Skeptoid #1031: Unearthing Ancient Advanced Civilizations

About this episode

This episode explores the validity of the Silurian hypothesis regarding a pre-human intelligent race on Earth.

An exploration of the validity of the Silurian hypothesis, which posits the existence of a pre-human intelligent race on Earth. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

People in this episode

Host: Brian Dunning

Topics covered

• ancient civilizations
• Silurian hypothesis
• intelligent life
• pre-human race
• archaeology

Keywords

• Silurian hypothesis
• ancient civilizations
• intelligent life
• Earth
• archaeology

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Books & works: Silurian hypothesis

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