Did any ancient civilizations exist before the last Ice Age?

” We have no evidence that any ancient civilizations existed during or prior to the current ice age (i.e., the Quaternary glaciation). Since the Quaternary glaciation began about 2.58 million years ago, human beings had not yet evolved into their present form at this time. read more

The last ice age ended some 12,oo years ago (depending on several variables) and had lasted for some 100,000 years prior to the end. There were several "interstadials" or periods of time when the ice retreated but these did not last long, only a few thousand years. read more

Dating back to the end of the last ice age (12, 000 years ago), the recently discovered temple complex in south-eastern Turkey has been called the most important archaeological discovery of modern times. read more