The Archetype Civilization
Part One
One of the basic
tenets throughout this blog has been the concept that there was, after Eden and
before the Flood, a period of about 1,656 years, ending in 2348 B.C. During this time humans developed a
world-wide, unified civilization. To
differentiate this civilization from succeeding daughter civilizations (however
close) and to give it the pre-eminence that I think that it deserves, I will
call this culture the Archetype
civilization. (I know. I’m very presumptuous. I’m getting therapy.)
We have been
discussing a great many scattered pieces of evidence for this concept from
around the world. Let’s begin to pull
some of these pieces of information into a more coherent whole.
While there were
regional and stylistic variances here and there, the commonalities of this
culture far outweigh the differences and are still evident worldwide. There were fundamental distinctions in the
lives of the people from this time that made these common characteristics
recognizable. I’ll try to group some of
those differences into categories.
1.
Physically and mentally superior citizens
2.
Rare or strange artistic and construction materials
3.
A distinctive architectural style
4.
A recognizable, unique and universal language
Physically and mentally superior citizens
First, people lived
longer, were healthier, stronger and mentally more capable.
The Bible shows
us that the lifespans of the people living up to Noah’s day were longer than
our own by more than a factor of 10. In
other words, instead of living 70, 80 or 90 years, they lived for 900 years or
more.
Expert analysis, by
people who are medical experts on human skull development (and therefore less biased
than your average anthropologist or archaeologist), was conducted on the normal
maturation processes seen in the most ancient of skulls. The analysis demonstrated that these people
were very much older than anyone who has subsequently lived (see Buried
Alive by Jack Cuozzo). The ancient
peoples lived longer.
The earliest
human remains showed bones that were denser and more robust, with muscle
attachments that were much larger than our own, on the average. This means that their bodies were more muscular
and durable.
In the book of
Genesis, in the Bible, Adam was capable of both naming and remembering the
names of all the animals – a feat no modern human could accomplish unaided. Additionally,
ancient crania (the area of the skull
that held the brain) averaged 10% more volume than the current human cranium averages.
Their brains were
uniformly larger. They had to be
smarter.
Recent studies
have been conducted on the physical artifacts and construction works, writings
and habits of ancient peoples. Even
those peoples that we are familiar with from more recent times, like the
ancient Greeks, were found to be more creative and insightful with better
memories than the average modern citizen (I dare say, even if augmented by a
smart phone).
Sorry,
folks. The facts don’t support e-volution. De-volution
is very real and provable, however, especially within humanity.
For example, there
are scholars who specialize in Greek architecture. They have concluded that, while we can copy
the styles and techniques of ancient Greek buildings, there is no way that we,
as a people, could ever have created such innovative, graceful works
that blended into the existing landscapes as the Greeks did.
Despite what you
may have been told, humanity is not getting better and better. We are not superior to our ancestors. We are not evolving into a higher
species. Just the opposite in fact.
If they possessed
superior neurology, then vision and hand/eye coordination would have logically
been superior in the Archetype people as well.
There is evidence to support this.
As one example, in
the blog entry entitled “Cave Sight,” we saw that earlier peoples left traces
of artistic work. The characteristics
and location of that work showed both extraordinary skill and superior
eyesight.
So, trait one of
the Archetype Civilization is the evidence of more robust, capable and
intelligent individuals.
Next time we’ll
look at rare or strange artistic and construction materials
WARNING!!
The truth
is there. You just have to see it.
This
blog has been written with the sole purpose of using the ample evidence
available to verify and support the biblical record, while refuting the copious
propaganda that is shoved down our throats daily by materialistic
uniformitarians.
It is my
contention that the Bible describes God's original creation of people with
extraordinary capabilities who subsequently created an advanced
civilization that exceeds our own. It was destroyed in the Great Flood
and we have spent the last 4,500 years trying to preserve or re-build that
civilization. I contend that science supports all this in multiple
disciplines, but this information is ignored, discredited or suppressed by people
who have an opposing agenda.
Nothing
that you see on this blog is original. Any fact that you see here is
obtainable on a dozen different websites and books. I use these facts and
photos, without violating their copyrights, under the legal principle of fair
use practice. That is, I use them one time, for educational purposes
only.
The point
is, nothing here is made up. The only thing that I do (or need to
do) is assemble this information in its readily discernible pattern.
You
might want to read through the first entry posted on this blog (Past
Remembering: Thoughts toward a coherent view of our ancient past, our
present and our future) in order to understand my theoretical and
theological underpinnings more clearly.
Ecclesiastes 1:9-10 (NASB)
That which has been is that which
will be,
And that which has been done is that
which will be done.
So there is nothing new under the
sun.
Is there anything of which one might
say,
“See this, it is new”?
Already it has existed for ages
Which were before us.
