Recorded history only goes back around 5,000 years, but humans have been around for 200,000 years. Could there have been highly sophisticated ancient societies of which no trace remains?
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Depending on how advanced you’re talking then yes, it’s possible there were advanced humans or civilisations 50,000+ years ago and that we’ve found no trace. But very unlikely at this stage.
Whatever advancement they would not have reached space age or nuclear as those remnants would have been found. But it’s definitely possible that farming and more advanced wood construction may have occurred multiple times. When the Maui were discovered, they had begun moving from basic hunter gatherer and were planting potato crops and building wooden forts. There might even have been some previous advancements into metallurgy that could have faded away. Stone tools have been recovered dating back millions of years but very little art and carvings have been found for ages beyond 40,000 years. However a few have had abstract images or engravings that could suggest early beginnings to writing.
But it’s also worth noting that humans nearly went extinct between 50,000 and 100,000 years ago. So there’s far less humans who would have been facing far more adversity, making advancements difficult and unlikely.
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