You start with the same parameters of your last game, i.e. landmass, barbs settings, number and kind of civs, difficulty etc.
If you hit a bad spot in 4000BC, exit ('start a new game')then click on 'Quick Start' and immediately you get a new site, instead of having to go the the first and second screen of a normal set-up.
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The Mountain Sage of the Swiss Alps