![]() ![]() That, Dibble says, could easily be debunked, "because there's a lot of underwater archaeology. He addressed several of Hancock's claims: First, that key evidence might have disappeared underwater. In a recent call with DW, his annoyance was palpable. The Gobekli Tepe archaeological site in Sanliurfa province in southeastern Turkey dates back some 12,000 years Image: Mustafa Kaya/XinHua/picture alliance Underwater evidenceĭibble's research specializes in the Iron and Bronze Ages, and he has taken part in numerous excavations in Greece. "None of them show any evidence of some sort of advanced global connectivity or something like that," he says. Simply no evidence, archaeologists sayīut the theory, Dibble and many others say, is purely false: There is simply no evidence to hide.ĭibble says there have been "hundreds, if not thousands" of excavation sites dating back to the period Hancock references in "Ancient Apocalypse." In fact, throughout the series, Hancock clearly shows a contempt of what he calls "mainstream archaeologists," who he says are unwilling to engage with his theory, or worse, are hiding key evidence from the wider public. He says the show's producer, Graham Hancock, a British journalist with a degree in sociology, was appealing to "conspiracy theory crowds by attacking a sort of mainstream archaeology, as he puts it." In late November, the Society for American Archaeology (SAA) sent an open letter to Netflix executives, urging the platform to replace the show's "docuseries" classification with "science fiction." The group also urged Netflix to add disclaimers labeling the show's content "unfounded." The company hasn't responded to the letter, a spokesman for the Society of American Archaeologists told DW.įlint Dibble, an archaeologist at Cardiff University in the UK, told DW he was "annoyed, surprised and dismayed" when he watched the show, prompting him to write a long Twitter thread debunking it. The 'Ancient Apocalypse' series centers around a theory that an Ice Age-era flood wiped out a thriving civilization Image: akg-images/picture alliance Archaeologists call series a conspiracy theoryīut there's a problem: According to scientists, the show's thesis is, to quote one commentator, "bunk." Other critics call it an eight-part conspiracy theory set to dramatic music. That is the narrative promoted by "Ancient Apocalypse,", a popular Netflix docuseries that, since airing in mid-November, has found itself among the platform's most watched shows. In turn, the pupils started building gigantic temples and observatories to watch the stars and warn future generations of the dangers that might strike from above. Those survivors, the story goes, scattered across the globe, seeking out hunter-gatherers to share their ancient wisdom with. As the glaciers melted and sea levels rose, the waters erased every trace of the advanced, global civilization. Until, that is, disaster struck: A huge comet crashed into Earth, triggering violent floods. ![]() Its people pursued astronomy, science, art and architecture. Once upon a time, some 12,000 years ago, an ancient, sophisticated Ice Age-era civilization flourished. ![]()
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