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10 Civilizations That Disappeared Under Mysterious Circumstances
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| 7-23-2012
| Annalee Newitz
Posted on 07/24/2012 7:54:00 PM PDT by Sir Napsalot
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I dont' know the reason for the order of these 10 lost civilizations.
Also in the comment section, there is another mention of the Hittites.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hittites
To: Sir Napsalot
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posted on
07/24/2012 8:02:54 PM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(Roger Taney? Not a bad Chief Justice. John Roberts? A really awful Chief Justice.)
To: Sir Napsalot
Every civilization has had its versions of Democrats and Obamas, and they die.
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posted on
07/24/2012 8:08:25 PM PDT
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pallis
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07/24/2012 8:11:54 PM PDT
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07/24/2012 8:11:54 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: Sir Napsalot
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posted on
07/24/2012 8:12:24 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
To: Sir Napsalot
My bet is in most cases, crop failure. Due to variable rainfall, variable temperatures and crop disease. Anyone involved in modern agriculture knows how much successful production depends on adapting methods.
What works for a time, simply stops working because of insect adaptation, fungus growth, competing crop appearance.
Only by constantly observing and changing to current conditions does agriculture succeed.
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posted on
07/24/2012 8:13:02 PM PDT
by
Texas Fossil
(Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
To: pallis
Bwahaahaahaha......
Wait a sec, that means us. Not so good. :-(
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posted on
07/24/2012 8:21:08 PM PDT
by
Sir Napsalot
(Pravda + Useful Idiots = CCCP; JournOList + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey!)
To: Sir Napsalot
The disappearance of the Indus Valley Civilisation truly is a great mystery - so much so, even their language has barely been deciphered. Complex seals, systems of weights and measures, rectangular grid streets and city layouts, underground sewer systems, granaries and public baths for a civilisation that sprouted circa 4000 BC is a remarkable achievement.
To: Texas Fossil
I’ve heard some archeologists who say that our ability to find solutions can sometimes create complex systems that fall apart because they were too complex to hold together.
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posted on
07/24/2012 8:27:57 PM PDT
by
Jonty30
(What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults.)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
07/24/2012 8:29:17 PM PDT
by
submarinerswife
(Insanity is doing the same thing over and over, while expecting different results~Einstein)
To: Sir Napsalot
3. Easter Island
4. Catalhöyük
5. Cahokia
6. Göbekli Tepe
7. Angkor
8. The Turquoise Mountain
9. Niya
10. Nabta Playa
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posted on
07/24/2012 8:29:17 PM PDT
by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: Texas Fossil
It is a known fact that the climate of the earth varies from era to era and small differences in average temperatures and rainfall can devastate crops and populations. They can even trace the movements of prehistoric peoples into and out of Europe as a result of those temperature changes.
Only in recent years has there been some degree of ability to adapt to major changes and even that is limited.
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posted on
07/24/2012 8:36:24 PM PDT
by
arrogantsob
(Obama must Go. Sarah herself supports Romney.)
To: Sir Napsalot
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posted on
07/24/2012 8:39:39 PM PDT
by
Beowulf9
To: submarinerswife
Both those are not ancient. They postdate the printing press.
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posted on
07/24/2012 8:40:10 PM PDT
by
Oztrich Boy
(Literals will believe anything.)
To: Salvation
10Civilizations That Disappeared Under Mysterious Circumstances .
11. Flint, Michigan
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posted on
07/24/2012 8:41:34 PM PDT
by
Tau Food
(Tom Hoefling for President - 2012)
To: Jonty30
too complex?
Yep, God reminding us who is actually in charge.
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posted on
07/24/2012 8:51:53 PM PDT
by
Texas Fossil
(Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
To: Sir Napsalot
The Mayan collapse is no great mystery. Constant warfare between the city-states eventually took its toll. The treasure needed to maintain a vital civilization was pee’d into the winds of war. Even a short drought or period of intensified hurricanes (they’re periodic and devastating on that flat land that’s barely above sea-level) was probably enough to push the “tilt” button.
To: Tau Food
To: Salvation 10Civilizations That Disappeared Under Mysterious Circumstances . 11. Flint, Michigan DEMOCRATS, next question
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posted on
07/24/2012 9:16:12 PM PDT
by
cpdiii
(Deckhand, Roughneck, Mud Man, Geologist, Pilot, Pharmacist. THE CONSTITUTION IS WORTH DYING FOR!)
To: Sir Napsalot
Bureaucracies stifle growth and adaptation.
They kill any civilization in time.
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posted on
07/24/2012 9:35:40 PM PDT
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mrsmith
(Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat Party!)
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