Knowing this we must also face another startling fact. The influence of this advanced intelligence may not just be isolated to the origins of civilization. This influence may also have effected the origins of mankind and of life on this planet. We are unable to discern between naturally occurring evolution and that which was intentionally produced or altered by the architects of these ancient civilizations. We do not know the extent of their influence in the natural order of things.
Evolution now comes into question as it relates to the origin of species.
Many ancient texts including the Bible suggest that this is in fact what actually happened. That advanced civilizations were brought here from other worlds. That mankind did not evolve naturally from the Earth but was created by a superior intelligence. Many of the plant and animal forms we take for granted as seemingly natural could in fact have been created or engineered by this same intelligence. In light of some of the more recent Archeological discoveries, perhaps we should stand back and take another look at some of these ancient texts.