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

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Nov 10, 2025

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Matt LaCroix

In a captivating discussion, Matt LaCroix, an author and ancient history researcher, explores the mysteries of lost civilizations and ancient technology. He delves into Lake Van's submerged ruins and the implications of climate catastrophes on historical timelines. LaCroix challenges conventional narratives about the Sumerians and shares insights on the Anunnaki, revealing their nature as fractals of source rather than mere aliens. The conversation touches on ancient technologies and megalithic structures, interweaving the past's secrets with profound questions about humanity's future.

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ADVICE

Read The Best Tablet Translations

Read original tablets and trusted translators like George Smith and Samuel Kramer to avoid misinterpretation.
Cross-reference versions to separate symbolic from literal content before drawing conclusions.

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Vitrified Megaliths Point To Extreme Events

LaCroix documents basalt vitrification at Kef Kalesi, implying extreme high temperatures.
He suggests charged-particle/solar events (CMEs) could cause vitrification and pole shifts.

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Underground Cities Were Survival Systems

Derinkuyu and Kaymaklı are vast underground cities with long connecting tunnels and engineered air shafts.
LaCroix argues they were refuges built for survival during repeated cataclysms.

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Lake Van: A New Hotspot for Ancient Sites

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Discovery of Underwater Ruins in Lake Van

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Symbols Underwater and Global Connections

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Climate Catastrophes: Older and Younger Dryas

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Megafauna Extinction and Flash-Freezing Evidence

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Vitrified Megaliths and High-Temperature Events

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Largest Underground Cities as Survival Strategy

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Dating the Lake Van Ruins via Lake Level Changes

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Moon Anomalies: Crater Depths and Lunar Ringing

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Varying Moon Distance and Tidal Effects

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Ancient Technologies: Stone Choice and Electromagnetic Properties

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Precision Stonework and Unexplained Tooling

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Global Quarrying Halts and Sudden Civilization Collapse

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Anunnaki, Tablets, and Misconceptions from Sitchin

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Myth of Adapa: Oldest Tablet and Human Origins

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Anunna as Fractals of Source, Not 'Aliens'

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Secret Societies, Education Control, and Knowledge Suppression

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Ionis and Sun-Cross Symbols Linking Global Traditions

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Step-Pyramid Motif Across Continents

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Symbolic Meaning: Inverted and Upright Pyramids

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Who Were the Culture-Bringers like Enki and Prometheus?

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Anunnaki Time-Travel and Cyclical Oversight Theory

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Proto-Greek Megaliths and Evidence of Pre-Athenian Civilization

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Why Later Cultures Inherit and Misattribute Ancient Works

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Matthew LaCroix is an author and ancient history expert who has extensively studied the secrets of lost civilizations, megaliths, earth cycles and ancient texts for two decades.