Reply #92: I believe they were contemporary w/ one another [View All]

[Nevernose]

At least for a thousand years or so, especially during the old kingdom years.

There are some easy arguments against the theories of VonDaniken (sp?) and later theorists. Such as: what about all of the ancient holy sites that AREN'T on the 30th parallel? (Nazca lines, North Am. Mound Builders, Northern European Henge buiilders, etc.) And even so, could it be that the reason that so many are on or around the 30th parallel is that because the climate there was more conducive to developing civilizations?

While I'm not trying to make fun of these theories or start an argument, I usually follow Occam's Razor: the simplest explanation is usually the best. Aliens (oe whomever) may indeed have had a hand in developing civilizations on planet Earth, but that might just be denigrating the capabilities of our ancestors. They lived a long time ago and werw not as technologically advanced, but that doesn't mean they were stupid or incapable.

Personally, I subscribe to a viral language theory of the birth of civilization, and I also suspect that our ancient relatives had a great deal more contact with each other than is commonly acknowledged.