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Measure of a civilization's evolution
astronomer, the Earth's civilization would be too young to be able to contact another civilization that would certainly be more advanced; the Solar System is
Kardashev_scale
Board game
Advanced Civilization is an expansion game for the board game Civilization, published in 1991 by Avalon Hill. Ownership of the original game is necessary
Advanced_Civilization
Thought experiment to assess ability to detect evidence of a prior advanced civilization
evidence of a prior advanced civilization, perhaps several million years ago. The most probable indications of such a civilization might be carbon, radioactive
Silurian_hypothesis
Discrepancy of the lack of evidence for alien life despite its apparent likelihood
Tsiolkovsky noted that critics refute the existence of advanced extraterrestrial life as such civilizations would have visited humanity or left some detectable
Fermi_paradox
1980 strategy board game
the most advanced civilization on the map board. This is accomplished through clever game play and purchase of several high-value civilization cards, while
Civilization (1980 board game)
Civilization_(1980_board_game)
1987–2012 series of ten books by Iain Banks
dilemmas that an idealistic, more-advanced civilization faces in dealing with smaller, less-advanced civilizations that do not share its ideals, and whose
Culture_series
Stratified complex society
Historically, a civilization has often been understood as a larger and "more advanced" culture, in implied contrast to smaller, supposedly less advanced cultures
Civilization
1995 video game
Avalon Hill's Advanced Civilization is a computer edition of the Advanced Civilization board game (the Civilization board game including the expansion
Avalon Hill's Advanced Civilization
Avalon_Hill's_Advanced_Civilization
Topic in futurism
planned by the more advanced civilization to avoid mass societal shock for humanity. However much planning an extraterrestrial civilization may do before contacting
Potential cultural impact of extraterrestrial contact
Potential_cultural_impact_of_extraterrestrial_contact
Pseudoarcheological Netflix series
Hancock presents his pseudoarchaeological theory that there was an advanced civilization during the last ice age and that it was destroyed as a result of
Ancient_Apocalypse
Hypothesis of barriers to forming interstellar civilizations
life might arise to the tiny number of intelligent species with advanced civilizations actually observed (currently just one: human). This probability
Great_Filter
Suggestion of an alien civilization on Earth
or UFOs are evidence of a hidden, Earth-based, technologically advanced civilization. Aaron John Gulyas, a scholar of conspiracy theories, characterized
Cryptoterrestrial_hypothesis
activities of a more advanced civilization (or individual persons of it) aimed at the acceleration of progress of a less advanced civilization. Persons who do
Progressorship
Alleged lost empire
theories assert that Tartary, or the Tartarian Empire, was a lost civilization with advanced technology and culture. This ignores well-documented accounts
Tartarian_Empire
1513 Ottoman nautical chart
"Reviewed Work(s): Maps of the Ancient Sea Kings: Evidence of Advanced Civilization in the Ice Age by Charles H. Hapgood", The Geographical Journal
Piri_Reis_map
2025 video game
earliest settlements to advanced society. The player uses various military and civilian units to explore the map, grow their civilization through the founding
Civilization_VII
1996 turn-based strategy video game
assure their civilization's dominance—either by conquering all other civilizations or by manufacturing advanced space technology. Civilization II was a commercial
Civilization_II
1995 book by Graham Hancock
Earth's Lost Civilization is a 1995 pseudoarchaeology book by British writer Graham Hancock. Hancock claims that an advanced civilization lived on Antarctica
Fingerprints_of_the_Gods
Hypothesis that reality could be a computer simulation
technological limitations or self-destruction; advanced civilizations choose not to create them; if advanced civilizations do create them, the number of simulations
Simulation_hypothesis
Largest Greek island
Europe's first advanced civilization, the Minoans, from 2700 to 1420 BCE. The Minoan civilization was overrun by the Mycenaean civilization from mainland
Crete
Idea that makes itself real through its own existence
left-wing perspective rejects pre-emptive knowledge of what a humane or advanced civilization may look like, instead viewing future progress as wholly open and
Hyperstition
Novella by H. P. Lovecraft
grotesque temples, and populated by strange beasts and a highly advanced telepathic civilization who worshipped Cthulhu, Yig, Shub-Niggurath, and—until a certain
The_Mound_(novella)
Hypothesized solution to the Fermi paradox
Ćirković. The hypothesis, published on 27 April 2017, suggests advanced alien civilizations may be storing energy and aestivating (hibernating in times of
Aestivation_hypothesis
Property that provides scientific evidence for the presence of technology
transport networks, could be detected and signal the presence of an advanced civilization. Light and heat detected from planets must be distinguished from
Technosignature
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up civilization or civilisation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A civilization or civilisation is a complex society. Civilization(s) or Civilisation(s)
Civilization_(disambiguation)
2026 video game
highly territorial alien race, the Tailings, a remnant of a far more advanced civilization, the Axum. As disease, attacks by the Tailings, and other biological
Subnautica_2
Locations where civilization emerged
The earliest human civilizations developed independently of each other and a cradle of civilization is a location and a culture from which one of them
Cradle_of_civilization
Fictional Starfleet rule in Star Trek
development of alien civilizations. Its stated aim is to protect unprepared civilizations from the danger of starship crews introducing advanced technology, knowledge
Prime_Directive
Effort to find civilizations not from Earth
exoplanet can be an indication of the presence of cities and an advanced civilization. In addition, the excess infrared radiation and chemicals produced
Search for extraterrestrial intelligence
Search_for_extraterrestrial_intelligence
Aryan-nationalist pseudoarchaeology of the Nazi Party and Ahnenerbe
practitioners aimed to show that the Germanic peoples had created an advanced civilization responsible for the major achievements of Western culture. The principal
Nazi_archaeology
1975 live album by Miles Davis
Yokoo to design its artwork, which depicted the cityscape of an advanced civilization with elements inspired by Eastern subterranean myths, Afrofuturism
Agharta_(album)
Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey
decline, finally ending at around 1100 BC. It represented the first advanced civilization in Europe, leaving behind massive building complexes, tools, stunning
Aegean_Sea
Video game series
Civilization is a series of turn-based strategy video games, first released in 1991. Sid Meier developed the first game in the series and has had creative
Civilization_(series)
developing civilizations would have to be established and maintained. A "galactic club" would be formed and maintained, possibly by an early advanced civilization
Uniformity_of_motive
1925 French novella by José Moselli
manuscript on a Pacific atoll, which reveals the existence of an advanced civilization that no longer exists today. The narrator, the military chief Xié
The_End_of_Illa
American historian (1904–1982)
the result of some unknown ancient civilization that developed advanced scientific knowledge before other civilizations such as Greece. According to historians
Charles_Hapgood
Ancient kingdom in Nubia, Africa
discoveries since the late 20th century have revealed Kush to be an advanced civilization. The Kushites had their own unique language and script; maintained
Kingdom_of_Kush
Book by Ignatius Donnelly
vicious and prolonged winters. The catastrophe destroyed a more advanced civilization, forcing its terrified population to seek shelter in caves. As cave-dwellers
Ragnarok: The Age of Fire and Gravel
Ragnarok:_The_Age_of_Fire_and_Gravel
Pseudoarchaeology book by Robert K. G. Temple
contact, such as a very ancient, advanced, and lost civilization that was behind the sudden appearance of advanced civilization in both Egypt and Sumer. Temple
The_Sirius_Mystery
Very large artificial object
gravity or other attributes that would make it attractive for an advanced civilization. The Alderson disk is a theoretical structure in the shape of a
Megastructure
Hypothetical process of mining a star for resources
is any of several hypothetical processes by which a sufficiently advanced civilization (specifically, one of Kardashev-II or higher) could remove a substantial
Star_lifting
1985 short story by Harry Turtledove
another Roxolani captive realize that they have now given a far more advanced civilization the means to travel to countless worlds, the story closes with the
The Road Not Taken (short story)
The_Road_Not_Taken_(short_story)
Legendary subterranean kingdom
generally, and believed in ascended masters living underground in the advanced civilization of Agartha. Notoriously, Solar Temple members committed mass murder-suicide
Agartha
Caracol, Lamanai, Lubaantun, Altun Ha, and Xunantunich reflect the advanced civilization and much denser population of that period. The first recorded European
History_of_Belize
Subregion of the Asian continent
economically developed, as well as the most technologically and culturally advanced civilization in the region at the time. Cultural and religious interaction between
East_Asia
Existential risk reduction organization
conclusion that Earth must currently host the most technologically advanced civilization that humanity can possibly know about. Klien concluded his essay
Lifeboat_Foundation
2024 video game
luxury facilities, and ancient structures showing evidence of an advanced civilization. From documents he finds along the way, Jack learns that PuffCorp
Sons_of_the_Forest
Mythical lost continent
evolution. Churchward gave a vivid description of Mu as the home of an advanced civilization, the Naacal, which flourished between 50,000 and 12,000 years ago
Mu_(mythical_lost_continent)
Myth in which a great flood destroys civilization
in which a great flood—usually sent by one or more deities—destroys civilization, typically as an act of divine retribution. Parallels are often drawn
Flood_myth
Disproven hypothesis
legend, along with other Eastern subterranean myths, to depict an advanced civilization in the cover art for jazz musician Miles Davis's album Agharta.
Hollow_Earth
1990 novel by Iain M. Banks
Circumstances agent Diziet Sma to work as an operative intervening in less advanced civilizations. The novel recounts several of these interventions and Zakalwe's
Use_of_Weapons
1986 American drama film directed by Peter Weir
upriver to Jeronimo. Allie meets the inhabitants and builds a new, "advanced" civilization. The locals, including Haddy, take kindly to the family. Spellgood
The_Mosquito_Coast_(film)
Mesoamerican civilization (c. 2000 BC – 1697 AD)
The Maya civilization (/ˈmaɪə/) was a Mesoamerican civilization that existed from antiquity to the early modern period. Known by its ancient temples and
Maya_civilization
The Americas prior to European influence
Ecuadorian provinces of Cañar and Azuay. They were an elaborate civilization with advanced architecture and complex religious beliefs. The Inca destroyed
Pre-Columbian_era
culture, also known as Western civilization, European civilization, Occidental culture, Western society, Faustian civilization/culture, or simply the West
Western_culture
Subgenre of speculative fiction
world much more technologically advanced than the surface one, typically either as the refugium of a lost civilization, or (more rarely) as a secret base
Subterranean_fiction
Board wargame
Advanced Third Reich (A3R - 1992) is a board wargame originally designed by Bruce Harper as a simulation of the European and African theatres of World
Advanced_Third_Reich
Proposed stellar megastructure
extracted from stars or gas giants or from asteroids. A sufficiently advanced civilization could use those resources to mass-produce artificial planets, using
Artificial_planet
Pre-Roman civilization of Etruria (9th–1st century BC)
The Etruscans (/ɪˈtrʌskən/ ih-TRUSK-ən) created a civilization in Etruria in ancient Italy, with a common language and culture, and formed a federation
Etruscan_civilization
Comics character
science fiction themes, in particular the last survivors of a very advanced civilization which is now on the verge of extinction. During the series, Hor
Yor_the_Hunter
1979 strategy board game based on Frank Herbert novel
and force their opponents to reveal one element of their battle plan. In advanced rules, the Atreides player may bring the Kwizatz Haderach into play, which
Dune_(board_game)
Decorated andesite stones found in Ica Province, Peru
expected finds that could corroborate such a civilization having existed would for instance include ruins of advanced structures, garbage, as well as graves
Ica_stones
Strategic board game
America Invades (1995) World at War: Stalingrad (1995) Avalon Hill's Advanced Civilization (1996) Over the Reich (1996) Wooden Ships and Iron Men (1996) Achtung
Diplomacy_(game)
New energy suppression
thermodynamics. Followers of the Tartaria conspiracy theory believe an advanced civilization called Tartaria destroyed by a "mud flood" now covered up by the
Free energy suppression conspiracy theory
Free_energy_suppression_conspiracy_theory
Marvel comics character
station, John and his construction team discover the ruins of an advanced civilization harboring numerous strange jewels, one of which embeds itself in
John_Jameson_(character)
Bronze Age civilization on Crete and other Aegean Islands
The Minoan civilization was a Bronze Age culture centered on the island of Crete. Known for its monumental architecture and Minoan art, it is often regarded
Minoan_civilization
Spark plug supposedly encased in a 500,000-year-old geode
pseudoscientific theories for the artifact's origin, among them: An ancient advanced civilization (such as Atlantis); Prehistoric ancient astronauts; Human time travelers
Coso_artifact
1948 science fiction novel by Władysław Umiński
from Earth on a journey to Venus, where they encounter a highly advanced civilization of human-like beings who descended from Atlantis and have embraced
Zaziemskie_światy
Hypothetical material
the development stage of extraterrestrial civilizations, it would be conceivable that advanced civilizations do not claim more and more space and resources
Computronium
End times in Norse mythology
members of the Isu, who within the series' fictional lore, are an advanced civilization that predate humanity, and Ragnarök refers to a series of events
Ragnarök
Topics referred to by the same term
series written by Scottish author Iain M. Banks The Culture, an advanced civilization in the Banks novels Cultured (magazine), an art, design and architecture
Culture_(disambiguation)
2023 video game
the game is set in a universe shaped by the advanced civilization of ancient humanity. This civilization created powerful research facility known as DIS
Void_Stranger
Hypothesis in ufology
Martians; both worlds now known to be uninhabitable and devoid of any advanced civilization. Hoaxing seems to explain some of these contactees claims, but visionary
Psychosocial_UFO_hypothesis
Bronze Age civilisation in South Asia
second-millennium BCE, which are unrelated to the mature phase of the Indus Valley Civilization. Recent geophysical research suggests that, unlike the Sarasvati described
Indus_Valley_Civilisation
Board game company
Jedko Games' The Russian Campaign and War at Sea, and Hartland Trefoil's Civilization. The railroad building game 1830 was developed by Avalon Hill, based
Avalon_Hill
1984 video game
is the original computerized version of the Civilization board game, preceding Sid Meier's Civilization which was published in 1991. The gameplay loosely
Incunabula_(video_game)
Short story by Manoranjan Bhattacharya
matchstick. But upon realizing that the Martians were a highly advanced civilization in scientific progression, he instructed the humans to grab his
Mangal_Purana
Tactical-level board wargame
boards. ASL was the first of Avalon Hill's 'advanced' games (the others were Advanced Civilization and Advanced Third Reich). In 1998 Monarch Avalon, Inc
Advanced_Squad_Leader
Hypothesis concerning lack of extraterrestrial contact with Earth
homogeneity is solved because the acquisition of a persistent advanced level of civilization requires overcoming many problems, such as self-destruction
Zoo_hypothesis
Pseudoarchaeological hypothesis
diffusion of a single ancient culture. He believes that only an advanced civilization, such as Egypt, could create such a peculiar belief, and that it
Hyperdiffusionism
four advanced civilizations that emerged during the 1st millennium BC, during the earlier Iron Age after the collapse of the Bronze Age civilizations that
Civilized_core
Social movement about UFOs and aliens
or UFOs are evidence of a hidden, Earth-based, technologically advanced civilization, or unknown animal life forms. The time-traveler hypothesis proposes
Disclosure_movement
Fantasy tabletop role-playing game
August 1987 edition of White Dwarf (Issue 92), Paul Cockburn reviewed Advanced Runequest, a streamlined version of the 3rd edition rules, and liked what
RuneQuest
2001 novel by Alastair Reynolds
Argent Reivich. Tanner arrives to find that Yellowstone, the most advanced civilization in human history, has descended into squalor; an alien nanotech
Chasm_City
Estimate of extraterrestrial civilizations
used to estimate the number of active, communicative extraterrestrial civilizations in the Milky Way Galaxy. The equation was formulated in 1961 by Frank
Drake_equation
World War II strategy board game series
introduce a whole new generation to wargaming. While it won't please the Advanced Third Reich crowd, it is an entertaining game nonetheless." In August 1996
Axis_&_Allies
Legendary city in South America
mythical continent of Atlantis, which was said to be home to an advanced civilization rich in gold, silver, and orichalcum. During the Middle Ages, stories
El_Dorado
2002 board game
the "advanced rules", the latter employing more elements taken from the video games. A further game based on the Civilization series, Civilization: The
Civilization (2002 board game)
Civilization_(2002_board_game)
Book by André Gide
unnatural and that it pervaded the most culturally and artistically advanced civilizations such as Periclean Greece, Renaissance Italy and Elizabethan England
Corydon_(book)
2005 video game
Civilization IV (also known as Sid Meier's Civilization IV) is a 2005 4X turn-based strategy video game developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K
Civilization_IV
British writer (born 1950)
Fingerprints of the Gods: The Evidence of Earth's Lost Civilization (1995) argues that an advanced society perished at the end of the last Ice Age and that
Graham_Hancock
Scenario of civilization collapse or human extinction by nuclear weapons
Thought experiment to assess ability to detect evidence of a prior advanced civilization World War III – Hypothetical future global conflict Fee, Elizabeth;
Nuclear_holocaust
American writer (born 1973)
on the New York City subway. The novel takes place on a formerly advanced civilization world that has now been reduced to a dark age by the attacks of
Peter_V._Brett
Colonial Brazilian document telling of the discovery of a lost city
the account as authentic in the hopes of finding the ruins of an advanced civilization in Brazil, a nation that had recently achieved its independence
Manuscript_512
2021 video game
tank known as Taranis—a relic of an ancient but technologically advanced civilization—in order to travel across the dangerous landscape and rescue their
Fuga:_Melodies_of_Steel
2008 novel by Alastair Reynolds
called Hesperus. Hesperus is a member of the "Machine People", an advanced civilization of robots, and supposedly the only non-human sentient society in
House_of_Suns
Book by Robert Hoskins
natives do not recognize. The new world is inhabited by a very advanced civilization that does not want part in the rediscovery of the galaxy by gates
To_Control_the_Stars
1996 Book by Iain M. Banks
technologically advanced civilization. Banks describes the concept as follows: An Outside Context Problem was the sort of thing most civilizations encountered
Excession
American game publisher
America Invades (1995) World at War: Stalingrad (1995) Avalon Hill's Advanced Civilization (1996) Over the Reich (1996) Wooden Ships and Iron Men (1996) Achtung
Wizards_of_the_Coast
Creator god in the religion of the Muisca people of Colombia
Muisca. The Muisca and their confederation were one of the four advanced civilizations of the Americas and developed their own religion on the Altiplano
Chiminigagua
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