Hazar Tufanından Doğan Zorunlu Medeniyet Mirası Prof Dr Mustafa Ergün

Every living thing has natural habitats suitable for its survival. In their own environment, living things reproduce and live healthy and happy lives. Living things can adapt to small changes in their environment by making some changes themselves. However, large changes in the environment cause the decline, extinction, or migration of that species to new environments where it can adapt. Life on Earth began in water and evolved to the present day. Evolution is a fundamental condition for biological life. With the end of the Ice Age, these civilizations (until the formation of deltas) formed around the Caspian Sea, primarily in Harran, Aran, and Turan. It is known that early civilizations were closely associated with the Caspian Sea region during the Ice Age. Stages of civilization: Gathering; Hunting; Agriculture. The development of civilization in a region depends on the presence of the following factors together: Suitable climate zones (between 35°-40° N latitudes); Rich water resources; Agriculture; Metals. According to the "Law of Evolution" in nature, only those with the ability to "adapt to changing conditions and the environment" have survived. At the time of the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), the world's population was only around 5 million. The majority of them lived in the Caspian Sea basins (-150 meters) and on its slopes. This was because all life was confined between 35-40° latitudes. The south of these latitudes was covered by deserts where no life could survive. The north was covered by tundra and glaciers that did not allow for life. The Caspian basin is the world's largest closed inland basin. 15,000 years ago, the waters of the glaciers in the north suddenly filled this basin, and the water level rose by +50 meters. This event, known as the Caspian Floods, is etched in human memory as the "Flood." Human communities, who lived as gatherers and hunters, fled east and west towards higher altitudes in the Elburz Mountains (covered by glaciers) during this period when the Ice Age was still ongoing. This catastrophe forced people to live in communities. Therefore, people had to domesticate themselves. The first stage of domestication was creating a common language. In the harsh conditions of the Ice Age, civilization spread from the Caspian Sea region to the land of Aran and Urmu (Southwest Iran; southern Azerbaijan). From there, advancing through the passes of the Taurus and Zagros Mountains, they reached the Harran Plain, where the world's first civilization (approximately 12,000 years ago) was formed. Here, UR means community, city. MU means Paradise in Sumerian. Therefore, the lost continent of MU means lost Paradise. Living as a community gave them the skills to control nature, cultivate agriculture, and manage water. The Harran civilization crossed the Taurus Mountains, first reaching the Konya Plain (8000 BC) and then westward, creating the Trojan civilization on the Aegean coast (4000 BC). From there, civilization spread westward to Thrace, laying the foundations of European civilization. The Sumerian civilization also advanced south and west from Turan, Aran, and Harran into Mesopotamia. As the climate changed in the Turan region, they crossed the Hindu Kush Mountains and descended into the Indus Valley. They first established a civilization in Mehrgarh (7th millennium BC) in northern Balochistan. Later, a civilization developed in Harappa (5300 BC) on the Indus River. South of the Indus, a delta civilization flourished in Mohenjo-daro (2500 BC).