The time between now and the Great Pyramids being built is about 4500 years, and the last mammoths died out about 4000 years ago on a tiny island in Siberia, so this 8000 years is like no time at all!
I have years of experience in geolocation. My best guess, given the color of the soil and the unique foliage would be Detroit. (It's a little known corner of Asia, btw.)