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World's OLDEST Text Suggests Humans Aren't From Earth | Matt LaCroix

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Science and Nature

Summary of Scientific Concepts, Discoveries, and Phenomena

Bridging Mainstream and Alternative Archaeology

The speaker emphasizes a cooperative, evidence-driven approach that bridges mainstream archaeology, geology, climatology, and alternative history to uncover lost civilizations and challenge established narratives.

Oldest Texts and Ancient Tablets

  • The earliest known written records come from Mesopotamia, including Sumerian, Akkadian, Assyrian, and Babylonian clay tablets, preserving knowledge for over 5,000 years.
  • These tablets contain foundational stories about human origins, cosmology, and civilization, predating biblical and later religious texts.
  • Dating methods include indirect carbon dating of organic matter near artifacts, luminescence dating, and sediment core analysis.

Challenges to Conventional Timelines

  • Geological evidence, such as water erosion on the Great Sphinx, suggests much older dates for some ancient monuments than traditionally accepted.
  • The Sphinx shows signs of water erosion inconsistent with the dry climate of the dynastic Egyptian period, implying a much earlier origin during a wetter climate phase.
  • Science is criticized for being agenda-driven rather than purely evidence-based, hindering acceptance of new findings.

Underwater Ruins at Lake Van, Turkey

  • Discovered accidentally in 2017, these are some of the deepest confirmed underwater ruins globally (up to 75 ft deep).
  • Lake Van is the world’s largest soda (alkaline) lake with no outlet, very deep (possibly over 3,000 ft), and volcanic with active fault lines.
  • The ruins show advanced stonework with symbols similar to those found in ancient Egypt and other global sites, suggesting a lost global civilization.
  • The lake’s level rise is linked to a massive volcanic eruption (Mount Neat) that blocked the lake’s outflow, flooding the ruins and providing a potential dating marker.

Megalithic Architecture Worldwide

  • Sites such as the Valley Temple (Egypt), Puma Punku (Bolivia), Sacsayhuamán (Peru), and others show highly precise stone cutting and fitting, often with large, hard stones like basalt and andesite.
  • Evidence of vitrification (stone melting) on some blocks suggests exposure to extreme heat (thousands of degrees), possibly from cosmic or solar events rather than conventional fires or lightning.
  • Many large megalithic projects worldwide were abruptly abandoned, possibly due to catastrophic events.

Ancient Underground Cities in Turkey

  • Cities like Derinkuyu and Kaymakli are extensive multi-level underground complexes designed for long-term habitation, including air shafts and watertight rolling stone doors, likely built as refuges from catastrophic surface events.

Climate and Catastrophic Events

  • Ice core data shows rapid, violent climate shifts during the Younger Dryas and Older Dryas periods (~14,500 to 12,000 years ago), including sudden flash freezes evidenced by frozen mammoths with undigested food and flash-frozen alder trees far north of their normal range.
  • These events may have been caused by massive solar coronal mass ejections (CMEs) rather than asteroid impacts, affecting Earth’s magnetosphere and causing pole shifts.

Human DNA Anomalies and Origins

  • Humans uniquely have 46 chromosomes, whereas all other primates have 48, a difference unexplained by conventional science, suggesting possible genetic manipulation or intervention.
  • The leap from apes to humans is described as vast, with humans having much larger brains and different genetic makeup.

Anunnaki and Ancient Gods as Fractals of Source

  • The Anunnaki (originally “Anuna”) are described in ancient texts as omnipotent, eternal beings who created humanity in their image.
  • They are not aliens in the conventional sense but higher-dimensional, multi-dimensional fractals of source, responsible for managing natural laws such as duality and polarity.
  • Enki and Enlil represent dual forces (knowledge/wisdom vs. destruction/control), reflecting cosmic balance.
  • The Anunnaki are “chained to our reality,” acting as ordainers of destinies, involved in a cyclical cosmic plan.

Myth of Adapa and Human Origins

  • The Myth of Adapa is the oldest known written text describing the first man, a wise figure created by the Anunnaki, who was granted wisdom but not eternal life.
  • This challenges the idea of humans as mere evolutionary accidents, instead depicting humans as created beings with lost divine potential.

Ancient Symbolism and Sacred Geometry

  • Symbols like the sun cross, spirals, and step pyramids appear worldwide (Turkey, South America, Egypt, Cambodia), indicating a shared ancient knowledge system.
  • The Knights Templar cross and the papal cross trace back to ancient solar crosses found at sites like Ionis near Lake Van.
  • Sacred geometry, fractals (3, 6, 9), and mathematical constants (pi) are encoded in ancient architecture, suggesting advanced understanding of cosmology and mathematics.

Lost Knowledge and Suppression

  • Secret societies and mystery schools historically preserved esoteric knowledge, but over time this knowledge became corrupted and hidden to control populations.
  • Modern education systems are described as designed to produce compliant workers rather than critical thinkers, suppressing alternative historical narratives.
  • The suppression of this knowledge prevents humanity from realizing its true nature and potential.

Consciousness, Mysticism, and Human Potential

  • Ancient civilizations mastered consciousness, meditation, astral projection, and psychic abilities, which modern society largely dismisses or forgets.
  • Practices such as grounding to the Earth, natural living, and esoteric traditions are essential to unlocking dormant human abilities.
  • Examples include documented psychic children and Tibetan monks influencing physical objects with sound.
  • The spiritual goal is to balance body, mind, and spirit to unlock higher states of being.

The Moon and Solar System as a Special, Possibly Engineered System

  • The Moon’s size, mass, and distance ratios to Earth and the Sun are described as near-impossible coincidences, suggesting intentional design or terraforming to support life on Earth.
  • The Moon is likely hollow and composed of unusual materials, with craters exhibiting uniform depths inconsistent with natural impacts.
  • The solar system’s arrangement may be part of a cosmic experiment or plan involving the Anunnaki.

Potential Ancient Global Civilization (Atlantis and Others)

  • Evidence supports the existence of a global, advanced civilization predating known ancient cultures, destroyed by cataclysmic events (floods, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis).
  • Atlantis is linked to submerged landmasses near the Azores, consistent with Plato’s descriptions.
  • Pre-Greek civilizations with advanced megalithic architecture existed, as evidenced by structures like the Pyx Wall near Athens.
  • Later civilizations such as the Inca inherited and built upon remnants of this lost knowledge.

Critique of Zechariah Sitchin

  • Sitchin’s popular Anunnaki theories (e.g., mining gold, Nibiru) are discredited as inaccurate and not based on proper translations of ancient texts.
  • Proper understanding requires consulting expert Assyriologists like George Smith, Samuel Kramer, and Stephanie Dalley.

Time Travel and Non-Linear History

  • The Anunnaki may be time travelers, appearing across different epochs, as suggested by the Enuma Elish and tablet interpretations.
  • Time is cyclical with no true beginning or end, and history is non-linear.

Researchers and Sources Featured or Mentioned

  • Matt LaCroix – Main speaker, researcher, documentary filmmaker
  • Dr. Robert Schoch – Geologist who identified water erosion on the Sphinx
  • John Anthony West – Pioneer in alternative Egyptology
  • George Smith – 19th-century Assyriologist who first translated the Epic of Gilgamesh and other tablets
  • Samuel Kramer – Renowned Assyriologist who confirmed Smith’s work
  • Stephanie Dalley – Modern Assyriologist who further confirmed translations
  • Chris Dunn – Researcher on ancient technology and precision stonework
  • Randall Carlson – Geologist and catastrophist discussing Younger Dryas events
  • Carl Ruck – Classical scholar discussing symbolism such as snakes in ancient cultures
  • Joe McMoneagle – Remote viewer associated with the Stargate program
  • Plutarch – Ancient Greek historian and temple priest providing accounts supporting Atlantis
  • Carl Wolff – Space program photographer who claimed to have seen lunar structures
  • Wes Penre and Billy Carson – Contemporary researchers/debaters on ancient history topics
  • Matt Bell – Researcher on megalithic artifacts
  • Graham Hancock – Mentioned for views on history built on unstable foundations
  • Kevin Kuth – Commented on moon’s distance and orbit
  • Zahi Hawass – Egyptian archaeologist mentioned as a gatekeeper figure

Additional Notes

  • The video discusses the integration of ancient texts, archaeology, climatology, and esoteric traditions to rewrite human history and origins.
  • It highlights the importance of revisiting ancient sources with accurate translations and open-mindedness.
  • Emphasizes that humanity may have forgotten its true origins and potential due to historical suppression and catastrophic resets.
  • Suggests that rediscovering this lost knowledge could lead to a new understanding of consciousness, spirituality, and technology beyond current paradigms.

For More Information

  • Matt LaCroix’s work can be found at thestageoftime.com, on YouTube as Matthew Lcroy, and Instagram The Stage of Time.
  • An upcoming documentary and book aim to present these findings and challenge mainstream narratives.

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