cladking Wrote:
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> Aine Wrote:
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> > Either that or some of what was considered
> fringe
> > 20 years ago is moving into the mainstream.
> Other
> > than the idea that Antarctica was once the
> scene
> > of a great civilization, I always thought GH's
> > ideas weren't all that far from mainstream. At
> the
> > time I thought he was asking questions that the
> > archaeologists should have been asking. The
> > hypothesis that there was an Ice Age
> civilization
> > at least on par with Egypt and Mesopotamia is a
> > reasonable one and doesn't deserve the scorn
> > that's been heaped upon it.
>
> Do you believe it's possible for nomads or even
> cavemen to have a "civilization"?

Yes. To this day people live in caves. Jesus Christ was born in one. As a dwelling you could do a lot worse.

There are extensive cave systems all over the world. Why shouldn't inhabitants be considered a civilization or society?

When and if we ever get to Mars, we'll most likely live underground, in caves or caverns, for protection against radiation.

Will native Martians not be considered a civilization?

> Is "civilization" only about infrastructure and
> culture or can it be based on knowledge and tools?

Those things are interrelated so what's your point?