If a new ice age develops would there be evidence that we were ever here?

[suey71]

If an new Ice Age was to develope. In 5000 or so years time, would there be any proof left that people once occupied Ireland. Or would the surface of Ireland just be scraped clean by the ice and deposited at sea, leaving no trace that we where ever here?

[Gnar]

What do you meaqn an "new" ice age?the Bible never mentioned an old or previous one?!!

Only Joking,thats a good question, a lot of people use the scouring effects of the ice age /glaciers as an explanation for there being no solid Paleolithic evidence in Ireland.I however am on the fence,Absence of evidence isnt evidence of absence.

[suey71]

Hi Gnar.

Could Earth have had past civilizations that where more advanced that ourselves only to be wiped out by natural occurances/Ice Ages? and all evidence gone.

Where stone age people the sons and daughters of advanced parents.

And could this/will this happen again?


Damn Graham Hancock.

[marco_polo]

Originally Posted by suey71

Hi Gnar.

Could Earth have had past civilizations that where more advanced that ourselves only to be wiped out by natural occurances/Ice Ages? and all evidence gone.

Where stone age people the sons and daughters of advanced parents.

And could this/will this happen again?


Damn Graham Hancock.

Eh No. There has not been a truely Global Ice age in hundreds of Millions of years. Long before we were around.

[lalee17]

Shhhhhhhhhh! http://www.ratemyeverything.net/imag...Motivator.ashx

[suey71]

Originally Posted by marco_polo

Eh No. There has not been a truely Global Ice age in hundreds of Millions of years. Long before we were around.

Hi Marco polo.

What about the one we had about 15,000 years ago?

It might not have been a truly global Ice age, but it was still significant enough to F things up for a lot of people for a very long time.

Thanks

[marco_polo]

Originally Posted by suey71

Hi Marco polo.

What about the one we had about 15,000 years ago?

It might not have been a truly global Ice age, but it was still significant enough to F things up for a lot of people for a very long time.

Thanks

Hi,

My point is the last Glacial maxium extended about halfway though Europe, thus there is no way that no way that any evidence of civilisation further south could have been scrubbed by ice. The last time the Earth is believed to have completly covered with ice was hundereds of millions of years ago and even this 'Snowball Earth' is still a hotly disputed among scienists. Whether the theory proves to be true or not it, it was long before we we had evolved.

[Degsy]

Well if there was ever a giant creature from prehistoric times in loch ness,the glacier that swept through it a few thousand years ago would've made short work of him!
Oh yeah,that and the loch is too young to hold a dinosaur!

[Capt'n Midnight]

Evidence of us worldwide

Mass extinction events

Dispersion of animals to places they could not have reached naturally, Kangaroo is now only the 14th largest animal in Oz

Isotopes imbalances everywhere, carbon 14 is no use to date anything since the 50's because of the increased nuclear radiation
other rare elements in the athmosphere in ice cores and in sediments

satellites in geo synch orbit will be there for a very long time

evidence of mine shafts and very deep pits,

superstructures like dams might survive but tunnels should , stuff on the seabed should survive too


some of these will be noticable n Ireland too even if you remove the top 50 m of the country

[Jakub25]

Originally Posted by suey71

If an new Ice Age was to develope. In 5000 or so years time, would there be any proof left that people once occupied Ireland. Or would the surface of Ireland just be scraped clean by the ice and deposited at sea, leaving no trace that we where ever here?

Of course yes!
Think 5000years is nothing, we have proofs(bones, marks)
that dinozaurs were occupied
Ireland last ones died 6500000mln years ago.
We are humans not animals so we will leave a lot more proofs.

Capt'n Midnight writes some.

[neutra]

Originally Posted by Degsy

Well if there was ever a giant creature from prehistoric times in loch ness,the glacier that swept through it a few thousand years ago would've made short work of him!
Oh yeah,that and the loch is too young to hold a dinosaur!

How come is it not generally known to be too young? Or it is generally-known but I was ignorant of the fact? This sounds interesting, any links? thank you

[Overature]

i would saw there would be, theres loads of dinosaur fossils and the like, and i think humaity has had more of an impact on the earth than they have. so yes there would be

[Capt'n Midnight]

Nessie swam in from the sea during a period of higher sea levels after glaciation.