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Why 50,000 Ancient Mounds Were Built to Survive Climate Collapse
Think ancient monuments were just tombs? Think again. This video shatters that myth by diving into the research from 'Beyond Barrows,' a groundbreaking book edited by David Fontijn, John Lewin Sajavadova, and Carsten Wenttik. We reveal how prehistoric societies across Europe and the Americas used burial mounds, post alignments, and even scattered human bones as survival tools against environmental collapse. From Vikings hacking into 2,000-year-old graves to steal legitimacy, to wetland communities anchoring their identity with ancestors' remains, and the shocking 'bet-hedging' theory that building wasteful mounds prevented extinction, this exploration will change how you see history. Discover why 50,000 mounds were built in just 350 years in Denmark, and what it means for our own climate crisis today.
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