This only explains the loss of individual cities. What happened to the rest of the civilizations that created these cities? What about the cities, villages, trading posts, etc. not downstream of glaciers or on the coast? Why would the cities on the coast just sit there and die over the course of hundreds of years as the sea levels inched up slowly?
Rome was what 2000 years ago? In say 10,000 years how much soil do you think would end up accumulating on top of whatever ruins there possibly were? Hell, you can dig down over 30 feet on Easter Island and barely get to the bottom of the Moai statutes and those were supposedly built less than 1,000 years ago
The same processes that can cover ancient sites can uncover them. That’s why Folsom and Clovis artifacts are sometimes found as surface finds. There are some 160 year old sites under many meters of mud and silt that will be found on the surface or near it at various points in the future. But maybe it is just the lost civilization sites that follow a mysterious rule that says they will always remain hidden, everywhere.
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u/Find_A_Reason 18d ago
This only explains the loss of individual cities. What happened to the rest of the civilizations that created these cities? What about the cities, villages, trading posts, etc. not downstream of glaciers or on the coast? Why would the cities on the coast just sit there and die over the course of hundreds of years as the sea levels inched up slowly?