Interpretive view of the Piri Reis map showing the controversial southern landmass that some identify as the coast of Antarctica before glaciation. Charles
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Interpretive view of the Piri Reis map showing the controversial southern landmass that some identify as the coast of Antarctica before glaciation. Charles Hapgood and Graham Hancock have argued this implies the existence of an advanced civilization capable of cartography at a time when Antarctica was ice-free, potentially before 10,000 BCE.
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