35:10:00]. This data reveals an initial warming trend abruptly reversing into a severe cold snap for 700-800 years, followed by another rapid warming event [35:41:00].
This period is strongly correlated with:
- Megafauna Extinction Event: The extinction of numerous large animals, such as woolly mammoths and saber-toothed tigers, occurred during this time [36:10:00]. Evidence from fossil sites shows bones of large animals, including elephants, with femurs snapped and skeletons jumbled, indicative of immense, sudden force [44:35:00].
- Massive Sea Level Changes: The Younger Dryas saw significant fluctuations in sea levels, including “meltwater pulses” where sea levels rose tremendously and violently [37:17:00].
- Catastrophic Flooding: Geological features, such as the channeled scablands in Eastern Washington State, indicate that colossal floods – orders of magnitude greater than all Earth’s rivers combined – tore through landscapes [51:29:00]. These features are inconsistent with gradual erosion and point to rapid, catastrophic events [52:01:00]. The melting of ice sheets required an external energy source, as natural warming would take tens of thousands of years [53:50:00].
The Cosmic Impact Hypothesis
Since 2007, over 160 peer-reviewed papers support the hypothesis of a cosmic impact during the Younger Dryas [37:27:00]. This evidence is found in a distinct “boundary layer” within the geological strata, containing “impact proxies” such as shock-synthesized nanodiamonds, magnetic spherules, and soot layers, which are byproducts of extreme heat and pressure from large explosions [37:46:00].
The impact event was likely a series of impacts or air bursts, not a single large crater-forming event [40:00:00]. The Tunguska event in Siberia (1908), which flattened a vast forest area from an air burst, serves as a modern example of such destructive power without a direct crater [39:14:00].
Speculations about ancient civilizations and their advanced knowledge often connect this event to a disintegrating Comet Encke. This comet, part of the Taurid meteor stream, crosses Earth’s orbit twice a year (June and October), raising concerns about potential future impacts from remaining large fragments [40:10:00]. Historical events like the Great Chicago Fire (1871) occurred during these periods and may be linked to such fragments or atmospheric gas bubbles [40:42:00].
Impact on Civilization and History
The Younger Dryas impact fundamentally challenges conventional historical narratives, suggesting that a technologically advanced civilization could have existed and been wiped out before our current understanding of history begins [16:21:00].
Evidence of a Lost Civilization
- Pyramids of Giza: The Great Pyramid of Giza, traditionally attributed to the Fourth Dynasty ancient Egyptians around 2500 BC, displays engineering precision that surpasses capabilities believed to exist at that time [01:38:00]. It is aligned to True North within a fraction of a degree, a level of accuracy not matched until the 1800s [02:31:00]. Its dimensions encode fundamental knowledge of Earth’s polar radius and equatorial circumference [10:50:00].
- The logistical challenges of building the Great Pyramid (5 million tons, 2-2.5 million blocks, some weighing 70-80 tons, transported from 1000 km away) within a 20-25 year reign are staggering, requiring a block to be placed every five minutes, 24/7 [03:51:00].
- The precise, razor-blade-tight fit of massive floor tiles (up to 200 tons) around the Giza complex suggests highly advanced engineering [05:46:00].
- The claim that these structures were built with primitive tools like stone pounders and flint chisels is challenged by engineers and architects, as granite, harder than steel, cannot be precisely cut with such tools [07:08:00].
- The Sphinx: The Great Sphinx, carved from bedrock, shows significant rainfall erosion on its enclosure walls, dating it back 10,000-12,000 years, long before the dynastic Egyptians [24:42:00]. The disproportionately small human head compared to its lion body suggests the head was recarved from an older, larger lion’s head [28:13:00]. The original lion head likely aligned with the constellation Leo during the Age of Leo, around 10,000 years ago [30:52:00].
- Advanced Artifacts: Thousands of incredibly precise hard stone vases, some made of corundum (hardness 9 on Mohs scale), have been found, displaying geometric sophistication and symmetry (e.g., perpendicularity to within a thousandth of an inch) far beyond known ancient Egyptian capabilities [01:02:50]. These artifacts suggest an industrial manufacturing process and were likely inherited from an earlier, more advanced culture [01:14:00].
- Megalithic Structures: Sites like Göbekli Tepe in Turkey, dated to 9000 BC (11,000 years ago), demonstrate an advanced culture capable of carving and erecting 10-20 ton megaliths at that time [26:35:00]. This discovery, along with others like Karahan Tepe, refutes the idea that civilization began 6,000 years ago with the Sumerians [27:15:00].
- Massive Statues and Obelisks: Single-piece granite statues, some over 1,000 tons and the size of the Statue of Liberty, demonstrate an advanced capability in carving and moving stone [01:39:00]. The unfinished 1,200-ton obelisk in Aswan Quarry, still attached to bedrock, challenges traditional explanations of ancient stone working [02:15:00].
- Underground Cities: The existence of massive underground cities like Derinkuyu in Turkey, capable of housing hundreds of thousands of people with access to air and water, suggests preparation for catastrophic events [04:57:00].
Societal Amnesia and Reinterpretation of History
The Younger Dryas period and its associated events provide a plausible explanation for the numerous flood and fire myths found in nearly every ancient culture and religion worldwide, from Mayan to Hindu to Biblical accounts [54:48:00]. These oral traditions, transmitted through deified stories and celestial knowledge, might be eyewitness accounts of past cataclysms [56:06:00].
Mainstream archaeology, particularly Egyptology, has been reluctant to incorporate this new evidence, largely due to resistance from established academic dogma [09:19:00]. There is a strong resistance to discrediting the long-held narrative that dynastic Egyptians built everything, despite internal evidence such as hieroglyphics that describe an “overseer of the pyramid city” rather than pyramid builders [02:18:27].
Implications for Modern Civilization
The Younger Dryas impact hypothesis suggests a cyclical nature of civilization and catastrophe [01:53:00]. If such an event were to occur today, it would likely revert humanity to a hunter-gatherer state, with advanced technology becoming “magic” in future oral traditions [02:24:00]. This perspective should compel humanity to prioritize addressing larger existential threats, such as potential cosmic impacts, over internal political conflicts [02:01:04].
Some speculate that the sudden interest in space travel and the creation of underground bunkers by modern governments reflect an awareness of these cyclical catastrophes and a desire to prepare for future events [02:01:04]. The continuous discovery of meteor impacts (hundreds since 1994) reinforces the idea that Earth is in a “cosmic shooting gallery” [04:18:00].
The idea that past humans, potentially even other hominid species like Neanderthals (who had larger brains and superior physical capabilities), might have been responsible for these ancient technologies and civilizations, adds further complexity to humanity’s history [02:25:00]. The possibility that a technologically advanced branch of humanity escaped Earth prior to a cataclysm, becoming the “aliens” of future myths, adds a conspiracy theories and their impact layer to the discussion [02:28:45].
Ultimately, accepting the Younger Dryas impact hypothesis forces a reevaluation of human history, from a linear progression to a cyclical pattern of rise and fall, urging a greater focus on long-term planetary survival. This broader understanding of Earth’s climate history also shifts the perspective on modern climate change, framing it within a much larger, more violent geological context where cosmic impacts are the primary drivers of extreme environmental shifts [02:05:21].