They Just Packed Up And Moved...
Colour me skeptical. Modern agendas overrun archaeology.
https://greekreporter.com/2025/11/06/america-earliest-civilization-survive-deadly-climate-shift/
You have to watch the buzzwords and phrases they use. I also just don’t believe they have definitive evidence one way or another what happened/didn’t happen. As a matter of fact they don’t seem to have much at all apart from an old pyramid base.
The Island Hippo of Crete bears more interesting scrutiny:
https://greekreporter.com/2025/11/06/study-reconstructs-skull-ancient-hippo-crete/
Tracing the journey of the ancient hippo on Crete
During the Pleistocene epoch, hippopotamuses spread across several islands, including Cyprus, Madagascar, Malta, Sicily, and Crete. Fossil evidence suggests that H. creutzburgi descended from Hippopotamus antiquus, a species known to inhabit the Peloponnese, Greece.
Researchers believe that lower sea levels during colder periods allowed a group of H. antiquus to reach Crete, where they adapted to the island’s environment.
Evolution on an island
Following the “island rule,” a concept proposed by biologist Van Valen, the ancestors of H. creutzburgi became smaller over time. Large animals often shrink in island environments due to limited resources, while smaller species may grow larger.
This makes a lot more sense in this context. I can see competition and opportunism in the historical mysts of time. Organized co-operation less so, particularly when it comes to humans. we’re a pack of shits. If these early Native Americans are anything like modern Australians, or even myself really, they’ll stick to a badly-working and decaying system for a very long period of time until the absolute point of necessity when they need to jump, and even then its probably only when a new opportunity has presented itself. And steadfast beliefs can get chucked overboard in the name of survival. I just don’t see any oderliness or friendly cooperation for a higher goal or purpose happening here. Then again, I am trying to tie in two completely different historical episodes together into one article and drawing out of convenience. The idea of the Island Hippo was too good a marketing hook to pass up.
a fun song. 80s italo. Negro - Space Opera
a great comment on its Discogs:
Fucking weird record. But it works. Especially at 5 a.m. when only 4 weirdos are left at the club. Four lonely, sad men. Pitch it up at 33 and watch your remaining customers go slowly batshit crazy.
Well said sir.
And one more, and i reckon the same sentiment can be applied: Diana Est - Tenax
…after which I get the 68minute AI? playlist Tijuana Taxi- Day of the Dead queued up for me. How appropriate.