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He explores what he calls "memes"—cultural ideas passed down through generations—relating to the sky, death, and the afterlife, seen in the star-aligned soul journeys in North American mounds or Egyptian pyramids. These recurring themes across isolated cultures could indicate a common ancestral civilization or shared spiritual heritage.
The Search for a Lost Global Civilization
Hancock theorizes that a prehistoric, advanced civilization existed in the distant past, capable of global seafaring, large-scale architecture, and scientific knowledge. This civilization was likely wiped out during the Younger Dryas impact cataclysm, with survivors hiding or embedding their knowledge in sacred sites and myths—legends of floods, divine stars, and civilizations lost to times.