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sth128 t1_jb326bd wrote

Reply to comment by Mike2220 in What happens at the end of a subduction zone? When the entire plate subducts? by kittens0423

Is it possible the ruins of an entire ancient civilization got subducted and are lost forever?

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sciencedthatshit t1_jb332xy wrote

If that civilization was on the ocean floor, sure.

The "what if geological processes erased a truely ancient civilization" question comes up frequently and the most rigorous treatment of this thought experiment is contained in a paper called The Silurian Hypothesis...check out the wikipedia article on it and the paper as well if you're interested in that sort of thing.

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