Younger Dryas

Referenced in 4 episodes

Definition

A geologic period from approximately 12,900 to 11,700 years ago, characterized by a return to glacial conditions in the Northern Hemisphere which followed a warming trend.

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Kevin Sterling: Ozark Atlantis

Earth AncientsOct 10, 2026

Author Kevin Sterling argues that refugees from a sunken Caribbean 'Atlantis' fled the Younger Dryas catastrophe through Florida and built a hidden, knowledge-based civilization in the caves and bluffs of the Arkansas and Missouri Ozarks. He claims these refugees mixed culturally with unusually tall 'giant' peoples and with crash-stranded gray aliens he calls the Night Dwellers, whom he links to the Cherokee legend of the Moon-Eyed People. Host Cliff Dunning opens with his own AI-assisted claim that the Great Sphinx's head is a later replacement made of different stone than its ancient body.

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Freddy Silva: The Megaliths

Earth AncientsSep 26, 2026

Researcher Freddy Silva argues that the great megalith concentrations of Portugal, Brittany and northern Scotland were not tombs but deliberately engineered 'megalithic machines' that harnessed telluric energy for healing, farming and altered states of consciousness. He links their builders to a tall, fair-haired priestly lineage he connects to the Scythians and the Tuatha de Danann, and to seafaring people who survived the flooding at the end of the Younger Dryas, possibly Atlanteans. Host Cliff also floats the idea that Maya pyramids sit on energy fields that may have 'terraformed' crops and consciousness.

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Episode #382: Searching for Traces of a Lost Civilization with Ben from UnchartedX

Brothers of the SerpentAug 18, 2026

Ben from UnchartedX joins Russ and Kyle Allen to argue that ancient Egypt shows evidence of two separate industries: a primitive one matching dynastic Egyptian tools, and a far more sophisticated one involving machining, precision, and massive logistics. They propose that the dynastic Egyptians inherited monuments, statues, and precision stone vases from an older lost civilization, possibly one that flourished during the African Humid Period or earlier. The conversation covers erosion on the Giza plateau, the precision vase scanning debate, academic resistance to alternative ideas, and advice for future archaeologists.

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Episode #075: The Great Year Model of Cyclic Time & Periodic Disaster

KosmographiaDec 1, 2021

In this episode, Randall Carlson explores ancient knowledge regarding cyclical patterns of destruction as gleaned from historical models tied to the Pleistocene/Holocene Transition, particularly focusing on the Younger Dryas period. Joined by the Brothers of the Serpent, they delve into how past civilizations may have understood and prepared for these catastrophic cycles. The discussion highlights the implications of these ancient insights on our current knowledge and future resilience.

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